Crossing the Line: A Fearless Team of Brothers and the Sport That Changed Their Lives Forever - Kareem Rosser

Descriere Crossing the Line: A Fearless Team of Brothers and the Sport That Changed Their Lives Forever - Kareem Rosser

\n \nA marvelous addition to the literature of inspirational sports stories. - Booklist (Starred Review) \n \nThis remarkable and inspiring story shines. - Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) \n \nAn inspiring memoir of defying the odds from Kareem Rosser, captain of the first all-black squad to win the National Interscholastic Polo championship. Crossing the Line will not just leave you with hope, but also ideas on how to make that hope transferable (New York Times bestselling author Wes Moore). \n \nBorn and raised in West Philadelphia, Kareem thought he and his siblings would always be stuck in The Bottom, a community and neighborhood devastated by poverty and violence. Riding their bicycles through Philly's Fairmount Park, Kareem's brothers discover a barn full of horses. Noticing the brothers' fascination with her misfit animals, Lezlie Hiner, founder of The Work to Ride stables, offers them their escape: an after school job in exchange for riding lessons. \n \nWhat starts as an accidental discovery turns into a love for horseback riding that leads the Rossers to discovering their passion for polo. Pursuing the sport with determination and discipline, Kareem earns his place among the typically exclusive players in college, becoming part of the first all-Black national interscholastic polo championship team--all while struggling to keep his family together. \n \nCrossing the Line: A Fearless Team of Brothers and the Sport That Changed Their Lives Forever is a story of the bonds of brotherhood, family loyalty, the transformative connection between man and horse, and forging a better future from impossible odds.\n

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St. Martin's Griffin

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9781250837165

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