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Stokes by Ty Chapman and John Coy and Illustrated by Lonnie Original
Minneapolis, Minnesota, Sept. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- There’s nothing but net in Stokes: The Brief Career of the NBA's First Black Superstar, a new picture book biography from Millbrook Press™, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group™. Written by Ty Chapman and John Coy and illustrated by Lonnie Ollivierre, Stokes tells the story of the NBA’s first Black superstar, Maurice Stokes, who broke the mold for NBA players in the 1950s.
Submissions Guidelines for Authors and Illustrators
LEE & LOW BOOKS is a publisher that takes pride in nurturing new talent. In this section of our website, you'll find resources for book creators at all levels of experience. Take some time to read through and learn more about our editorial guidelines and what we are looking for. Writing Contests Lee & Low Books offers two annual writing contests for unpublished authors of color: our New Voices Award (picture book manuscripts) and our New Visions Award (middle grade and young adult manuscripts).
4 picture books from Minnesota that show how much the genre has grown
“Johnny’s Pheasant” By Cheryl Minnema,illustrated by Julie Flett. (University of Minnesota Press, $16.95, available Nov. 1.) On their way home from the farmers market, Johnny and his grandmother see a pheasant lying in the grass. “Pull over, Grandma! Hurry!” Johnny says. The bird is still warm. He thinks it is sleeping, but Grandma thinks otherwise. “I’m sorry, Johnny,” she tells him.
Lee Littlewood: Teen Reads for Us All
Fall into a young adult novel, and leave worries behind. These new teen reads are every bit as exciting, absorbing and brimming with timely tops as those aimed at older audiences. Elle Cosimano recently won praise for Holding Smoke, having been nominated for a Bram Stoker Award. Her latest novel, The Suffering Tree, proves to be just as intelligent and fascinating.
Lee Littlewood: Teen Reads for All of Us
Fall into a young adult novel, and leave worries behind. These new teen reads are every bit as exciting and absorbing and brimming with timely tops as those aimed at older audiences. Elle Cosimano recently won praise for Holding Smoke, now up for a Bram Stoker Award. Her latest, The Suffering Tree, proves to be just as intelligent and fascinating. The story begins with Tori Burns and her family leaving Washington, D.C., for the small town Chaptico, Md., and an inherited house.
For Extreme-Sports Crazy Boys Only
"It's that adrenaline rush, I think, that comes with extreme sports. For me it's all about the passion of sport and the goodwill that sport creates." -Robby Naish, windsurfer and kitesurfer From the rush of skateboarding to some of the most ultimate extreme sports like base jumping and ice climbing-there's so much to know about the world of extreme sports. The Olympics and the X-Games have opened our eyes to so much, but there's still so much to see.
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