Book Title: Smithsonian Histfic Just Like Jesse Owens
ISBN: 9781496598691
By Author(s):SMITH NIKKI SHANNON
By Publisher:CAPSTONE -US
Format:PB
Matthew is a young African-American boy who dreams of becoming an Olympic runner like his hero, Jesse Owens. There's one big problem, though Matthew has asthma, which makes it hard for him to run. When his journalist father is assigned to cover the 1936 Olympics in Germany, Matthew jumps at the chance tag along. He has never been out of Ohio before, let alone to Europe. Will Owens's amazing Olympic victories inspire Matthew in his own chosen career