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The illustrations in this are stunning. I'm surprised it isn't up for more awards.
I enjoyed this one, but I think it is better appreciated by gamers or people with more knowledge of 80s pop culture than I do.
I liked the story well enough, but I was thrown by how Melissa Sweet-y the illustrations were. I'm going to have to go back and look to see if this is new for Schachner, or something she tried for the book. Just threw me out of the book every time I noticed that the handwriting looked the same.
Loved this one. Now I need to read the rest of her books.
ETA: I'm going to leave my original review here, but add in this review: https://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/2017/03/beverly-slapins-review-of-undefeated.html
Sometimes it's hard to know how much racism you have internalized, how little you think of other people. I do admit that I thought this book talked a little bit too much about Pop Warner for a book whose title refers specifically to Jim Thorpe and the football team. I still enjoyed it. That doesn't mean it is flawless, and that I missed things. I did. I encourage you to read the above review and other reviews by Native voices.
Another excellent nonfiction offering from Sheinkin, which brings up issues of the violence football causes, the way we've treated Native Americans, and shines a light on why so many youth football leagues are called "Pop Warner." I especially liked that Sheinkin does not sugarcoat the two stars of his book too much--both are complex people and shown as such. I enjoyed this one very much.
Sometimes it's hard to know how much racism you have internalized, how little you think of other people. I do admit that I thought this book talked a little bit too much about Pop Warner for a book whose title refers specifically to Jim Thorpe and the football team. I still enjoyed it. That doesn't mean it is flawless, and that I missed things. I did. I encourage you to read the above review and other reviews by Native voices.
Another excellent nonfiction offering from Sheinkin, which brings up issues of the violence football causes, the way we've treated Native Americans, and shines a light on why so many youth football leagues are called "Pop Warner." I especially liked that Sheinkin does not sugarcoat the two stars of his book too much--both are complex people and shown as such. I enjoyed this one very much.
