A Place to Go, A Place to Grow: Simple Things That Make a Difference for At-Risk Kids
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Book Description
The inspirational story of the man who, as founder of the Challengers Boys and Girls Club, has been a father figure to over 30,000 young people. "If it wasn't for Challengers, where would these kids be?" - Earvin "Magic" Johnson Lou Dantzler founded Challengers in his besieged neighborhood in the wake of the 1960s Watts riots. What started out as a circle of 12 boys meeting under a maple tree has... More
Book Information
Publisher | Rodale Books |
Binding | Hardcover (3 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 288 |
ISBN-10 | 1594864187 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1594864186 |
Publication Date | 05/02/2006 |
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About Lou Dantzler (Author) : One of 22 children founded the Boys & Girls Club in the midst of the 1965 Watts riots.
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About Magic Johnson (Foreword) : Magic Johnson is credited in . A published credit of Magic Johnson is A Place to Go, A Place to Grow: Simple Things That Make a Difference for At-Risk Kids.
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