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    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Crossing the Line: A Fearless Team of Brothers and the Sport That Changed Their Lives Forever

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

Rosser, Kareem

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AthletesSports GeneralGeneral Racism & Ethnic Studies

Publisher Price: $17.99

ISBN10: 1250837162
ISBN13: 9781250837165
Publisher: Griffin
Published: Feb 1 2022
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.60
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.20 Depth: 8.20
Language: English
Awards: Alex Awards

A marvelous addition to the literature of inspirational sports stories. - Booklist (Starred Review)

This remarkable and inspiring story shines. - Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

An 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).

Born 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.

What 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.

Crossing the Line: A Fearless Team of Brothers and the Sport That Changed Their Lives Forever is the story of bonds of brotherhood, family loyalty, the transformative connection between man and horse, and forging a better future that comes from overcoming impossible odds.

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