Crowe, Ellie. Surfer of the Century: The Life of Duke Kahanamoku. New York: Lee & Low Books, 2007.
Surfer of the Century is about a Hawaiian surfer/swimmer named Duke Kahanamoku. Duke is black and can't go to special restaurants and other places like a white person in America. He came to America by ship for the Olympics and almost missed it. I liked this book, but I definitely think the author could have given more detail to make the story seem like you were actually there. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in black history or likes water sports.
Reviewed by J.R. 5th Grade, Bowling Green
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Duke Kahanamoku was not African American. He was born and raised in Hawaii and was of Hawaiian ancestry.
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