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Where a man stands : two different worlds, an impossible situation, and the unexpected friendship that changed everything

Title
Where a man stands : two different worlds, an impossible situation, and the unexpected friendship that changed everything / Carter Paysinger and Steven Fenton.
Author
Paysinger, Carter.
Publication
New York, NY : Howard Books, 2014.

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Additional Authors
Fenton, Steven.
Description
xvi, 283 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
"When Beverly Hills High School welcomed a skinny boy from the other side of the tracks, no one knew just how life-changing the decision would be, not just for Carter Paysinger but for all of Beverly Hills. Carter grew up hearing his parents say, 'Don't just strive to be good. Always strive to be great.' He dreamed of finding greatness in playing professional baseball or becoming a Black Donald Trump, but fate had different plans and, ultimately, he found his calling as a teacher and coach at the school that once embraced him, becoming a rock for the innumerable kids who came seeking an ear to listen or a shoulder to cry on. One such kid, a scrappy Jewish boy from a prominent family, would change the course of Carter's life. His name was Steven Fenton. Twenty years later, as Beverly Hills High fell into disarray--with principals hired and fired and families fleeing the school--as well as his own life coming apart, Carter ran into Steven Fenton again. Together, they found renewed passion and hope to fight for their school and test the limits of what community means. But when Steven convinced Carter to throw his hat into the ring as principal, the progressive Beverly Hills suddenly thought that its winningest and most beloved coach didn't fit the profile for the Beverly Hills image. It was the beginning of a long road, but Carter could hear his father saying, 'Don't listen to those voices. Do what you have to do.' Filled with hope, triumph, and the struggles that come to define us, Where a Man Stands is a beautiful fish-out-of-water story about the families formed in unlikely places and how, in the end, where you stand, and with whom, and for what, matters as much as anything"--
Subjects
Call Number
Sc E 15-343
ISBN
  • 9781476711409
  • 1476711402
LCCN
2013050132
OCLC
883303205
Author
Paysinger, Carter.
Title
Where a man stands : two different worlds, an impossible situation, and the unexpected friendship that changed everything / Carter Paysinger and Steven Fenton.
Publisher
New York, NY : Howard Books, 2014.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Local Subject
Black author.
Added Author
Fenton, Steven.
Research Call Number
Sc E 15-343
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