On Saturday, October 19th at 2 pm, meet Pulitzer Prize winner, journalist Jonathan Schuppe at the Warren Twp Library. He will talk about his book 'A Chance to Win', which chronicles the incredible true story of Newark's South Ward Little League team, founded by a remarkable man named Rodney Mason. “A man with no legs teaches the forgotten children of Newark how to run for glory', summarized Pulitzer Prize winner Ron Suskind. All the Newark Eagles really needed was to be given an opportunity to succeed; a chance to win.
Written with Schuppe’s careful journalistic eye, 'A Chance to Win' is a vivid portrait of a struggling city and its forgotten people; of boyhood and fatherhood, failure and ambition. It’s a story of unexpected friendships, harsh realities and ultimately, of hope. Jonathan Schuppe is an award-winning journalist who has shared a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of New Jersey governor Jim McGreevey's resignation. He won the coveted J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Prize for A Chance to Win. ‘A Chance to Win’ was reviewed on Sunday by The New York Times http://nyti.ms/1g3de9E .
Read Schuppe's Op Ed for The New York Times, published in May by clicking on this link http://nyti.ms/105zvXU.
Registration is required to attend this free event. To register online please click here http://bit.ly/16bfD8J, or call 908-754-5554 ext 64 for more information or assistance with registration.
Patrons with further questions may visit the website at http://www.sclsnj.org. The Warren Twp Library is located at 42 Mountain Boulevard, Warren, NJ 07059. The Somerset County Library System has branches in Bridgewater, Bound Brook, Hillsborough, Manville, at the Mary Jacobs Library in Rocky Hill, North Plainfield, Peapack & Gladstone, Somerville, Warren Township and Watchung.
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