Born Driven

Author

Saxton Moore Jr

Illustrator

Nolwe Azul Tamis

Publication Date

November 28, 2023

Genre / Grade Band

Fiction / 2^nd − 3^rd

Language

English

Format

Picture Book

Hardcover

Description

Based on the true story of the first African American NASCAR champion Wendell Scott, Born Driven is an uplifting tale celebrating the power of persistence and big dreams.

Like many other boys, Wendell Scott has a big dream: to become a race car driver. He loves to race anything and everything, from fish in a lake to birds in the sky! He has a talent for fixing broken things and creating complex machines.

Although he faces many difficulties as an African-American boy in the South, Wendell has the willpower to overcome these obstacles. With the support from his friends and family Wendell Scott takes on the challenge of competing in his town's big soapbox derby.

Publication date

November 28, 2023

Genre

Fiction

ISBN-13

9781637152461

Publisher

Oni Press

BISAC categories

Saxton Moore Jr

Saxton Moore Jr grew up in Richmond, Virginia. At a young age Saxton loved to create stories which he would share to his classmates in school. Wendell Scott: Born Driven is his debut book.

Nolwe Azul Tamis is a 23-year-old Argentine concept artist, background designer and illustrator, aspiring to be an art director. Interested in drawing from a very young age, he studied at the UNLP Fine Arts Baccalaureate School and, complemented by his self-directed training, he began his professional career as an independent illustrator at age 14. He has participated in several renowned events, including the Night of the Cartoonists (2017) and the Hack Mafiz at the Malaga Film Festival (2021-2022). For more information on Nolwe's work, visit https: //nolwetamis.wixsite.com/portfolio

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