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Wallace, Sandra Neil. 
BETWEEN THE LINES : ERNIE BARNES'S JOURNEY FROM THE FOOTBALL FIELD TO LEGENDARY ARTIST
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2018.
IL 3-6
ISBN 9781481443876 
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Have you ever been told that people like you are not good at something?  That you should just stick to one thing and not pursue what your passion is?  Ernie Barnes always wanted to be an artist, but was recruited to play football while in high school.  Throughout his career, he kept drawing, even when he was fined by the coach of his team!  Learn about this artist and football player as he finds a way to combine the two and make his living as an artist. (Oklahoma Sequoyah Book Awards, 2020)


SUBJECTS:   Barnes, Ernie, -- 1938-2009.
                        Football players.
                        Football players as artists.
                        Painters.


 
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