{"title":"Colin Kaepernick","description":"\u003cp\u003eColin Kaepernick's works engage with themes of identity, activism, and social justice, crafting narratives that inspire and challenge readers of all ages. From compelling graphic novels to poignant memoirs, his books blend powerful storytelling with striking visuals, offering unique perspectives on personal and cultural change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders will find a diverse range of titles that explore courage and resilience, including children’s books that encourage self-expression and acceptance. Whether through evocative biography or vivid illustration, Kaepernick’s writing invites reflection and dialogue, making his collection a thoughtful addition to any reader's library.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"colin-kaepernick-change-the-game-by-colin-kaepernick-9781338789652","title":"Colin Kaepernick: Change the Game","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHigh school star athlete Colin Kaepernick is at a crossroads in life. Heavily scouted by colleges and MLB as a baseball pitcher, he has a bright future ahead of him as a highly touted prospect. Everyone from his parents to his teachers and coaches are in agreement on his future. Colin feels differently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eColin isn't excited about baseball. In the words of five-time all-star MLB player Adam Jones, \u003cem\u003eBaseball is a white man's game.\u003c\/em\u003e Colin looks up to athletes like Allen Iverson: talented, hyper-competitive, unapologetically Black, and dominating their sports while staying true to themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCollege football looks a lot more fun than sleeping on hotel room floors in the minor leagues of baseball. But Colin doesn't have a single offer to play football. Yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis touching graphic novel, \u003cem\u003eColin Kaepernick: Change the Game\u003c\/em\u003e, explores the story of how a young change-maker learned to find himself and never compromise. How the right decision is very rarely the easy one, but taking the road less travelled can make all the difference in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47371062411500,"sku":"9781338789652","price":22.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/18151963482664.jpg?v=1773207998"},{"product_id":"i-colour-myself-different-by-colin-kaepernick-9781761204678","title":"I Colour Myself Different","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI Colour Myself Different\u003c\/em\u003e - \"I’m brown. I colour myself different! I'm me and I'm magnificent! Say it and believe it!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSports star Colin Kaepernick’s moving story of identity, race, and self-love is inspired by a true event from his childhood. 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Not what it took to become the man who was ready for that moment. That story begins in Turlock, California, where Kaepernick, a Black kid adopted into a white family, spent his earliest years navigating an identity the world around him didn't always know how to hold. Everything that connected him to who he truly was—his Blackness, his culture, his sense of self—was met with resistance. Sports became his refuge and his proving ground. On the field, his talent could not be questioned, minimised, or taken from him. It was the one space that was entirely his. And what that space produced was extraordinary: a quarterback whose arm and instincts would carry him to the Super Bowl and into the history books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Kaepernick knelt, he was not acting on impulse. He was acting on years of becoming, of absorbing, reckoning, and refusing to look away. In response, the NFL blackballed him, the country revealed its true self, and the man who had spent his whole life earning his place chose, deliberately, to risk all of it for something larger than himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut in the ten years since he took a knee, the questions his protest raised about race, power, identity, and the courage it takes to fight for a more equitable world have not gone away. They are the questions of our time. They are the questions this book answers. In \u003ci\u003eThe Perilous Fight\u003c\/i\u003e, Kaepernick delivers his story with the same unflinching conviction that defined the moment the world watched. Equal parts memoir and manifesto, it traces the off-the-field battles that turned a single act of protest into a movement that changed American sports and culture forever. This is the story of a man who became someone the moment demanded. It is a story about identity, sacrifice, and the cost of courage. 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