# The Longest Shot: How Larry Kwong Changed the Face of Hockey

**Author:** Chad Soon & Amy Maranville
**Grade range:** Grades 3–7
**Age range:** 8–12
**First published:** 2024
**Page count:** 93
**Genre:** Nonfiction
**ISBN-13:** `9781459835054`
**ISBN-10:** `1459835050`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/the-longest-shot-kwong
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

The true story of Larry Kwong, who in 1948 became the first player of Asian descent in the NHL — breaking a barrier in a single shift after years of being held back. A nonfiction biography about perseverance and breaking hockey's color line. Nominated for the 2025-2026 Maine Student Book Award (grades 4-8), the statewide reading list Maine students read from and vote on.

## Themes

- biography
- sports
- perseverance
- history

## Content notes

- racism

## Where this book is assigned

### Maine Student Book Award

- **recommended** · 4th grade · Maine — [source: 2025-2026 Maine Student Book Award Reading List (grades 4-8)](https://sites.google.com/view/mainestudentbookaward/home)
- **recommended** · 5th grade · Maine — [source: 2025-2026 Maine Student Book Award Reading List (grades 4-8)](https://sites.google.com/view/mainestudentbookaward/home)
- **recommended** · 6th grade · Maine — [source: 2025-2026 Maine Student Book Award Reading List (grades 4-8)](https://sites.google.com/view/mainestudentbookaward/home)
- **recommended** · 7th grade · Maine — [source: 2025-2026 Maine Student Book Award Reading List (grades 4-8)](https://sites.google.com/view/mainestudentbookaward/home)
- **recommended** · 8th grade · Maine — [source: 2025-2026 Maine Student Book Award Reading List (grades 4-8)](https://sites.google.com/view/mainestudentbookaward/home)

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