A book about Larry Kwong, who became the NHL’s first player of Asian descent has been shortlisted for a Canadian Children’s Book Centre Award.

The Longest Shot: How Larry Kwong Changed the Face of Hockey is one of five books nominated for the Sharon Fitzhenry Award for non-fiction. The winner will be announced Oct. 27 in Toronto.

Co-author Chad Soon is a director with the BCHF and the book was previously named second runner-up this year in the BCHF’s historical writing awards.

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