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Brown, Daniel James

The Boys in the Boat: The True Story of an American Team's Epic Journey to Win Gold at the 1936 Olympics

226 pp. | Viking | September, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-0-451-47592-3 $17.99

(2) YA Adapted by Gregory Mone. Overcoming a difficult childhood, Joe Rantz made the freshman crew team at the University of Washington. There, he met equally determined boys and a coach driven to take the gold at the Olympics in Hitler's Germany. Each team member is profiled; the sport of rowing becomes comprehensible and compelling. This adaptation of the adult bestseller is liberally illustrated with black-and-white photographs. Timeline. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Jonathan Hunt | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2015