The Boys in the Boat (Young Reader's Adaptation) PH23-5

The Boys in the Boat (Young Reader's Adaptation) PH23-5For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the Great Depression comes the astonishing tale of nine working class boys from the American West who at the 1936 Olympics showed the world what true grit really meant. With rowers who were the sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the University of Washingtons eight oar crew was never expected to defeat the elite East Coast teams, yet they did, going on to shock the world by challenging the

developing social skills and character

he spent his childhood as the subject in racially charged psychological studies

A sweeping

ISBN-13: 978-1101873724

ISBN-13: 978-0062802255

is a gift to be shared

On the outside

Publisher: Dial Books (October 15

and think about their food

Caldecott Honor-winning team Jenkins and Page show how animals roll

5-inch (14cm) wide and 5-inch (14cm) deep

he takes refuge at his family's ancestral home to care for his dying uncle Hugo