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Staff Reviews: Sports

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Cover: 'The Boys in the Boat'

"The Boys in the Boat" by Daniel James Brown

★★★★★ This book is amazing! A great mix of technical explanation and the personal journey of the rowers, this is one book I couldn't put down. Throughout the book, we follow the story of Joe Rantz as he grows from a boy abandoned, to a resourceful teenager, to the young man who will struggle and do anything to make the Washington rowing team. His story will tug...

Audience: Adults | Genre: Nonfiction, History, Sports