My Lists
Featured Lists
The Boys in the Boat: The True Story of an American Team's Epic Journey to Win Gold at the 1936 Olympics
By BROWN, Daniel James
- ISBN
- 9781101925874
- Publisher
- Listening Library
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 2015 | Multimedia Review
Gr 7 Up—In this adaptation of the book written for the adult market, Brown brings to life a captivating true but almost forgotten story. Though most Americans know the story of Jesse Owens and the 1936 Olympics in Germany, few have heard of the amazing underdog victory of a group of eight mostly impoverished farm boys from Washington who who overcame many obstacles t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
This young readers' edition of the adult book of the same name opens with an interview with Joe Rantz as an old man. Joe agrees to tell his story of winning the 1936 Olympic gold medal in rowing, but he insists it must be the story of The Boat. And the boat is where the magic...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
