The boys in the boat, the true story of an American team's epic journey to win gold at the 1936 Olympics, Daniel James Brown ; adapted for young readers by Gregory Mone
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Label
The boys in the boat, the true story of an American team's epic journey to win gold at the 1936 Olympics, Daniel James Brown ; adapted for young readers by Gregory Mone
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Intended audience
Lexile: 1000L
resource.interestAgeLevel
Ages: 10 and up
resource.interestGradeLevel
Grades: 5 and up
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The boys in the boat
Oclc number
958585509
Responsibility statement
Daniel James Brown ; adapted for young readers by Gregory Mone
resource.studyProgramName
Accelerated Reader AR, 6.9, 9.0, 176197.
Sub title
the true story of an American team's epic journey to win gold at the 1936 Olympics
Summary
Describes the American rowing team's triumphant and unlikely win during the 1936 Olympics
Table Of Contents
Only nine seats -- A dream life shattered -- A thousand and one small things -- Life in exile -- Making the climb -- Another chance at a home -- A rare and sacred thing -- Going it alone -- Part of a single thing -- A broken machine -- The makings of something exceptional -- Almost without pain -- Stay out of our life -- Driven nearly to madness -- Battle in California -- Rage, fear, and uncertainty -- Difficult and dangerous work -- The parts that really matter -- A truth to come to terms with -- Finding their swing -- Save, save, save -- Here's where we take California -- Rowing for liberty -- Fighting, fuming, and coming together -- A game of cat and mouse -- In the race of their lives -- Epilogue -- Timeline of events -- The art of rowing
Target audience
juvenile
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Creator
Subject
- Biographies
- Aviron -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Rameurs -- États-Unis -- Biographies -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Rowers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Rowing -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature
- University of Washington -- Rowing -- History -- Juvenile literature
- collective biographies
- Olympic Games, Berlin, Germany, 1936 -- Juvenile literature
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- Biographies
- Aviron -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Rameurs -- États-Unis -- Biographies -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Rowers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Rowing -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature
- University of Washington -- Rowing -- History -- Juvenile literature
- collective biographies
- Olympic Games, Berlin, Germany, 1936 -- Juvenile literature
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