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

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This was such and enjoyable and inspiring book, my son really loved it!

Exactly what I wanted.

This book is one of my favorites to date, not only is it a true story that takes place in my own region, but also it clearly shows how hard it was to live in the middle of the 1930s. Even though Joe Rantz has an incredibly hard childhood, he achieves success as a person and an athlete with physical strength, perseverance, and becoming a self-made man. The author uses descriptive language and powerful emotion to show exactly what is going on throughout the book. In the end, you feel the book has taught you that working hard impacted his success the most. Boys in the Boat takes place in the mid-1930s in Washington State. The main character, Joe Rantz wants to be successful in life. To do this, he must overcome many challenges such as poverty, lack of family and most of all, his struggle to do it all on his own. Joe wants to be successful without any help. But Joe realizes how many people helped him on his way to his goal. Ultimately, Joe’s success in rowing is linked to his work on a team. In order to pay for college at The University of Washington, Joe gets a job at the Grand Coulee Dam construction site. To work on the dam, you need to be strong. “The jackhammer work was brutal, for eight hours a day he dangled on a rope in furnace like heat of the canyon, pounding at the wall of rock in front of him. The jackhammer seemed to have a life of its own, constantly trying to rip itself out of his (Joe’s) grip.” (P.119). This shows how Joe must use his physical strength to succeed at the dam. Joe faces many challenges on his way to success. His perseverance is seen repeatedly throughout the book. One example of this is when he was living in Sequim as a teenager without a family. “Joe began to fend entirely for himself. He drove iron stakes into the ground to defend the chicken coop […] He foraged in the dripping woods for mushrooms.” (P.52). We see that Joe just keeps pushing himself to be able to survive without anyone around to help him.When Joe was in Sequim, he had to be a self-made man to survive. “He dug tunnels under tree stumps and pried them out of the earth with iron bars […] He stooped and scraped with a shovel, digging irrigation ditches by hand […] He lugged one hundred twenty pound cans of milk and sweet cream around dairy farms.” (P.54). This shows how many different jobs Joe needed to survive without a family. Another example of Joe being a self-made man is when he is in Sequim trying to make a living. “From now on, he would make his own way. He would find his own route to happiness, as his father had said.” (P.52). Joe is making a big decision to move forward.Throughout everything, Joe deals with being abandoned at a young age and struggling to survive. Joe’s story gives us an example of how physical strength, perseverance, and being a self-made man leads to great success. I give this book 5 out of 5 stars and 2 thumbs up! This book is a great read.

Compelling story. i loved it