Harriers: The Making of a Championship Cross Country Team

Harriers: The Making of a Championship Cross Country Team
by Joseph Shivers, Paul Shivers

Harriers: The Making of a Championship Cross Country Team
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Author: Joseph Shivers, Paul Shivers
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-03-28
ISBN: 1932802959
Number of pages: 180
Reading Level: Young Adult
Publisher: Holy Macro! Books

Book Reviews of Harriers: The Making of a Championship Cross Country Team

Book Review: An impressive effort
Summary: 4 Stars

This is a book about a high school cross country season written by two of the team members.

As I read it I had to go back a couple of times to verify that the authors were actually recent high school students. It is an amazing effort. While it may lack the polish of professional writing it more than makes up for it by it's realism. A professional writer may have made certain events sound more exciting than they really were but as I read it, I found myself silently thanking the authors for simply "telling it like it is".

I am glad I found this book. Despite the young age of the authors it in not only a book for teens. It is a book for teens or adults to enjoy and learn from. Great value for money.

Summary of Harriers: The Making of a Championship Cross Country Team

A fresh perspective enlivens this classic story about a losing team with an energetic new coach. Written by two Ohio teenagers about their high school's cross-country team, this account offers engaging portraits of the kids and their coach, passes on lessons of hard work and sacrifice, and follows the ascent of the Salem Quakers cross-country team to a first-place ranking in their conference and third place at the 2003 state championships. Along the way the teenagers learn the unromantic truth about the athletic association that regulates their high school sport-legal wrangling and uproar ensue when officials find scoring errors in a postseason meet. As they develop their talents and teamwork, the teens also learn valuable lessons about sports rules, bureaucracy, and true success.

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