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

by Daniel James Brown

Book Overview

Soon to be a major motion picture directed by George Clooney

The #1 New York Times bestseller freshly adapted for the next generation.

Inspiration for the PBS American Experience Documentary 'The Boys of '36'

For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the Great Depression comes the astonishing tale of nine working-class boys from the American West who at the 1936 Olympics showed the world what true grit really...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451475925
• ISBN13: 9780451475923
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.3" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 11 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 12