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The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory

The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory

Fuller, Thomas

Hardcover

FootballSports GeneralGeneral Sociology

Publisher Price: $28.00

ISBN10: 0385549873
ISBN13: 9780385549875
Publisher: Doubleday Books
Published: Aug 6 2024
Pages: 256
Weight: 1.10
Height: 1.10 Width: 6.30 Depth: 9.30
Language: English
NAMED A BEST BOOK BY BOOK RIOT, AND MORE! - The incredible story of an all-deaf high school football team's triumphant climb from underdog to undefeated, their inspirational brotherhood, a fascinating portrait of deafness in America, and the indefatigable head coach who spearheaded the team, by New York Times reporter and Page One Correspondent, Thomas Fuller.

The Boys of Riverside is another example of how anyone can achieve their dreams, making what appears impossible, possible. --Marlee Matlin, Academy Award winner

Remarkable--Wall Street Journal - Narrative nonfiction at its finest, filled with drama, detail and action.--Los Angeles Times - Inspiring. --Parade.com

In November 2021, an obscure email from the California Department of Education landed in New York Times reporter, Thomas Fuller's, inbox. The football team at the California School for the Deaf in Riverside, a state-run school with only 168 high school students, was having an undefeated season. After years of covering war, wildfires, pandemic, and mass shootings, Fuller was captivated by the story of this group of high school boys. It was uplifting. During the gloom of the pandemic, it was a happy story. It was a sports story but not an ordinary one, built on the chemistry between a group of underestimated boys and their superhero advocate coach, Keith Adams, a deaf former athlete himself. The team, and Adams, tackled the many stereotypes and seemed to be succeeding. Fuller packed his bags and drove seven hours to the Riverside campus.

The Boys of Riverside looks back at the historic 2021 and 2022 seasons in which the California School for the Deaf chased history. It follows the personal journeys of their dynamic deaf head coach, and a student who spent the majority of the season sleeping in his father's car in the Target parking lot. It tells the story of a fiercely committed player who literally played through a broken leg in order not to miss a crucial game, as well as myriad other heart-wrenching and uplifting narratives of players who found common purpose. Through their eyes, Fuller reveals a portrait of high school athletics, inspiring camaraderie, and deafness in America.

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