The boys of Riverside: a deaf football team and a quest for glory (Aug 2024)

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  • Additional Information
    • Reading Level (Grade):
      Adult
    • Pages:
      256 p.
    • Reviews:
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    • Subjects:
      People who are deaf; High school football players; High school football teams; Teenage boys; Deafness; People with disabilities; Special education; Winning and losing; Resilience; High school athletes; Southern California; California
    • Content Notes:
      Phillip -- Hell week -- A school among the orange groves -- A taste of victory -- Hearing with your eyes -- On a roll -- Stamina -- The sound of the sun -- Frowned upon by the gods -- The facetime revolution -- Deafness as a choice -- Fame -- The deaf brain -- Avalon -- Battered -- A football? But it's not round -- Underdog meets top dog -- Finishing with a bang -- Unfinished business -- 'Full sprints!' -- 'Be hungry for it! Be angry!' -- 'They think we are nothing' -- Deaf vs. Deaf -- Playing a deaf legend -- Felix -- The speech -- 'I'm playing! I'm playing!' -- The wicks and the bombs -- An apparition on the practice field -- Playing with fire -- The psychology of winning -- The throw -- Blocking and tackling -- College dreams -- 'That kid can play anywhere' -- 'You guys deserved this'.
    • ISBN:
      9780385549875, hardback, US
      9780385549882, ebook, US
    • Publication Year:
      2024
    • Country of Publication:
      United States of America
    • Dewey Decimal Classification:
      796.332
    • Library of Congress Control Number:
      2023028148
    • Accession Number:
      11198369