Boy on Ice: The Life and Death of Derek Boogaard by John Branch

Boy on Ice: The Life and Death of Derek Boogaard

John Branch

384 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction biography sports emotional informative slow-paced

Description

The tragic death of hockey star Derek Boogaard at twenty-eight was front-page news across the country in 2011 and helped shatter the silence about violence and concussions in professional sports. Now, in a gripping work of narrative nonfiction, ac...

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emotional 85%
informative 85%
sad 85%
dark 42%
challenging 28%
reflective 28%
funny 14%
inspiring 14%
tense 14%

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fast 25%
slow 12%

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