The boys of Riverside : a deaf football team and a quest for glory / Thomas Fuller.
"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." -- Provided by publisher.
"The incredible story of an all-deaf high school football team's climb from underdog to undefeated...the formation of an inspirational brotherhood...and a fascinating portrait of deafness in America."-- Dust jacket flap.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780385549875
- ISBN: 0385549873
- Physical Description: viii, 239 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color photographs ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Doubleday, [2024]
- Copyright: ©2024
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue -- 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 versus 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". |
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Subject: | Deaf athletes > California > Riverside. Deaf youth > California > Riverside. High school athletes > California > Riverside. Football players > California > Riverside. |
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Spangler Branch | 796.33 FUL (Text) | 22281500160798 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |