The Kansas Read for 2012 is Our Boys by Joe Drape, the inspirational story of the Smith Center Redmen and the community that cheers them on. We are excited to announce that we will have the author here at our library on Thursday, February 9!
When New York Times sports writer Joe Drape moves to Smith Center, the Redmen have won 67 games in a row, holding the nation's longest high-school winning streak. He is determined to find what creates such a successful football program, only to discover a coach that uses football to teach his team how to succeed in life and a town that maintains values of love, patience, and hard work in the midst of struggle. Our Boys goes beyond being a story about football to teach us about community and raising the next generation.
If you like this book, we have recommendations for more books about sports and community here.
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