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| Harriers: The Making of a Championship Cross Country Team | 
| Authors: Joseph Shivers, Paul Shivers
Publisher: Holy Macro! Books
Category: Book
List Price: $5.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 41903
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 180
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 4.6 x 0.5
ISBN: 1932802959
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.428
EAN: 9781932802955
ASIN: 1932802959
Publication Date: March 28, 2006
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Product Description
A fresh perspective enlivens this classic story about a losing team with an energetic new coach. Written by two Ohio teenagers about their high school's cross-country team, this account offers engaging portraits of the kids and their coach, passes on lessons of hard work and sacrifice, and follows the ascent of the Salem Quakers cross-country team to a first-place ranking in their conference and third place at the 2003 state championships. Along the way the teenagers learn the unromantic truth about the athletic association that regulates their high school sport—legal wrangling and uproar ensue when officials find scoring errors in a postseason meet. As they develop their talents and teamwork, the teens also learn valuable lessons about sports rules, bureaucracy, and true success.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 7 more reviews...
 not a DVD June 16, 2008
I got this by mistake, thinking it was another running DVD & haven't read it.
Harriers June 12, 2008
Good read - enjoyable, quick. As a parent cross country supporter, I found it insightful to get the kids' perspectives.
Great January 15, 2008
This is a great quick read. I had my Girls XC team read it before the season and it really helped with getting all of them on the same page.
 More Diary than Dream Season January 13, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
For two high school guys to run a championship cross country season then write and publish a book about it is no small feat. That warrants a lot of praise. However, as other reviewers have noted, this book is sometimes adolescent and overly detailed without an underlying theme. It seems the authors relied more on their journals rather than crafting a series of anecdotes tailored for the audience. If you're seeking an insightful look into competitive running or an inspiring tale to motivate you, try The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner (Contemporary Fiction, Plume). Having grown up and run high school cross country in NE Ohio, there were a lot of points in the story that recalled some great times. Yet this book missed capturing the challenge, emotion and pride of the sport by dwelling on the anxieties and angst of the teenage years.
 great book!!!! December 21, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
awesome inside look into salems team. it shows their side to a big controversy involving their participation in the state meet, and all the hoops they had to jump through to show how good they truly were. great book for any runner, especially one who ran high school cross country in recent years in ohio.
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