For this post I decided to post about the book that I have chosen for my third quarter outside reading project. I have gotten sick and tired of talking about lone survivor so I decided to talk about the book “Blades of Glory” written by John Rosengren. This book is about the 2000-2001 Bloomington Jefferson Jaguars and the hockey season and team. The kids mentioned in this book were born and bred to play hockey and they are also great members of society. The book is a true story of a young high school hockey bred to win, that means undefeated and the state championship. The Jaguars were very underrated and unexpected by many teams to beat the teams that were in front of the pack (aka the top 5 in state). The book follows the talented you seventeen year old on the quest to glory, their coaches, their parents and their fans. The book offers a unique view in side the art of an unexpected hockey to bred to be victorious. As the book says, for a championship hockey team like the Bloomington Jefferson Jaguars, hockey is religion and failing to win is a sin. In Bloomington hockey was everything and this glorious team left behind and amazing legacy of near perfection, great demeanor, respect and honor to all and the great game of hockey. The author of this book was given unlimited, season long access to every harsh reality and euphoric high these teammates experienced along the path to their glorious near perfection season. Blades of glory puts immense focus on the challenges that high-school student athletes face throughout the course of just one season. Theses challenges include suicide, divorce and many others. This book follows only one team but it can happen to any and every team in the nation.
2 comments:
Blades of Glory? Wasn't that a movie with Will Ferrell? Anyways, good job on the blog posts. If I liked hockey at all, I would for sure read this bad boy.
YA i thought this was that crapy movie with will farrell. but i hate hockey books so its probubly just as bad, haha
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