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Read for #olympicsport #booked2018 and I'm glad I was prompted to pick this one up. I enjoyed it, and it's definitely a book I would have liked as a kid. If any criticism, it's just the abrupt ending--but that serves the story, and there are sequels, so even that doesn't really detract from it.

This story drew my attention, but it was the #Olympicsport prompt for #booked2018 that gave me the nudge to read it.

Wow. The whole story is so incredible and inspiring, but it is Joe Rantz's story that makes the book. All he overcame, just to survive - let alone become a champion oarsman, is inconceivable. And not only that, he was truly a good man. My heart broke through the 1st half, and I cried through the epilogue. A moving must-read.

I‘m #lookingforrecommendations for books that would fit these #booked2018 prompts if anyone has any suggestions. 😄

#FeaturingAnOlympicSport
#BodyPositiveMemoirOrNovel
#CozyMystery
#Steampunk
#BeachRead
#UnderdogHero
#FeaturesAHoliday
#MCOver70

This book met #OlympicSport category for #Booked2018. At the center of the story is a group of kids who have extraordinary talent but no means to enhance their swimming skills. Set in the 1930s and into the 1940s, a teacher, Soichi Sakamoto, took notice of the kids as they splashed around together. In 1937, Sakamoto formalized their training as the Three-Year Swim club, or 3YC, with their sights set on the 1940 Olympics. The rest is history.

Don‘t hate me...#unpopularopinion time. This was so hard to get through for me. What I liked: the historical anecdotes cleverly placed throughout the book, as well as the “boys‘” stories. What I didn‘t like: the boat talk. Sorry, rowing isn‘t for me. I understand why the mechanics and the rowing terminology were discussed, but it didn‘t hold my interest.

This completes the #OlympicSport for #Booked2018 and #AboutSports for #LRC . #LRC2018

My eBook hold came in, so I have a few days to get in my last prompt for #booked2018 . I can do this! 💪

This was a fun book, written in verse. Explores Nick‘s journey through 8th grade. He‘s obsessed with soccer, nervous to talk to the girl he likes, has to deal with bullies and his parents splitting. I really enjoyed it. I picked this for #OlympicSport for #Booked2018

#ReadHarderChallenge18 - One sitting book

It took a while, but I finally finished, not in time for #bookclub last week but still in time for #OlympicSport for the first quarter #Booked2018 challenge. It was a compelling story told well - just a little long - that I could work in around other reading.

We‘re in the home stretch for the first season of #Booked2018! You have until midnight ET on Mar 31 to finish reading any prompts you choose and post about it! Afterwards, we will have a random drawing for a small prize. 😃

This is my wrap-up for Jan-Mar. I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings and Fangirl were favorites, but I enjoyed all of them. The Secret of Chimneys was more espionage than cozy mystery, but no blood and gore, so I counted it!

Finally put together by 1st quarter reads for #Booked2018 !

About to dive into A Uterus is a Feature Not a Bug for my interpretation of #BodyPositive 😃

Earlier reads include:
#CozyMystery — The Dry
#FeministClassic — The Handmaid‘s Tale
#UnconventionalRomance — Fangirl
#OlympicSport — I Got This
#POCAuthor — The Underground Railroad

Looking forward to the challenges for the next 3 months 👍🏻