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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Cooper, Arshay, author.     Subjects     Cooper, Arshay.     Manley High School (Chicago, Ill.) -- Rowing -- History.     African American high school students -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography.     Rowing -- Illinois -- Chicago.     Rowers -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography.     Racism in sports.     Chicago (Ill.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century.     Chicago (Ill.) -- Biography.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Cooper, Arshay, author.       by title:      A most beautiful thi...         MARC Display

A most beautiful thing : the true story of America's first all-black high school rowing team / Arshay Cooper. by Cooper, Arshay, author. New York : Flatiron Books, [2020] Subjects Cooper, Arshay.   Manley High School (Chicago, Ill.) -- Rowing -- History.   African American high school students -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography.   Rowing -- Illinois -- Chicago.   Rowers -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography.   Racism in sports.   Chicago (Ill.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century.   Chicago (Ill.) -- Biography. ISBN:  9781250754769 (hardcover) 1250754763 (hardcover) Description:  228 pages ; 25 cm Edition:  First Flatiron books edition. Requests:  0 Summary:  "Growing up on Chicago's Westside in the 90's, Arshay Cooper knows the harder side of life. The street corners are full of gangs, the hallways of his apartment complex are haunted by junkies he calls "zombies" with strung out arms, clutching at him as he passes by. His mother is a recovering addict, and his three siblings all sleep in a one room apartment, a small infantry against the war zone on the street below. Arshay keeps to himself, preferring to write poetry about the girl he has a crush on, and spends his school days in the home-ec kitchen dreaming of becoming a chef. And then one day as he's walking out of school he notices a boat in the school lunchroom, and a poster that reads "Join the Crew Team." Having no idea what the sport of crew is, Arshay decides to take a chance. This decision to join is one that will forever change his life, and those of his fellow teammates. As Arshay and his teammates begin to come together to learn how to row--many never having been in water before--the sport takes them from the mean streets of Chicago, to the hallowed halls of the Ivy League. But Arshay and his teammates face adversity at every turn, from racism, gang violence, and a sport that has never seen anyone like them before. A Most Beautiful Thing is the inspiring true story about the most unlikely band of brothers that form a family, and forever change a sport and their lives for the better"--Provided by publisher.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 797.12309 Cooper Co Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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