Second Quarter Outside Reading Book Review

Second Quarter Outside Reading Book Review

Eagle Blue by Michael D’Orso..St Martins Pr, 2006. Genre: Sports non-Fiction

The book is about a small town in Alaska close to the Arctic Circle named Fort Yukon that has a basketball team. The basketball team has won 6 consecutive regional titles in the past 6 years. The team is going for the 7th straight title but the coach is wants more than that he wants the state title. The team is looking for players but have trouble fining those players. The school has a total of 32 students mixed of boys and girls. The team ends up having 14 players. At the beginning most of the team is suspended because the are not academically available. But the team still does well wining a tournament with only 7 players. The team gets to their games by small planes but have finical problems at points and the town tries to help the most they can. The book covers the struggles and high points of the 28 game season.
"[A] heartfelt homage to a proud, indigenous people who hope to soar with their Eagles, a fleeting escape from the lives often battered by more than the Arctic winds." People (Critic’s Choice) writes about Eagle Blue.
Michael D’Orso writes about the lives of the lives of all the boys. He gets involved with the families and coaches as well. He tells about the lives of the boys and families during the 50 below zero winter. He’s there from the day 1 practice to the Alaska State Championships during march. During the season the team faces come challenges that have been around the town for ever. The heavy alcohol use in the town affected many people in the town.
This book is nothing like any other book I have ever read. I’ve never read a book that goes into the lives of a whole town and shows the life style of other people. Now I can see how other towns are. This author uses very good details to show how it is at a certain moment. I liked the book a lot and would read others by him.
"Tonight’s relatively warm-around zero. Dave’s wearing his work parka over a ragged gray sweatsuit. He’s got on a lush ear-flapped fur hat over his Red sox ball cap. The fur is top-of-the-line marten—smoother, softer and more supple than the more commonly found beaver."(53).This is very detail to give you an excellent picture.
I enjoyed this book a lot. I think the rich descriptions and nice details enhanced the book. The story was good and you wanted to keep reading to see what happen next. I would recommend this to anyone who likes sports stories or non-fiction books. It is very interesting and partially inspirational.