This is a difficult book to rate believe it is one of those books that could have an equal smattering of ratings from 1 to 5. If you love football, love it enough to enjoy reading about plays (vs watching them) then you should love this book. The story of these deaf young men winning a championship is as inspiring as any sports story. However if you don’t like football don’t even attempt this one. And if like me, you like watching football try this one. I did find all of the detailed description of plays a bit tedious but the story made it worthwhile.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an early release in exchange for a fair and honest review.

“The Boys of Riverside” by Thomas Fuller is fast-paced look at California’s high school champion football team. A team that comes from a school for the deaf in Riverside, CA. The book will challenge your notions of the deaf community. It is not disability heroism either. Fuller does not make the story maudlin at all. It’s a wonderfully compelling read. Thanks to #netgalley and #doubleday for the opportunity to get an advance copy of this book. #theboysofriverside

I have spent time in Riverside so I’ve known about the school its location right across from Target. and we cheered for this amazing team.This was a well written wonderful read a chance to get to know the team their coaches their dealing with being deaf and facing all the challenges.#netgalley #doubleday

At the moment I write this, I am sitting about two miles from the CSDR campus. CSDR suffers from a kind of identity crisis, but thanks to great books like this, they won't for long. This was a fantastic book about a fantastic team of young men. Go Cubs!