Boy on Ice: The Life and Death of Derek Boogaard
By John Branch
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By John Branch
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Winner of the 2015 PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing
The much-anticipated debut from the Pulitzer Prize–winning New York Times reporter, Boy on Ice is a moving human story and behind-the-scenes account of a life lived in the glare of sporting fame.
The tragic death of hockey star Derek Boogaard at twenty-eight was front-page news across the country in 2011 and helped shatter the silence about violence and concussions in profession…
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