The Miracle of St. Anthony: A Season with Coach Bob Hurley and Basketball's Most Improbable Dynasty (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781592401864)

In a city mired in endless decay, where the youth suffer through all the horrors of urban blight, hope comes in a most unassuming form: a tiny brick schoolhouse run by two Felician nuns where a singular basketball genius takes teenagers from the mean streets of Jersey City and turns them into champions on the hardcourt. Coach Bob Hurley had been working miracles at St. Anthony High School for over thirty years, winning state and national championships and offering his players rescue from their surroundings through college scholarships, when he met his most dysfunctional team yet. In The Miracle of St. Anthony Adrian Wojnarowski follows Hurley through a gripping and heartrending season as he struggles to lead a troubled team to glory through his unparalleled understanding of the game and his ceaseless determination to see no more children lost to these streets.

In The Miracle of St. Anthony, acclaimed sports journalist Adrian Wojnarowski follows Hurley through a gripping and heartrending season, as he struggles to lead a troubled team to glory through his unparalleled understanding of the game and his ceaseless determination to see no more children lost to the city streets.

Author: Adrian Wojnarowski
ISBN-10: 1592401864
ISBN-13: 9781592401864
Publisher: Avery Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 01/19/2006
Pages: 432
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.77lbs
Size: 7.82h x 6.38w x 0.89d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.1
Point Value: 28
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 135088 / Miracle of St. Anthony: A Season with Coach Bob Hurley and Basketball's Most Improbable Dynasty


Review Citation(s):
New York Times 03/12/2006 pg. 32