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Hillenbrand, Laura
1 Reviews
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YA
This adaptation of Hillenbrand's best-selling adult version puts the Louis Zamperini story in teens' hands. Zamperini traded delinquency for adulation, becoming a runner on the 1938 Olympic track team; in WWII he survived a plane crash only to be captured as a POW; after battling alcoholism, he became a Christian crusader. The tension never wavers, creating a humdinger of a page-turner. Ind.
Reviewer: Betty Carter
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2014
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