One Book One Community~ Kittitas County

"The Boys in the Boat" a book about "Nine Americans and their epic quest for gold at 1936 Berlin Olympics" Judy Willman, daughter of rower Joe Rantz, talks about her dad's experiences from the book ?The Boys in the Boat? by Daniel James Brown. The Boys in the Boat is the kind of nonfiction book that reads like a novel. Centered around the life of Joe Rantz?a farm boy from the Pacific Northwest who was literally abandoned as a child?and set during the Great Depression, The Boys in the Boat is a character-driven story with a natural crescendo that will have you racing to the finish. Sponsored by Friends of the Ellensburg Public Library, Friends of the Carpenter Library, Friends of the Roslyn Library