Join us as we welcome back ProJo Sports Writer and best selling author, Bill Reynolds, for a book signing of his latest book, Hope, A School, A Team, A Dream. Bill we be at our Barrington location Saturday, March 5th, 1 - 2:30 pm, and at our Garden City location, Barrington Books Retold on Sunday, March 6th, at 1 - 2:30pm.
About the book:
Hope High School in Providence, Rhode Island was once a model city school, graduating a wide range of students from different backgrounds. But the tumult of the 1960s and the drug wars of the 70s changed both Providence and Hope. Today, the aging school is primarily Hispanic and African-American, with kids traveling for miles by bus and foot each day.
Hope was known for its state championship basketball teams in the 1960s, but its 2012 team is much different. Disobedient, distracted, and overwhelmed by family troubles, with mismatched sneakers and a penchant for profanity and anger, these boys represent Coach Dave Nyblom's dream of a championship, however unlikely that might seem. Nyblom's mostly black players, including several who emigrated to Providence from war-torn Liberia, face gang violence, domestic uncertainty, drug problems, and a host of other issues. But with the unfailing support and guidance of Nyblom and other Hope coaches, their ragtag team gradually pulls together, overcoming every obstacle to find the faith and trust in themselves that Nyblom never stops teaching.
A look at a hidden world that just a few hundred yards from Brown University, Bill Reynolds' Hope is the inspiring true story of young men and their mentors pursuing one goal—a championship—but achieving so much more.
Event date:
Saturday, March 5, 2016 - 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Event address:
Barrington Books
184 Country Rd
Barrington, RI 02806
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