| Finding Their Stride: A Team of Young Runners and Their Season of Triumph Contributor(s): Pont, Sally (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156011824 ISBN-13: 9780156011822 Publisher: Mariner Books OUR PRICE: $18.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2000 Annotation: In Finding Their Stride, Sally Pont, a runner, teacher, and second-generation coach, tells of her first year coaching a co-ed cross country team to victory, both on and off the course. A surprising story of triumph, as well as an endearing tale of driven athletes, Pont shares the highlights and heartbreak of her young runners at Moravian Academy, a small, independent school near Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Every page is infused with Pont's affection and respect for her runners, and as the season unfolds, we see the team beginning to find a new stride. While the boys struggle, the girls soar to new heights, going from last place to first. "Uplifting and engaging, Finding Their Stride is "about attaining and teaching excellence, whose metaphor happens to be a high school running team" (Kirkus Reviews). |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Track & Field - Sports & Recreation | Running & Jogging - Sports & Recreation | Essays |
| Dewey: 796.428 |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 5.42" W x 8.64" (0.69 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Pennsylvania - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Finding Their Stride, Sally Pont, a runner, teacher, and second-generation coach, tells of her first year coaching a co-ed cross country team to victory, both on and off the course. A surprising story of triumph, as well as an endearing tale of driven athletes, Pont shares the highlights and heartbreak of her young runners at Moravian Academy, a small, independent school near Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Every page is infused with Pont's affection and respect for her runners, and as the season unfolds, we see the team beginning to find a new stride. While the boys struggle, the girls soar to new heights, going from last place to first. "Uplifting and engaging, Finding Their Stride is about attaining and teaching excellence, whose metaphor happens to be a high school running team (Kirkus Reviews). |
Contributor Bio(s): Pont, Sally: - Sally Pont teaches English at Moravian Academy, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where she is associate dean of students. She holds an M.F.A. in writing from Penn State, where she studied with Paul West. |