Boy on Ice: The Life and Death of Derek Boogaard by John Branch

Boy on Ice: The Life and Death of Derek Boogaard

John Branch

384 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction biography sports emotional informative slow-paced
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The tragic death of hockey star Derek Boogaard at twenty-eight was front-page news across the country in 2011 and helped shatter the silence about violence and concussions in professional sports. Now, in a gripping work of narrative nonfiction, ac...

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Moods

emotional 87%
informative 87%
sad 87%
dark 37%
challenging 25%
reflective 25%
funny 12%
inspiring 12%
tense 12%

Pace

medium 60%
fast 20%
slow 20%

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