Publisher's Synopsis
How did the son of Irish immigrants outrow blueblood scullers from Oxford and Cambridge to become one of the most famous athletes of his time? Award-winning author Wendy A. Lewis recounts the compelling story of the -Boy in Blue, - from his childhood on the Toronto Islands, where he rowed himself to school on the mainland every day, to laurels won around the world.
Selected as an -Honour Book- - Red Maple Non-fiction Awards, 2009
[Fry Reading Level - 3.8
