Boy on Ice: The Life and Death of Derek Boogaard
The 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 work of narrative nonfiction, reporter John Branch tells the story of Boogaard's life and heartbreaking death.
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- 2014
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- Biography & Memoir
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- Hockey enforcer violenceConcussions in sportsLife and death of Derek Boogaard
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