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BL
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969497
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b723867
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| Main Entry
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Longman, Jere.
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| Title & Author
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The Hurricanes : : one high school team's homecoming after Katrina /\ Jeré Longman.
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| Edition Statement
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1st ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: PublicAffairs,, ©2008.
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (vi, 359 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0786731648
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: 9780786731640
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (page 347) and index.
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| Contents
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Storm warning -- A tide of extraordinary circumstances -- A new school opens -- A chance to equal our strife -- Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the Bayou -- "Call everybody! Call the White House!" -- "They can't call us paper champions anymore" -- A chain's as strong as its weakest link -- "I can't sit. I've got to play" -- "Like pit bulls on a fresh pack of pork chops" -- "Like chasing a ghost" -- "If there was a time to live, it's now" -- "Like the storm keeps happening over and over" -- "Nothingness builds bridges to nowhere" -- A coach suspended, a player hurt -- "I'd rather them do anything but this" -- Bloody Mary -- Controlled rage -- "How 'bout them Cowboys!" -- Life on the half shell -- "Knock somebody out!" -- An opponent named desire -- Crutch in the hole -- Big stage right there.
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| Abstract
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Offers an inspirational account of one high school football team's quest for a state championship in hurricane-ravaged Louisiana, describing how students from several devastated communities came together to form South Plaquemines High, the creation of a football team from former rivals, the hardships they had to overcome to achieve success, and more.
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Football-- Louisiana-- Plaquemines Parish-- History-- 21st century.
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High schools-- Louisiana.
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Football.
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High schools.
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SPORTS RECREATION-- Football.
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Louisiana, Plaquemines Parish.
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Louisiana.
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| Dewey Classification
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796.332/620976337
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| LC Classification
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GV959.53.P53L66 2008eb
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