06230cam a2200781 4500 530974356 TxAuBib 20210910120000.0 ||||||s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780553392166 0553392166 B018CHA54S Amazon ce94ff02-cd39-482c-b3ad-4a6fbc102cd9 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 239709 239709 239709 2589956 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Brant, John. The Boy Who Runs [OverDrive] : The Odyssey of Julius Achon. Random House Publishing Group, 2016. Uganda. Biography. Historical. Social Activism. non fiction. culture. BIOS. society. Social Studies. memories. running. Social History. sports memoir. true story. Inspirational. inspiration. biographies. cultural history. narrative nonfiction. Motivational. True stories. Biographical . distance running. motivational books. nonfiction books. political change. inspirational memoir. history books. sports biography. History book. biography autobiography. historical non fiction. historical non fiction books. non fiction history books. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 18MB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read, Filesize: 18MB. Biography & Autobiography. History. Sports & Recreations. Nonfiction. HTML:In the tradition of Uzodinma Iweala’s Beasts of No Nation by way of Christopher McDougall’s Born to Run, this is the inspirational true story of the Ugandan boy soldier who became a world-renowned runner, then found his calling as director of a world-renowned African children’s charity. “Julius can’t remember who first saw the men. He heard no warning sounds—no dog barking or twig snapping. Until this point, events had moved too swiftly for Julius to be afraid, but now panic seized him. In another instant, he realized that his old life was finished.” Thus begins the extraordinary odyssey of Julius Achon, a journey that takes a barefoot twelve-year-old boy from a village in northern Uganda to the rebel camp of the notorious Lord’s Resistance Army, where he was made a boy soldier, and then, miraculously, to a career as one of the world’s foremost middle-distance runners. But when a devastating tragedy prevents Julius from pursuing the gold at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, he is once again set adrift and forced to forge a new path for himself, finally finding his true calling as an internationally recognized humanitarian. Today, Julius is the director of the Achon Uganda Children’s Fund, a charity whose mission is to improve the quality of life in rural Uganda through access to healthcare, education, and athletics. While pursuing his destiny, Julius encounters a range of unforgettable characters who variously befriend and betray him: the demonic Joseph Kony, a “world-class warlord”; John Cook, a brilliant and eccentric U.S. track coach; Jim Fee, an American businessman who helps Julius build a state-of-the-art medical center deep in the Ugandan bush; and finally Kristina, Julius’s mother, whose own tragic journey forms the pivot for this spellbinding narrative of love, loss, suffering, and redemption. Written by award-winning sportswriter John Brant, The Boy Who Runs is an empowering tale of obstacles overcome, challenges met, and light wrested from darkness. It’s a story about forging your true path and finding your higher purpose—even when the road ahead bends in unexpected directions. Advance praise for The Boy Who Runs “Brant proves again why he is one of our best sportswriters, masterfully weaving a compelling narrative of an African country at war, along with the transformation of a young man from athlete to humanitarian. . . . [Achon’s] life story is a shining example of the Olympic spirit.”—Booklist (starred review) “Fantastic . . . Brant does a beautiful job of chronicling the tension. . . . Indeed, his work is first-rate throughout the book, and it makes for a read-in-one-sitting story.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Inspiring . . . Achon’s difficult journey as an athlete and humanitarian reveals how sport can provide a valuable avenue of hope for those seeking to rise above tragic circumstances.”—Library Journal “This is an astonishing story about an amazing athlete who outruns not only the grinding poverty and deprivation of the Ugandan bush but brutal war and imminent death, then dedicates himself to saving his family and friends. This man has the heart of a lion. I couldn’t put this book down.”—John L. Parker, Jr., author of Once a Runner “An instant classic . . . John Brant has given us an epic, moving, and ultimately hopeful story about the power of sport and friendship to transcend boundaries and make the world a... Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 17:40:22. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=ce94ff02-cd39-482c-b3ad-4a6fbc102cd9&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=ce94ff02-cd39-482c-b3ad-4a6fbc102cd9&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=ce94ff02-cd39-482c-b3ad-4a6fbc102cd9&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)