Fall River Dreams A Team's Quest for Glory, A Town's Search for Its Soul

In this deeply felt, unforgettable book, Bill Reynolds journeys with a high school basketball team through the past and present of an American town. Fall River, Massachusetts, is a once-prosperous industrial center haunted by its history, the Durfee High School basketball team begins its annual drive for a state championship: a quest that inspires and sometimes consumes kids, coaches, families, teachers, and all of Fall River. Fall River Dreamsis the story of one season's quest-a classic book about sports, youth, time, hope, and memory in American today. Bill Reynoldsis a sports columnist for theProvidence Journal-Bulletinand the author of several previous books, includingGlory Days: A Basketball MemoirandSuccess Is a Choice(with Rick Pitino). He lives in Providence, Rhode Island. Bill Reynolds here travels with a high school basketball team through both the past and present of an American town. Fall River, Massachusetts, is a once-prosperous industrial center haunted by its history, a blue-collar town facing hard times and an uncertain future. Each autumn, however, the Durfee High School basketball team begins its annual drive for the state championship: a quest that often inspires and sometimes consumes kids, coaches, families, teachers, and everyone else in Fall River. Fall River Dreamsis the story of one season's odysseya work "about history, education, the New England economy, sociology, and modern society. It is about people first and sports second . . . Reynolds has put together a book that should become a New England classic" (Providence Phoenix). "A beautiful blend of sweetness, pain, and truth. Basketball runs through this book like a stream of light, illuminating all it touches."Rick Telander, author ofHeaven Is a Playground "Reynolds does a fine job . . .Fall River Dreamsillustrates that sports can provide marvelous highs, but that the joy of achievement can be supplanted by the desperate need to winagain and again and again."The New York Times Book Review "Insightful . . . Reynolds is at his best when he focuses on the tempestuous relationship between Durfee's veteran coach and his rebellious star player. It's a classical generational clash."Los Angeles Times Book Review "A remarkable book, open and honest, full of the joys and the pain of growing up."The Sporting News "Bill Reynolds is one of the best writers around, and this book is theFriday Night Lightsof high school basketball."Dan Shaughnessy, author ofEver Green "Simply a classic . . . every word has the ring of truth. Reminds me of Norman Maclean'sYoung Men and Fire."Greg Donaldson, author ofThe Vile "Reynolds uncovers, in a moving and sensitive book, the desperate values of a city whose only dream is basketball glory."James Chace,Newsday "Superbly observed and compassionately rendered,Fall River Dreamsreminds us of why sports matter."Alexander Wolff, author ofRaw Recruits

Bill Reynolds is a sports columnist for The Providence Journal and the author of several books, including (with Rick Pitino) the #1 New York Times bestseller Success Is a Choice. He lives in Providence, Rhode Island.

"A beautiful blend of sweetness, pain, and truth. Basketball runs through this book like a stream of light, illuminating all it touches." --Rick Telander, author of Heaven Is a Playground

"A remarkable book, open and honest, full of the joys and the pain of growing up." --The Sporting News

"Bill Reynolds is one of the best writers around, and this book is the Friday Night Lights of high school basketball." --Dan Shaughnessy, author of Ever Green

"Simply a classic...every word has the ring of truth. Reminds me of Norman Mclean's Young Men and Fire." --Greg Donaldson, author of The Ville

"Reynolds uncovers, in a moving and sensitive book, the desperate values of a city whose only dream is basketball glory." --James Chace, Newsday

'Superbly observed and compassionately rendered, Fall River Dreams reminds us of why sports matter." --Alexander Wolff, author of Raw Recruits

"Reynolds does a fine job...Fall River Dreams illustrates that sports can provide marvelous highs, but that the joy of achievement can be supplanted by the desperate needs to win-again and again and again." --The New York Times Book Review