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Friday Night Lights meets Unbroken. —Tony Reali One of the most profound stories you will ever read. —Ian O''Connor Plaschke delivers a masterpiece. —Jeff Pearlman

From L.A. Times columnist and ESPN Around the Horn panelist Bill Plaschke, a story of tragedy, triumph, and the remarkable power of high school football in one small California town

On November 8, 2018, the Camp Fire ravaged the town of Paradise, California. The fire, which burned up to 80 acres per minute, killed 86 people, and nearly every building and home in the town was reduced to ashes. In a single day, Paradise, a proud working-class town in the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas, saw its population fall from 25,000 to 2,000.

The Paradise High football team had long been the town’s source of joy and inspiration. But in the wake of the fire, their season was abruptly cancelled on the eve

Paradise Found

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      Publisher Harper Collins
      Imprint Collins
      Published 2 November 2021
      ISBN-13 9780063014510
      978-0063014510
      ISBN-10 0063014513
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      Biography: sport Natural disasters Sport: general

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Friday Night Lights meets Unbroken. —Tony Reali One of the most profound stories you will ever read. —Ian O''Connor Plaschke delivers a masterpiece. —Jeff Pearlman

      From L.A. Times columnist and ESPN Around the Horn panelist Bill Plaschke, a story of tragedy, triumph, and the remarkable power of high school football in one small California town

      On November 8, 2018, the Camp Fire ravaged the town of Paradise, California. The fire, which burned up to 80 acres per minute, killed 86 people, and nearly every building and home in the town was reduced to ashes. In a single day, Paradise, a proud working-class town in the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas, saw its population fall from 25,000 to 2,000.

      The Paradise High football team had long been the town’s source of joy and inspiration. But in the wake of the fire, their season was abruptly cancelled on the eve

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