The Miracle Season
LineFound was tragically killed in a moped accident on her way to visit her terminally ill mother, Ellyn. Caroline's death, and that of her mother twelve days later, shocked her Iowa City community and devastated her father, Ernie Found, and siblings, Gregg and Catharine. Faced with an overwhelming grief of their own, the Iowa City West volleyball team and coach, Kathy Bresnahan, attempted to move forward, hoping for some type of normalcy to return to their fractured lives. But how do you move forward playing a game that serves as a constant reminder of your fallen leader?
Anyone who has struggled to overcome life s challenges will appreciate this story of strength, faith, perseverance and love.
Reviews (106)
The REAL Story!!!
If you liked the movie, you will LOVE the book! If you haven't seen the movie, read the book first; it gives some poignant information the movie misses. More details, more feeling, more behind-the-scenes descriptions of how this incredible community surrounded and supported their own in the aftermath of this tragedy. Coach Bresnahan does an excellent job of detailing the practices, meetings, matches, and emotions of the roller coaster ride of losing a close friend. This story makes you feel like you are on the journey with this team, wishing you could reach out and help them through their grief. Coach Bresnahan has a wonderful open style, letting us know she is stuggling personally in dealing with the loss of her beloved player, but also trying to help her team figure out their new normal. I love the fact that she is honest about not knowing if what she is doing helps the players or not, but she continues to be a solid foundation on which they can rely as they each figure out what they need through their despair. A story I found captivating; a coach who is endearing, and a book I will read more than once.
Great book
This book tells a great story of a young girls death and how it impacted an entire community by inspiring them to be kind to everyone and make an effort to include everyone. This focuses on the perspective of her volleyball coach and leading her team through the season just days after the loss of their setter. Personally, I lived in the community at the time this happened and this book does a great job of telling details that weren’t well known as well as playing to the true emotions that everyone in the community experienced.
Powerful Story
Saw the movie last week and felt the need to read the book to fill in the blanks. It's a well-written book and gives a clear account of facts and feelings. I've still got a giant lump in my throat from this story. It's got very real emotional content - the good, the bad, and the gut-wrenching feelings and struggles surrounding this tragedy. I played volleyball and I coach volleyball so I found myself tensing while reading the play by play action about what was happening on the court! What an exceptional group of girls and coaches and parents and community to make something beautiful grow from such loss. Thank you, Coach Bresnahan for letting us all be a part of this and as long as I live, I will never forget what it means to Live Like Line.
a true story of loss, love and compassion
whether you know much about volleyball or not, it’s a story worth reading about an amazing coach who rallies herself and her team after the tragic death of a player who was the heart and soul of the team, how they dealt with their grief and how love made them champions.
I read it with my 9 year old daughter and we had soo many amazing conversations about life as we read it together
This is a must read book for parents and athletes. You'll cry, you'll laugh and you won't be able to put it down! I read it with my 9 year old daughter and we had soo many amazing conversations about life as we read it together! She loved it and I was excited to share with her some of my favorite things...volleyball, an amazing coach who has touched so many lives, community, friendships, faith and people making a difference in others lives.
It is a very good book and I highly recommend it
It is the heart warming story of Caroline Found's way of touching the lives of others. She was the captain of her team's volleyball team. A couple weeks into the preseason on 8-11-11 Caroline was killed in a moped accident. The rest of the book is how the team overcame the loss of their friend and team captain to try and win the second state championship in a row. It is a very good book and I highly recommend it.
A MUST READ!
This was such an inspiring story about a family, a community, a team and coaches that went through very tough times, times we all hope to never experience. Brez does an amazing job getting the reader to feel how each day with the team was so difficult and tough, it was about survival and overcoming a tragedy together. Every volleyball enthusiast will LOVE this book, as will all athletes and the general population. I found the emotion to be very raw. While I knew this story, I didn't know it in this detail and I think it is SO awesome to hear the depths of the story. So inspiring, LIVE LIKE LINE! Great job by Coach Brez and her staff, the volleyball players and the Found family. A MUST READ! - Julie Keith
Every coach, every athlete, every human needs to read this!
Holy cow, Brez!! I cried, I laughed, I cried some more... You all are amazing! I can’t even begin to imagine as a coach, having to be put in that position. They don’t teach you those things in coaching school 😉. You are an inspiration, Caroline’s teammates are an inspiration. Every coach and athlete needs to read this book. Every human needs to read this book. God’s speed to ALL of you!! ♥️♥️
Stunning what this amazing group of women achieved in the face of unthinkable ...
Absolutely one of the most inspirational stories I have ever read. Such a well written book. I could not put it down. Stunning what this amazing group of women achieved in the face of unthinkable tragedy. Live Like Line embodies how all of humanity should strive to live life! Thank you Brez, for sharing this powerful story with the world!!
Wonderful Inspireing story you will remember for a long time
This book is very heartwarming, emotional, could not put it down. Loved it from beginning to end. I love how coach Bresnahan inspired her team to take their broken hearts and turn it into a labor of love for their friend and teammate. They triumphed over almost impossible circumstances because of their love and determination and the support of an incredible coach. Awesome!!
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