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Resurrecting Lazarus, Texas
by
Nathan Barber (Goodreads Author)
When an upstart coach takes over a high school girls basketball program in Lazarus, Texas, he learns quickly that neither wins nor respect will come easily in this West Texas town where football is king. The powers-that-be do not take kindly to the natural order of things being upset, particularly from a newcomer and his ragamuffin team. Halfway through the tumultuous bask...more
Paperback, 386 pages
Published
July 27th 2012
by CreateSpace
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I've never really been a coach, but I've taught for 16 years. I used to watch teacher movies to get me fired up for a new year, like "Mr Holland's Opus", and "Dead Poet's Society". This book is better than those. If you teach or coach, read this book. It will remind you why you teach/coach. If you don't teach or coach, read this book! It goes a long way toward showing the uninitiated what our world is like. How emotional it can be. How it can wear you out and invigorate you at the same time. It...more
Most of my friends that I told I was going to read this book responded with something like this, "But it's about girls basketball." I guess most people don't expect to see a football coach like myself picking up a book that centers around a girls basketball program. Those same friends are shocked when I tell them how good this book is! Barber takes the reader on a journey into small town West Texas and introduces all that this region is famous for. The center of the universe in Lazarus is its be...more
Emily Dickinson writes, "There is no frigate like a book/ To take us lands away." This book took me squarely back into my first year of teaching. It is rare that a book about teaching delves so deeply into the heart that a [good] teacher has for his or her students, and even rarer is the book that so captures the combined idealism and struggle of a first year teacher.
This book is first and foremost about its characters; each character (including the town itself) is fully dynamic. (Even the villi...more
This book is first and foremost about its characters; each character (including the town itself) is fully dynamic. (Even the villi...more
Nathan Barber has managed to write a sports novel without focusing on sports at all. Lazarus is more than a victory tale; it's about a community. Lazarus is a living, breathing environment that Barber has brought to life through amazingly human characters and a series of emotionally gripping events. Gabe Lewis is the most engaging personality I've yet read simply because of Barber's writing; he knows just how to project different emotions onto the reader at exactly the right times. However, Laza...more
Simply put, if you are like most of us, reading Resurrecting Lazarus, Texas will make you feel good.
Coming-of-age novels, I suspect, have universal appeal because they remind us of our own struggles to reach adulthood in one piece. We cannot help but see a bit of ourselves in well-crafted fictional characters trying to survive the emotions and temptations of adolescence long enough to successfully move on to the rest of our lives. We tend to root for those going through what we ourselves have al...more
Coming-of-age novels, I suspect, have universal appeal because they remind us of our own struggles to reach adulthood in one piece. We cannot help but see a bit of ourselves in well-crafted fictional characters trying to survive the emotions and temptations of adolescence long enough to successfully move on to the rest of our lives. We tend to root for those going through what we ourselves have al...more
I am looking forward to reading this latest book by Auther Nathan Barber. I am sure it will be as exciting as his other books have been. I know I will not want to put it down until I finish every page.
Loved everything about this book. The author did a great job creating a picture of small town atmosphere and all it offers. All you Lazbuddie folks should grab a copy and enjoy it, anyone else who just loves sports or who may desire to know more about small town life should pick it up and enjoy it too. Quick and easy read. (We are currently looking forward to helping create a book trailer for this book too, how exciting!)
A wonderful story about a girls basketball team in West Texas. It is impossible not to become invested in the characters as you root for the underdogs in this heartwarming story. In a genre saturated with dystopian societies and paranormal beings, Resurrecting Lazarus, Texas is a breath of fresh air. A great book for young adults and sports fans - a great addition to any middle school-high school library.
I knew what was going to happen at the end, but it didn't make any difference. "Sometimes the journey IS just about the journey."
I received this through Goodreads First Reads. Resurrecting Lazarus, Texas is a gem of a book that I'm so glad I read. I'm not one to read books about sports, but this was much more than that. I loved pretty much every character; which is not something that usually happens. I was also excited every time I picked it up because I was so invested in the plot. Anyone who coaches, plays sports, or just wants to read a great underdog story would enjoy this novel!
This is the first book I have ever read that I thought would have been better as a movie, had a hard time making myself finish it. Good story, just strangly written, but I thought it dragged bad.
Awesome book about a girls basketball team and 'the journey.'
Iam not a sports fan But Nathan Barber,was one of the best books I,have read. It puts you right there.
Please put it in your to read books. Please,as it is on the top of my list. I really hope Nathan has more coming out so we all can read.
Thank you.
Nathan Barber.
Great Book.
Le Truesdale
Please put it in your to read books. Please,as it is on the top of my list. I really hope Nathan has more coming out so we all can read.
Thank you.
Nathan Barber.
Great Book.
Le Truesdale
This review is long overdue. I actually finished within days of starting it... And that's saying a lot. I read plenty and quickly during the summer months, but on e the school year begins, I have to find moments to steal to read books. But no problem finding those moments to finish this one!!
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After graduating from William Carey College in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, in 1994, I moved to Waco, Texas, and began my career in education. Over my nearly-twenty years in education, I’ve taught ten different courses in both public and private schools, served as instructor at Baylor University, coached basketball, served as department chair, and served in administration. Currently I serve as the He...more
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“That day, so many wept. Young and old, friends and strangers, black and white, men and women wept. The angels wept. Jesus wept. Coach Gabe Lewis, though, with his eyes on the lilies, shed not a single tear.”
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