{"product_id":"crossroads-my-story-of-tragedy-and-resilience-as-a-humboldt-bronco-isbn-9781443462877","title":"Crossroads: My Story of Tragedy and Resilience as a Humboldt Bronco","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn inspiring story of hope and resiliency\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn April 6, 2018, sixteen people died and thirteen others\u003cbr\u003ewere injured after a bus taking\u003cbr\u003ethe Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team to a playoff game collided with a\u003cbr\u003etransport truck in a rural intersection. The tragedy moved millions of people to\u003cbr\u003eleave hockey sticks by their front door to show sympathy and support for the\u003cbr\u003eBroncos. People from more than eighty countries pledged millions of dollars to\u003cbr\u003efamilies whose relatives had been directly involved in the accident.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrossroads \u003c\/em\u003eis the story of Kaleb Dahlgren, a young man who survived the bus crash\u003cbr\u003eand faced life after the tragedy with\u003cbr\u003eresiliency and positivity. In this chronicle of his time with the Broncos and\u003cbr\u003ethe loving community of Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Dahlgren takes a hard look at\u003cbr\u003ehis experience of unprecedented loss, but also revels in the overwhelming\u003cbr\u003eresponse and outpouring of love from across Canada and around the world. But this\u003cbr\u003ebook also goes much deeper, revealing the adversity Dahlgren faced long before\u003cbr\u003ehis time in Humboldt and his inspiring journey since the accident. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom a\u003cbr\u003echildhood spent learning to live with type 1 diabetes to his remarkable\u003cbr\u003erecovery from severe brain trauma that astounded medical professionals, Dahlgren\u003cbr\u003edocuments a life of perseverance, gratitude and hope in the wake of enormous\u003cbr\u003eobstacles and life-altering tragedy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe author will donate a portion of his proceeds from this book to STARS (Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"We never know the true meaning of courage until we face it head-on in life: Kaleb’s story is truly a story of courage. \u003cem\u003eCrossroads\u003c\/em\u003e is an amazing book that will take you back to your early days of hockey and sports and make you realize how important community and family really are. I know you will love this book and it will remind you how wonderful our country of Canada really is. Enjoy the read. \u003cem\u003eCrossroads\u003c\/em\u003e will change your life for the better.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWAYNE GRETZKY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“You might assume this book is going to engage you, enrapture you, inspire you, and motivate you because of Kaleb’s story about how he’s making his way through the Broncos tragedy and its aftermath, but you’d be wrong. It’s going to do all of those things, but because of much more than that single incident.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHAYLEY WICKENHEISER, four-time Olympic gold medallist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Kaleb has every excuse to be bitter and angry for everything he has been through, but instead he has chosen to be the complete opposite. He has inspired me to live every day to the fullest, and after reading \u003cem\u003eCrossroads\u003c\/em\u003e, I know you will feel the same way.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKATE BEIRNESS, sportscaster\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is a book you should read: the story of a young man who has dealt with, and lives with, more than most of us do in our lifetime. Go, Kaleb.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBOBBY CLARKE, NHL legend\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Moving and inspiring, Kaleb Dahlgren’s incredible story of optimism and grit at every crossroad in his life shows us all what’s possible on our own journeys.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMARILYN DENIS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“There are few things more Canadian than a group of hockey-loving teenagers taking a bus to a big game on the Prairies. That’s why the Humboldt tragedy hit us all so hard. It felt like the Broncos were all our boys. 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