I Beat the Odds: From Homelessness to the Blind Side and Beyond by Michael Oher
As someone who loved The Blind Side movie, this was a wonderful addition. When I saw the movie, I was wondering what was exaggerated or changed for the movie and what was true, so this book filled in all the blanks for me. For editing junkies, there are some neglected grammatical errors and misspellings that escaped the publisher/editors' notice, but overall I enjoyed this book. It's written as an inspiration to foster kids to get out of poverty, and to that end, Michael did an excellent job of continually linking stories to how he "beat the odds." While he had assistance in writing the book, it's clear the book is controlled by him, and I appreciated that. We all could learn from his fight to get out of the ghetto, even if we've never known such dire conditions. He included excerpts from letters he received, telling how his story has already inspired kids in less-than-ideal circumstances, and it's a pretty powerful read.
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