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The Blind Side By Michael Lewis
HIGH SCHOOL BOOK REPORT
Student's Name: Steven Gibbs Date: May 6, 2013 Report No. 1
Introduction
1. Title: _The Blind Side _
2. Author: Michael Lewis
3. Genre/Type of Book _Biography
Body
1. When/Where book takes place:
a. Time __1984-2009
b. Place __NFL____
2. Who/what is the book about? The book is about Lawrence Taylor and the real life of Michael Oher._______
List principle characters
Michael Oher, Lawrence Taylor, the Tuohy family, NFL Quarterbacks, Teachers, Tutors_
3. Summarize Plot/Climax
What happened in the book?
The Blind Side contains two separate stories. One details the trials and tribulations of a young black teenager named Michael Oher. The other details the evolution of the position Michael will ultimately play
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