Describe/relate to character- From Gang Member to Role Model

My favorite story in this book is Sergio's. I like his story because he use to belong to a violent gang but then changed his life.He lost two friends because of gang activity and realized none of the things he was doing was worth his life. So he stopped being apart of a gang and started to help out kids. Teaching them not to do negative things as they grow up.

Describe/relate to character-Limited Vision, Unlimited Potential

Isaac was a kid that was a good athlete but didn't do well in reading and writing. He didn't do well because his vision wasn't so good. This also effected him when he played sports, but that didn't stop him from playing sports. Later he found out he had Stargardt's, which is a eye disease and there was no cure. So he had to learn other methods to help him.

Make a connection- Caught in Gambling's Grip

Even though I've never had a gambling addiction, I can connect to Lisa. I can connect to her because I use to be addicted to video games. I use to play them all day everyday, just like Lisa gambled a lot. I later overcame my addiction like Lisa. I started to do things to keep my mind off of video games, I still play them but not as much as I use to.

Author Purpose-Reality Strikes

The authors purpose of writing these stories were to inform that a lot of kids have problems as they grow up, its a part of growing up. But the problems they have, they overcome them. And all of the stories had something in common, they didn't let their problems keep them down forever.

Pierre Jackson- Favorite quote

Pierre Jackson is a basketball player who played at Baylor University before he went to the NBA. He is also short like myself, and I can relate to that. One of my favorite quotes he has said is ''People said I wouldn't last a semester in junior college,get a scholarship to a D1 college. They said I wasn't going to the NBA....But I did.'' I like this quote because I feel that he had a lot of people who doubted him and proved them wrong by putting in hard work.

Kyrie Irving Hoop Dreams-Favorite

As I read an article about one of my favorite point guards in the NBA, Kyrie Irving. I found a lot interesting things about him. My favorite thing I found out about him was he's very dedicated to the game. His life is literally revolves around basketball. I also found out the before he made it to the NBA he would spend a lot of his time in the gym trying to get better and that's something I like about him.