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he title of the book I chose was “The Blindside”. This book was written by Michael Lewis and published in 10/12/09. The story was moved to the big screen in 2009 with Sandra bullock, Tim McGraw, and Quinton Aaron as Michael Oher. The novel is an emotional and compelling true autobiography of former super bowl champion and all American Michael Oher. There are 352 pages and 12 chapters. I think the theme of this book is no matter who you are or where you come from you can achieve your goals with hard work, love, and
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