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My book is a sports book because the main character plays basketball, football, and baseball and all of his friends play sports too. His name is Colin Kaepernick and he got 12 strikeouts and hit a home run so hes good at baseball. And he is the starting point guard and starting QB for his high school.

MAKING CONNECTIONS: I can make a connection with Colin and NBA superstar, Allen Iverson. On page 130, Colin states that, "I am proud to be black... I am proud of my culture and want to express it... being black is my super power." Just like Colin, Iverson embraced his culture and what came with it. He used his background and childhood to make a character for himself and give hope to all the less fortunate kids.

“My existence, my body, the way my own hair grew out of my head naturally…that was somehow not okay.”