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(INCITING INCIDENT) Lebron's grandmother Freda was an elderly woman who took care of him and his 16 year old mom. Lebron's mom was still in high school at the time, and with an absent father in his life. His grandma was a big help. On Christmas night tragedy struck, a loud crash came from the kitchen and Eddie (Lebrons brother) saw Freda collapsed on the floor, she died in his arms within minutes.

(ARCHETYPES) The archetype in my book is RAGS TO RICHES, I think this because Lebron James grew up in Akron Ohio on Hickory street, Hickory street was one of the poorer neighborhoods in Akron and was often crime ridden. later on in life, Lebron grew up to be one of the biggest basketball stars the world have ever seen, Lebron has accumulated over a billion dollars from his Nike deals, and basketball contracts.

(SUMMARY) Lebron James is a basketball star born in Akron Ohio on December 30th 1984. Lebron had a harsh upbringing with his mother struggling to make ends meet and an absent father for his whole life. Lebron had two brothers and a grandmother who kept the family connected. After she tragically died the family fell apart, forcing the James to rely on friends for a place to stay.

(ANTAGONIST 11/17) The antagonist in my book Sunny is his dad Daryl, I have come to this understanding due to how much they argue and how much his dad pushes him to be better. I found this because on page 73 it says "You say breath, but I cant, I cant breath."

(VISUALIZE) While reading this book Sunny, there were many times I had visualized what was being described. One of these times included when he and his dad started to get along in the morning. Daryl offered Sunny his coffee, I feel like I could taste the bitterness of the black coffee and a kind of awkward vibe. I found this because on pg 133 it says "The black coffee steamed over my lips as I took a sip."

(making connections) A connection I have made between my book and myself is when Sunny gets stressed out and worried about his track career due to his dads pressure I as well get stressed and worried about sports and if I will live up to my dads expectations. I found that Sunny gets stressed when his dad pressures him to breath on page 91 where Sunny gets frustrated and says "you tell me to breath, but I cant."

(CHARACTERIZATION) The character in my book Sunny feels sad and stressed about the loss of his mom and his track career. This shows that Sunny is a introverted character who keeps to himself and is worried about what's next. I found this evidence because on page 26 it says "Do you think your mom would be proud of this?" This shows that his dad is pressuring him to be better in his track career which stresses him out.

(STATIC VS DYNAMIC) In my book Sunny by Jason Reynolds, the main character Sunny is a dynamic character.I know this because Sunny undergoes the loss of his mom which changes his perspective over his track career which then creates a conflict between him and his dad. I found this because in the text sunny states in an argument with his dad "That's what you say? You say I have to breathe, but I can't. I can't breathe."

(CONFLICT) In my book Sunny by Jason Reynolds. Sunny has internal conflict with guilt and grief over the loss of his late mother which later leads to a conflict with his father who urges him to continue his mothers legacy of being a track star. I found this evidence because on Pg 9-10 it says "She's not here because I am. Because of me." it also says "your mother would want you to work harder, what's wrong with you?"

(PREDICTIONS) I predict that in Chapter 5 of SUNNY, Sunny will start to get over the grieving of his late mother and use it as motivation for his track career. I think this because in chapter 4 Sunny has an honest and vulnerable, conversation about his mother with his teacher. I found this evidence on page 32.

(PERSPCTIVE) The perspective of my book Sunny is a first person book about a boy who writes about what he's thinking about in his diary. I know that this is a first person because the story is presented as a series of diary entries from the main character, Sunny. Throughout the book, Sunny shares his thoughts, feelings, and experiences, using first-person pronouns like "I" and "my".

(PERSPCTIVE) The perspective of my book Sunny is a first person book about a boy who writes about what he's thinking about in his diary. I know this because in every chapter the first sentence is "Dear, Diary". In this book he faces chalanges in his sport track where his coach Daryl Is very hard on him.

The protagonist in my book, "On the court with Steph Curry" is Steph Curry. I know this because this book is a non fiction biography which means there is only one character in this book. I also know this because in the text it says "to get a sense of Steph curry's career". This shows that the book is about Steph curry's career and that he is the main character.

SETTING: His story began with backyard practices in Charlotte North Carolina, but after the course of his career began, he ended up on the golden state warriors or in the San Fransisco bay area.

Genre: This book is both non fiction and biography. I think this because a lot of books that I am going to read or have read are very similar to this book and are non fiction. The words in this book that show me that it is a mix of biography and non fiction are birth, education, Career, and achievements.

Right now I'm on the part where he is drafted to OKC. I think that this part of the book is a critical time in his career and shows how hard work pays off.