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Victor Cruz Out of the Blue was a good book. It showed the inspiring life of Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz. Victor had to overcome challenges to succeed. For example in order for him to play college football he had to do good on the SATS. Victor failed the SATS many times but he never gave up.

On page 212 Victor is happy. The Giants just played the 49ers in the NFC championship. Victor had an amazing game. The Giants defeated the the 49ers. That means the Giants are going to the Super Bowl. In this part Victor said "We're going to the Super Bowl!" This prove that Victor is happy and excited because he is going to play in the Super Bowl.

On page 196, Victor is noticed as a hero. . The Giants beat the Cowboys 31-14 and we're now NFC east champion and were playoff-bound. In the locker room Victor's teammate Chris Canty said "We're not division champions if you don't step up this season Cruz," this proves that Victor helped the Giants a lot this season because a lot of the players recognized his talent.

On page 186 Victor faces external conflict. In this part Victor was the Juliet Supper Club with his friends. He was there late and at 2:30 a.m. there were gunshots. The next day a man got killed in the gunfight. In this part Victor said "Then, at two thirty a.m., I heard gunshots. Wap-wap-wap!" This proves that Victor was facing external conflict because when he was at a club there were gunshots.

On page 175, Victor is starting to get famous. Victor takes his mom to IHOP and a lot of kids, adults, and seniors are going to tell him how good he is. In this part Victor said "Kids were coming up to me, asking to pose for photographs." This proves that Victor is getting famous because kids want to take pictures with him.

On page 155, Victor is hard working. In the NFL draft the Giants selected a wide receiver named Jerrel Jernigan who played just like Victor. That motivated Victor to work hard in the gym. In this part Victor said "I became an animal in the gym, lifting weights and watching my diet as if I were training for a prizefight." In this scene this proves that Victor is working hard because he is watching his diet