The Blind Side

I just got done reading The Blind Side this summer, i recently had watched the movie and saw that it also had a book. Books to me have more information and detail than a movie does. I absolutly loved this book. The books about a poor black boy who is living on the streets and a rich class white family lets him stay in there home. They are the Touhys and they let him stay at there home and realize he has nothing. He doesn't even know what his real last name is. He starts to learn in school and through out his journey he becomes a NFL player. This story brought emotions to me that in the beginning I was holding back tears, it was a horrible life for anyone to live. He was so alone in the world and didn't have anyone to look up to or to run to if he needed that. He was washing his cloths which was mainly one shirt and one pair of pants in a sink at his local laundry mat. The he meets his future family and its starts to lighten the mood. Knowing that this is based on a true story and knowing that someone was actually living that way is very upsetting. In the back of your head you know people live like that but to see it is very depressing. Through out the book you see Mrs. Touhy take him in and love him like her own children, knowing that this actually happens changes your emotions in the book. It gives you hope and happiness, knowing people will actually help others. This book is a very uplifting and happy ended book that i enjoyed very much.