By Derek D.
"The Bus" is about a short chunky kid named Jerome that has dreams to be a professional bowler. Throughout his childhood, he has to go through many obstacles. Most of those reasons are do to where he grew up, Detroit. Later on in his life, he meets a man that happens to be the head coach for Notre Dame.This coach really likes Jerome because he can see the potential he has as a football player do to his size. Jerome takes the football scholarship offer for Notre Dame and heads off. When he arrives he goes right to work for preseason. Jerome got stronger, faster, and smarter. When the regular season begins, Jerome lights everyone up. He did so well that by the end of the season he got drafted by the Los Angeles Rams. Sadly, he was dropped by them and Jerome later found his home in Pittsburgh. He did even better as a Steeler than he did at Notre Dame. He continued that for many seasons and then became a legend.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book. It showed the struggles some people have to go through everyday just to survive. It also showed me that Jerome had heart and loved what he does without forgetting about family. "The Bus" wouldn't be nearly as good if this wasn't based on a true story. The author did an awesome job on this book because he knew how to reach the heart of the reader by going into more detail on the sad parts like the struggles Jerome went through while living in Detroit. The only thing I disliked was how the author didn't really show how his family felt about Jerome's decision going to college for football. But i still loved this book though.
I think you should definitely pick this book up and read it. I promise you wont get bored because it has some humor and important details that are interesting and you don't want to miss. Its a really fun book and is one of my favorite books i've ever read. I give this book a 9-10 and I will be reading this book many times more.
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