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By Johnson, Broderick Kosove, Andrew A Netter, Gil Hancock, John Lee Bullock, Sandra McGraw, Tim Aaron, Quinton Head, Jae Collins, Lilly McKinnon, Ray Dickens, Kim, 1965- Lenox, Adriane Bates, Kathy, 1948- Dyer, Catherine Stahl, Andy Burwell, Carter Lewis, Michael. Blind side Alcon Entertainment (Firm) Zucker/Netter Productions (Firm) Warner Home Video (Firm)[2010], Distributed by Warner Home Video Call No: Literature & Language Availability:0 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Michael Oher is a homeless African-American teenager who is from a broken home. Mike is taken in by the Touhys, a well-to-do white family who help him fulfill his potential. At the same time, Oher's presence in the Touhys' lives leads them to some insightful self-discoveries of their own. Living in his new environment, Mike faces a completely different set of challenges to overcome - as both a football player and student. Mike works hard and, with the help of his coaches and adopted family, becomes an All-American offensive left tackle.
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c2006., Norton Call No: SPORTS Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Details the life of University of Mississippi football player Michael Oher, who was raised by a crack addicted mother and adopted at the age of sixteen by a wealthy family, and explores the rising importance and salary of the offensive left tackle in the game of football.
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c2006, Norton Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Details the life of University of Mississippi football player Michael Oher, who was raised by a crack addicted mother and adopted at the age of sixteen by a wealthy family, and explores the rising importance and salary of the offensive left tackle in the game of football.
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c2006., Norton Call No: 921 OHER Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents Summary Note: Details the life of University of Mississippi football player Michael Oher, who was raised by a crack addicted mother and adopted at the age of sixteen by a wealthy family, and explores the rising importance and salary of the offensive left tackle in the game of football.
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2009, c2007., W.W. Norton Call No: HI-INT B LEW Edition: Movie tie-in ed. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s)
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c2006., W.W. Norton Call No: B Oher Edition: 1st ed. Availability:4 of 4 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Argues that in football as in daily life, the moral value we place on a person changes with the rules of the game he or she plays. Explains how love impacts an adopted boy and releases the "size, speed, and agility" in him which is necessary for protecting a quarterback.
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c2009., W.W. Norton Call No: Games & Sports NF LEW Edition: [New ed.]. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Follows one young man from his impoverished childhood with a crack-addicted mother, through his discovery of the sport of football, to his rise to become one of the most successful, highly-paid players in the NFL.
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2007., Norton Call No: SPORTS NF LEW Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Details the life of University of Mississippi football player Michael Oher, who was raised by a crack addicted mother and adopted at the age of sixteen by a wealthy family, and explores the rising importance and salary of the offensive left tackle in the game of football.
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c2011, Gotham Books Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Michael Oher, the subject of the 2009 film "The Blind Side," recounts how he defied the odds, escaped from the inner-city Memphis ghetto, found a family to take him in, and used his football skills to build a better life for himself.
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2012, c 2011., Gotham Books Call No: 921 OHER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Michael Oher, the subject of the 2009 film "The Blind Side," recounts how he defied the odds, escaped from the inner-city Memphis ghetto, found a family to take him in, and used his football skills to build a better life for himself.
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[2012], Gotham Books Call No: B OHER Availability:7 of 7 At Location(s) Summary Note: Michael Oher provides a chronicle of his life, discussing how he went from being a homeless child in Memphis to an all-star offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens. Oher details the factors that have contributed to his success and provides color photographs.
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By Elish, Dan1994., Millbrook Press Call No: 323.1 ELI Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Gateway civil rightsSummary Note: Focuses on the events surrounding James Meredith's efforts to be allowed to attend the University of Mississippi in 1962.