New Club Resource

You may have heard about this book called The Blind Side, or the movie by the same name. It is out in the theaters right now. I just saw the movie and was really moved by it so I got the book. I read it in a week and a half, which for me is pretty fast! The movie and book focus on the life of Michael Oher. He is a young man who grew up in the rough part of Memphis, and spent time in and out of foster care. The story focuses on his development as a football player and his process of being adopted by a family in Memphis. As he goes through high school we see him getting stronger in school, and we watch him make plans for college. He eventually makes his way into the NFL and is now playing for the Ravens in Baltimore. You can read his story here if you wanted to get a quick version of it. I thought that his story might encourage you as you work toward your own education.

An interesting thing happened as I read through the story of Michael Oher - I thought it was a story that each of you should read too. This sparked an idea, I thought that there were other stories that could really challenge, inspire and help you grow. As I thought about it, it became clear that we should start a "Lending Library" for our club. I have been able to acquire some text books and personal development books that you can check out from me through the library. Here is the list of what we have so far. If you have any ideas of books that we should add please let me know.

• The Blind Side (Story of Michael Oher)
• The Total Money Makeover (Money and Budgeting)
• Getting Solid (Transitioning from Foster Care)
• Vital Friends (Important Friends to have)
• How Full is Your Bucket? (Power of Encouragement)
• QBQ (Personal Accountability)
• Flux (Stories from Foster Care Alumni)
• On Their Own (Stories from transitioning out of foster care)
• Foster Care 411 (Transitioning from Foster Care)
• 48 Days to the Work You Love (Career Direction)
• 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens (Personal Development)

We also have some of the most common text books that are required for most of our programs.

• English 94
• English 101
• Psychology 100
• Sociology 101
• Psychology 112
• Public Speaking 220
  

I am excited to offer these as resources to you. UPDATE: If you wish to check out these books please see me for the check out form. Talk to you later