Rebound

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Summary: Rebound
Review: Sean and David were brought together by their vice-principal, who had caught them fighting on school property on the very first day of school. Sean was forced to be David's guide, since he was new to the school. He had no choice but to accept this job, or it was a phone call to his parents. Sean had already had an extremely bad year the year before, and he couldn't risk getting into trouble again or his chances on making it to the school basketball team would be slim. David, on the other hand, didn't get into any trouble at all since he was handicapped and sat in a wheelchair. Not long after that inccident, they become best friends. David teaches Sean how it is like to live a life in a wheelchair and Sean starts to understand what David has to go through each and everyday, with people treating you like you were a retarded.

The reason I really enjoyed this book was because it teaches you a lesson. Even though people in wheelchairs can't move their legs, it doesn't mean that you have to treat them differently. When you give them special treatment, it makes them feel like there is something wrong with them. It really hurts them knowing that they will never be able to use their legs again to run around and do what they use to do. They are still humans. In this book, David was an excellent basketball player. He beat Sean even when he was on the wheelchair, while Sean got to use his legs to move around.

My favorite part is when David invites Sean to a basketball game. Sean has absolutely no idea who is playing against who in this game. David won't tell him becasue he wanted to surprise him. The only thing that David tells him is to get the best seat there is so he could see the players. When Sean went to his seat, he saw a bunch of boys in wheelchairs wearing gold uniforms. Sean recognized one of those boys. It was David, he was going to play in the game with his team.

carolmanp6