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Mystery Reader Day 2--Mrs. Lisenby

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We're celebrating Read Across America Week with a mystery reader each day! Tuesday's Mystery Reader was Mrs. Lisenby. She recommended the book Dream Big. Enjoy Mrs. Lisenby reading the book she recommended!

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hello today I will be reading dream big by Deloris Jordan score always came first but whenever he could Michael played dreamed live basketball Michael took his basketball everywhere everyday when he got off the school bus he would rip his basketball home but his love of basketball made his mother tell him things like Michael tables are for dining not dribbling or Michael you may not want to play with your basketball on the house and Michael but your ball down and concentrate on your homework everyday after school Michael and his friends with fly pick up games in Michaels backyard or at the Boise Center downtown they would see who can get the 20 shots first afternoon Michael Michaels best friend Reggie and David were near 24 Michael you better catch up later said are you dreaming again Michael and his friends often thought about what they wanted to be when they grew up Reggie wanted to be an astronaut I wanted to be a pilot Michael dreamed of playing basketball maybe even in the Olympics David do you think I'll make the team when we get to high school Michael you love the game the more you play the better you'll be David said you just need to work hard and keep pressing Mike was thinking about what David said when when he and the boys went over to how to take some practice shots for dinner not so fast boys there will be no basketball and to your homework is done every last page mister and called Michael said that's final David and Reggie see you later Michael name is mom in business was important to her and came first basketball was fine but only after homework was done and done with Michael Jordan himself to his room to work on Mister fruits math homework a school that week all the talk was about the Olympics the US basketball team was playing in Germany everyone was following it I want to play basketball not watch it on TV Michael told his friend Michael thought it would be so exciting to play for the US Olympic team he dreamed of it on Sunday September 10th it rained and rained Michael was stuck inside so he watch the Olympics on TV with his brothers Ronnie and Larry the United States was playing basketball against Russia it was the most exciting game people have ever seen with a final score of 5251 a loss for the United States after the game Michael Walton to the kitchen as his mother was preparing dinner in an ounce I'm going to be an Olympic champion his mother replied with a smile on her face not looking up for peeling the potatoes that's a long way off and you're just nine you'll need to work hard starting today to make that happen his mother wondered if Michael had any idea of all the effort it would take to even get to try out for the sea dreaming is good but dreaming is for dreamers it's one thing to want to play in the Olympics Michael it's another thing to do something about it she told young dreamer mom I am a dreamer but I am a winner you better get busy then you'll be old enough to try it before you know it coach Erin I talked to you should always given Michael a high five in the hallways but still had it but still it had taken Michael weeks to get up the nerve to speak to him I really want to play on the US Olympic team what can I do to get there to start you'll need to try out for the middle school team it's a lot of pressure and will be a lot of work but nothing like the pressure in the Olympics can you handle it I mean deep down can you handle it and do you really want a promise or my hardest to make Captain Michael answer Michael is ready to play for his country in the Olympics and what do whatever he needed to do to get there well son with hard work anything is possible make sure you keep that promise to yourself the next day Michael's big brother Larry was off to Laney High School for a scrimmage I can't promise you any playing time but why don't you come and sit on the bench and watch maybe you'll pick up some pointers and learn some new place Michael noticed that he was now up to Larry shoulder he had grown and so had his dream it was time to do something about it later seen was leading by six points when Michael was called him Larry passed the ball to Michael who passed it right back Michael begin to imagine himself on the Olympic team he could see it and feel it Pastor Michael Michael had a long shot and he shot right over the head of the tallest boy on the other team he's sunk it the final score was 14 to 10 if three points were mine I guess you aren't just a dreamer but a door Michael and Michael never gave up after that game not for a day even when he was cutting the tryouts for his for her he just practice harder and harder Michael's Big Dreams Brew just like he did in the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles Michael Jordan became an Olympian for the US basketball team in 1 his first gold medal he knew when he was only nine just that this is what would be it all started during the pickup games on the blacktop with his friends Michael never gave us a giant step steps day after day after day yes Michael's big dream came true so dream big and work hard and your dream might come true to the Laura Story

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