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Summary: I think this was a good book.
Review: I think The Moves Make the Man is a very interesting book. It takes place when black people are not thought of as a equal value. Jerome is the main character of the book. I think Jerome is very confident but also stubbern and stuck up. He always talks how he is better than everyone and smarter. The reason I didn't give the book a five star rating is because at the end Bix just ran away
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Summary: A Must READ Book
Review: I thought it was a really interesting book. One reason I like the book was because I love to play basketball like the kid in the book. I could never but the book down because it was so good. The book was always coming up with different problems or events in the story. I was really happy how the author made the characters different in a lot of ways, like black and white people. Not just white or black people. Also how he made some of the characters unfair and mean. Be aware the book might swear a couple of times but not that often. You might not like the book if you don't like basketball because it's mostly about basketball and the moves you do to make a player good. In the end it is really sad at the end.
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Summary: The Moves Make The Man
Review: I thought that this was a very good book, and it taught me a lot about how people should treat other people. At the beginning of the book, Bix did not like Jerome but over the time of this book it became a great friendship. If you are looking for a great and exsiting book that you will never want to put down, get this one. I would like everybody to read this book if I could, because it teaches you not only about basketball but the way to run your life. Bix's dad, even though he is not a major character in the book, teaches you a lot because he did not treat his kid like he was supposed to and as a result, he and his mom got divorced. What I mean by that is that, if you don't treat people the right way then later you might have nobody to treat anyway. When Jerome went to his new all white school, I could only imagine what he would be going through. I liked this book because it had funny parts ,and sad parts. This made the characters seem very realistic. What all of this sums up to is that this was a great book.
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Summary: This is the only book that's ever made me cry...
Review: In this book, I met Jerome Foxworthy-he's a seventh grade African American boy with a love for basketball, the French language, and his family. I also met Braxton Rivers the 3rd, a non-lying caucasian boy, and I adopted his nickname for myself-Bix. Now, me being a scruffy loud-mouthed basketball fan, I don't cry too much. But when I finished this book-for the 5th time, no less-I was blubbering like a baby. Bruce Brooks is a wonderful author who tells stories that are technically fiction, but that would not be unlikely to happen. I highly recommend this book.
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Summary: The moves make the man
Review: Jerome Foxworthy and Bix River become best friends when Jerome teaches Bix how to play basketball. However, the book is not only about basketball. Knowing how to play basketball is a metaphor on how to face life's challenges. For example, Bix had to deal with his father's death and his mother being in the mental hospital. I enjoyed how the relationship between these two teenagers grew not only because they were practicing how to play basketball correctly, but also more importantly how they tried to apply what they learned on the court to what problems they were facing off the court. For those who enjoy reading about sports and about the mysteries of life, they will truly find this book satisfying.
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Summary: The moves make the man
Review: Jerome Foxworthy and Bix River become best friends when Jerome teaches Bix how to play basketball. However, the book is not only about basketball. Knowing how to play basketball is a metaphor on how to face life's challenges. For example, Bix had to deal with his father's death and his mother being in the mental hospital. I enjoyed how the relationship between these two teenagers grew not only because they were practicing how to play basketball correctly, but also more importantly how they tried to apply what they learned on the court to what problems they were facing off the court. For those who enjoy reading about sports and about the mysteries of life, they will truly find this book satisfying.
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Summary: Just Voice
Review: Just Voice
(This review is written by the voice of the main character.)"Swish!" "I scored the game winning point against you Bix, you lose!" "I am the man you stink I rock, you little prissy girl!" This is some action that you will read in the book. It is about me Jay Fox, a black kid, and Bix, a white kid. Bix's mom is crazy and his dad could care less about Bix. I was there to help him out. He helped me out too. I learned new things about white people and what they think of us. The Moves Make The Man by Bruce Brooksis a wonderful book. If you are looking for an adventure and excitement, this is the book for you! He does an amazing job describing everything. It is almost like you are in the book. Playing basketball against me or Bix. It has some language that is not suitable for children under nine years of age. It is for children at the age of ten and up. If you are athletic and play a sport with your best friend (like me) this book will be highly suitable for you and your best friend. This book has everything you need adventure, excitement, and it also has really sad parts. It changes your mood from sad to happy in one page! Sometimes it's confusing but makes out to be a really good book and it ties it all up in the end of the book. I now have a good person to play basketball against. Now, I have shown him how to play basketball not "bounceball!" This is a great book. I bet there will be a second book!
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Summary: Jerome & Bix, The same kind of people, from different worlds
Review: My critique is on the book called The Moves Make the Man by Bruce Brooks. On a scale of one to five stars I would rate this book a five star. It was real life it was not some boring on biography or something it was about a kid that had a life and was not afraid to tell the world about it. He told a story of his friend Bix who was a normal kid who was not living a normal life. He had a life that he did not want but the lord gave it to him for a reason. He did not it like so, I guess you would say that he got out of it. Another book that I think that this book is similar to this book is called Maniac Magee. It was also about a boy who was like an outcast. He had a real life and it was not a "goody to shoes," the book it had point and was interesting. Maniac was like Bix. But it had a happier ending than this book (The Moves Make the Man.) Another book that was like this book is Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry. It also dealt with prejudice. All of these books were good and I enjoyed them. If you don not have a lot to do and like reading good and interesting booksthen you should read some of these books, I enjoyed them. And I think you would too.
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Summary: Hey Mikey, he likes it!
Review: The Moves Make the Man is a book about friendship, basketball, and telling the truth. I loved the freak-outs that Bix had, and how Jerome handled them. Jerome and Bix have such a strange relationship: Jerome can't play jokes on Bix or he freaks out, and Bix doesn't like to talk because he hates shrinks and their questions. My favorite parts are when Jerome is playing basketball games against people, because you can see the moves in your head and wonder, "How did he pull that off?" Jerome faces racism, and other real issues, so this book isn't totally fictional, but not totally real. Combined, they make a winning combination. I could really see a change in Bix as he progressed in basketball, and did more and more fakes, lies, and tricks. Bix went from being a timid little kid who freaks out when he hears a lie, to a strong kid who tells lies and doesn't freak out. If there were a sequel to this book, I would read it in a heartbeat.
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Summary: Hey Mikey, he likes it!
Review: The Moves Make the Man is a book about friendship, basketball, and telling the truth. I loved the freak-outs that Bix had, and how Jerome handled them. Jerome and Bix have such a strange relationship: Jerome can't play jokes on Bix or he freaks out, and Bix doesn't like to talk because he hates shrinks and their questions. My favorite parts are when Jerome is playing basketball games against people, because you can see the moves in your head and wonder, "How did he pull that off?" Jerome faces racism, and other real issues, so this book isn't totally fictional, but not totally real. Combined, they make a winning combination. I could really see a change in Bix as he progressed in basketball, and did more and more fakes, lies, and tricks. Bix went from being a timid little kid who freaks out when he hears a lie, to a strong kid who tells lies and doesn't freak out. If there were a sequel to this book, I would read it in a heartbeat.
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