[OneAngryDaisy]

I've read so much, its tough to pick just a book... A pair comes to mind, though- in the summer of my junior year I had to read 2 American autobiographies and write a compare/contrast essay. Most of my peers read about two presidents, two first ladies, etc, but I took a different path..

Monster- written by Kody Scott/Saniyaka Shakur. A autobiography of an L.A. gang member, and a very graphic novel. What hooked me was his transformation into the religious and spiritual novel. He served so much time during his young years, found religion, and is now ironically serving time for beating up a neighborhood crack dealer who refused to stop. Really heavy stuff..

To Hell and Back- Audie Murphy. (the most decorated WWII soldier)- and he was only 5'2''.. Real courage and guts, this book was about his experiences in WWII..

It was tons of fun comparing those two books, both of them showed the epitome of brotherhood and teamwork, they really drove me to become better friends with everyone on my team. Needless to say, my AP US teacher was rather surprised when sifting through papers about Abe Lincoln to see a essay about a gang member.