Muhammed Ali was known for speaking in rhyme. He was witty, clever, and a natural poet. From an early age he worked tirelessly to excel at boxing. This book celebrates his career and personal accomplishments during a dark time of segregation. This is a fast-paced book that intertwines family relationships with lifetime friendships. You are going to love this!

March 25, 1959 Ali won the Golden Gloves Championship against Tony Madigan.

1960 Ali won a gold medal at the olympics

1964 Ali became the heavyweight champion of the world against Sonny Liston

What I thought of this book:

This book was amazing! If you haven’t read this, you really should! I think you’d love it!

My reaction to this book is:

There were some plot twists that felt like the sky was falling. Cool.

If I could pick a theme song for this book, it might be:

This song has a “keep on keeping on” theme but in a way that makes you want to see it work out. The main characters are up against SO MUCH struggle and you just can’t help but to root for them.

If I could pick an actor to play the part of the main character it might be Millie Bobby Brown from Stranger Things (and more), because she has so much grit and determination. She’s fearless.

One of my favorite quotes from this book is:

Guilt is the idiot cousin of remorse.

I give this book 5/5 stars!!!!!!!!!!

favorite quote:

“Good Morning!… We don’t want any adventures here thank you!”

My favorite part was the section about Aphrodite were it gives the myths and legends about her. I loved the rest of the book too.

In a word……….speechless!

This book is so good I couldn’t wait to go back and get the next one. It is adventure and fun and I loved it more than I can put into words.

#childhoodmemories  #adventure

An epic adventure where you learn to love the good guys and hate the bad guys. This is the story that started a 20 book tale through time of characters saving all that they hold dear from invaders and pirates alike.

Here’s how it worked this round: Everyone who submitted a review this winter had a name placed in a hat (except for Julie because she works here and that is winning enough). Michelle (staff) was asked to blindly select one piece of paper from the hat. She selected Madisyn! Now Madisyn gets to pick a paperback that the library will purchase for her. Great job, everyone!

While it was a fantastic plot, the ending left me really disappointed. It was, in fact, underwhelming.

If I were in charge of casting Maddy, I’d go with Halle Bailey.

If I could pick a theme song that fits the tone of this book it  might be:

Favorite part: Maddy and Olly are planning to snorkel.  Maddy is excited because she’s never been before and she can’t wait to see the humuhumunukunukuapua’a (the state fish for Hawaii). This whole scene just reminds  me of Sharpay in High School Musical.

Favorite quote: “Every ocean deserves to be seen by you.”

There was laughing and there was crying/laughing. Plenty of both.

If I could pick an actor to portray the main character, it would be Cameron Boyce

This music is a good fit for the mood of this book:

My favorite part: In the beginning Apollo was shot down to earth in a TRASH CAN! My very favorite part is right after when Meg saved him from two crooks using the full garbage bags. You gotta read this!

Summary: I love this book!  Apollo gets stripped of all of his godly powers and relies on everyone around him for help.  It is very fun watching him transition from being the strongest to the weakest in the room.