The Kid from Courage
THE KID FROM COURAGE
In The Kid From Courage, by Ron Berman, Bryan becomes outstanding in tennis. All thanks to his coach, he makes it to the big-time in his tennis career, The Kalamazoo Tournament. Only the best players from the United States play there year round.
Bryan finally learns the fundamentals of tennis. He meets an old, dusty, coach who starts intense training and gets a lot better skills. Eventually, Bryan gets a few new techniques which change him to an awesome player.
He finally won The Courage Opens but a tragedy happens. His coach dies. Bryan gets a new coach named Mike Skully. Finally, Bryan makes it to the Kalamazoo Tournament, and Mike Scully is really excited for him. Bryan feels a lot of confidence in himself because he has gotten the farthest anybody has ever gotten from Courage County.
Bryan wins a few tennis matches but has problems winning the final match. He can't stop thinking about his dad and coach. Eventually, after a long, rough match, Bryan loses in the tiebreaker in the third set. Even after that, he loses in the finals and becomes a local tennis star. But hey, with that kind of attention, 2nd place in the U.S isn't all that bad.
The Kid From Courage teaches you to beleive in yourself and that you have two chances in life, just like your second sere. This book would be rated a nine out of ten in my opinion because of the time that some tragedies happen and the good events that happen to Bryan during his tennis career.
