Quarter 2 SSR

             The book I read for our second quarter SSR was The Contract by Derek Jeter and it is a novel that consists of Jeter’s past experiences with baseball. Jeter made a great emphasis on his struggle as a baseball player from little league all the way to the majors. In this story, Jeter recognizes multiple coaches and teammates that basically make up the storyline, but of course the stud shortstop Derek Jeter was my favorite character in this novel. Jeter is my favorite because he shows great confidence and good attributes not only while playing baseball, but also in his schoolwork. He shows that he loves the game of baseball and will stop at nothing to try and get his shortstop position back from his antagonist Pete. Pete plays the bad guy in this novel as he tries to take Jeter’s position from him and attempts to embarrass him. Eventually, Jeter’s epic skill set strikes once again as he shows off with diving catches and home runs. The lessons taught by Jeter in this book recognize some of the most common conflicts and show how the legend himself dealt with them. After reading this, I feel inspired by the work of the former yankee and 5 time World Series champion and I hope that he continues to be a hero to his future fans by his amazing literature.