Michael Lewis's The Blind Side is a nonfiction book about the life and early sports career of Michael Oher, as well as the evolution of the game of football. The book interweaves two stories.
It chronicles Oher’s journey from an impoverished neighborhood in East Memphis to his astounding feats as a left tackle at Briarcrest Christian School and the University of Mississippi. In doing so, it recounts how Michael was taken in by the Tuohy family. As they became increasingly involved in helping him improve his performance on the football field and in the classroom, they also grew very close to him, learning the details of his difficult upbringing and eventually adopting him as legal...
