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There's Nothing Amare Leggette Analysis

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The central idea of the story is to never let anything stand in your way of doing what you love. Amare Leggette is an 8 year old boy, who has been blind his whole life. He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, and attends Charlotte’s Eastover Elementary school. To start off, Amare began his love for reading and education at a very young age (not letting his problem of being blind get in the way). He could talk in full sentences just at the age of three, and could name all the 50 states at age five! Next, Amare didn’t do all of this alone. Since Kindergarten, he has had help from his teacher Holly Jeffries, who he has been fortunate enough to work with over the years. Finally, There’s nothing Amare loves more than books! He loves reading books

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