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Wayne Gretzky The Great One
The Book I read was Wayne Gretzky The Great One, By Andrew Santella. He lives in Chicago, and writes about sports and other topics. Andrew h as interviewed Randy Johnson, Jeff Gordon, and Ozzie Smith.

This book describes the ups and downs of Wayne Gretzky’s life. It also describes the teams he’s been on. The book also describes the family life of Wayne Gretzky.

Mr. Santella is trying to explain the life of a superstar. Sometimes being a superstar is hard, it’s not always easy. It takes dedication to become good, but it takes practice to be great.

This book made me feel like I grew up with Wayne Gretzky. It was a very descriptive book. It had vivid details and was a great read.

I would recommend this book to boys and girls , and to ages
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