Michael Ohar: A Homeless Teenager

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Michael Ohar is a homeless African-American teen, who grows up without knowing where any of his family is at all. Big Mike ends up getting into a high school where he becomes a great football player and a wonderful brother\son to his adopted family. Michael was walking to go someplace warm when the Tuohy family was driving when they picked him up and brought him home. The Tuohy’s also had their own kids, a daughter named Collins, and their son named Shawn Jr. Ohar then stayed with the family for many nights, then they asked him to live with them. After a few weeks the Tuohy’s eventually adopted Michael and became his legal guardians. Big Mike tried out for the football team before coming one of the best players on the team. He then goes on

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