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Item specifics

Sport
Basketball
Player
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Signed
Yes
Original/Reprint
Original
Autograph Authentication
James Spence Authentication (JSA)
Product
Book
Team
Los Angeles Lakers
Book Title
Becoming Kareem : Growing Up on and Off the Court
Item Length
9.3in
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication Year
2017
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
1.3in
Author
Raymond Obstfeld, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Genre
Juvenile Nonfiction
Topic
Biography & Autobiography / Sports & Recreation, Sports & Recreation / Basketball, Biography & Autobiography / Social Activists, Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage
Item Width
5.9in
Item Weight
15.9 Oz
Number of Pages
304 Pages

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In his first memoir written especially for young readers, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will focus on his relationships with several important coaches in his life - including his father, his high-school coach and Coach Wooden - as he tells the story of his life and career. Like many kids in elementary school, Kareem (then Lew Alcindor) struggled with fitting in, pleasing a strict father, and severe shyness that made him socially awkward. Unlike most kids, he also had to grapple with a sudden growth spurt that shot him up taller than pretty much everyone around him, including students, teachers, and even his own father. His increasing fame as a basketball player throughout high school brought new challenges as this shy boy was shoved into the national spotlight. At the same time, social unrest in the country, particularly involving the growing civil rights movement, tugged at his conscience as he tried to find his place in it. After all, he was just a kid. What could he do?Recruited to UCLA, his fame as an unstoppable center made him a college superstar. But as his fame rose, so did the social turmoil in the country: Vietnam War protests, Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., large-scale riots, the Women's Movement. He could have hidden from all the turmoil as a sports celebrity, but he chose to join in the social evolution. The result was converting to Islam and changing his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The public backlash was blistering, but he didn't waver.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN-10
031655538x
ISBN-13
9780316555388
eBay Product ID (ePID)
28038294867

Product Key Features

Book Title
Becoming Kareem : Growing Up on and Off the Court
Author
Raymond Obstfeld, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Biography & Autobiography / Sports & Recreation, Sports & Recreation / Basketball, Biography & Autobiography / Social Activists, Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage
Publication Year
2017
Genre
Juvenile Nonfiction
Number of Pages
304 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.3in
Item Height
1.3in
Item Width
5.9in
Item Weight
15.9 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Gv884.A24a3 2017
Grade from
Fifth Grade
Grade to
College Graduate Student
Reviews
"In our current moment when black athletes are joining the national confrontation with the nation's overwhelming legacy of racial injustice, few are better suited to provide context than Abdul-Jabbar.... Wrestling with what it means to be black, determining his own responsibility and capacity to respond to injustice, and becoming the "kindest, gentlest, smartest, lovingest version" of himself takes center stage in this retelling of the early part of his life. Like the author's unstoppable skyhook, this timely book is a clear score."-- Kirkus
Copyright Date
2017
Lccn
2017-036942
Dewey Decimal
796.323092 B
Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
Dewey Edition
23

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