Sooley

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER ? John Grisham takes you to a different kind of court in his first basketball novel. Samuel ?Sooley? Sooleymon is a raw, young talent with big hoop dreams?and even bigger challenges off the court.?Hard to put down ... the pages turn quickly ... building to a climax that won?t leave readers doubting whether this is a John Grisham novel.? ?Associated PressIn the summer of his seventeenth year, Sam¿uel Sooleymon gets the chance of a lifetime: a trip to the United States with his South Sudanese teammates to play in a showcase basket¿ball tournament. He has never been away from home, nor has he ever been on an airplane. The opportunity to be scouted by dozens of college coaches is a dream come true.Samuel is an amazing athlete, with speed, quick¿ness, and an astonishing vertical leap. The rest of his game, though, needs work, and the American coaches are less than impressed.During the tournament, Samuel receives dev¿astating news from home: A civil war is raging across South Sudan, and rebel troops have ran¿sacked his village. His father is dead, his sister is missing, and his mother and two younger brothers are in a refugee camp.Samuel desperately wants to go home, but it?s just not possible. Partly out of sympathy, the coach of North Carolina Central offers him a scholar¿ship. Samuel moves to Durham, enrolls in classes, joins the team, and prepares to sit out his freshman season. There is plenty of more mature talent and he isn?t immediately needed.But Samuel has something no other player has: a fierce determination to succeed so he can bring his family to America. He works tirelessly on his game, shooting baskets every morning at dawn by himself in the gym, and soon he?s dominating everyone in practice. With the Central team los¿ing and suffering injury after injury, Sooley, as he is nicknamed, is called off the bench. And the legend begins.But how far can Sooley take his team? And will success allow him to save his family?Gripping and moving, Sooley showcases John Grisham?s unparalleled storytelling powers in a whole new light. This is Grisham at the top of his game.

Bol Partner

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • John Grisham is at the top of his game in this novel of a raw, young basketball player with big dreams—and even bigger challenges off the court. “Grisham is about as good a storyteller as we’ve got.”—The New York Times Book Review Samuel “Sooley” Sooleymon is just seventeen years old when he and his South Sudanese teammates come to the United States to compete in a basketball tournament. The opportunity to be scouted by college coaches is a dream come true. Though he is an amazing athlete, his technical game needs work. And then Sooley receives devastating news from home: as a result of the civil war raging across South Sudan, his father is dead, his sister is missing, and his mother and two younger brothers are in a refugee camp. Moved by his story, the coach of North Carolina Central offers him a scholarship. Sooley moves to Durham, enrolls in classes, and prepares to sit out his freshman season. But Sooley has a fierce determination to improve. He works tirelessly on his game, and soon he’s dominating in practice. With the Central team losing and plagued by injuries, Sooley is called off the bench. But how far can he take his team? And will success allow him to save his family?

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John Grisham (Auteur) - Verschenen op 27/04/2021 bij Hodder & Stoughton Libri