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Becoming Kareem : growing up on and off the court
- Title
- Becoming Kareem : growing up on and off the court / by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Raymond Obstfeld.
- Author
- Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem, 1947-
- Publication
- New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2017.
- ©2017
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc D 19-494 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFD 18-993 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Obstfeld, Raymond, 1952-
- Description
- xii, 289 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 22 cm
- Summary
- "An autobiography about Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and his life growing up in New York, becoming the basketball star he's known to be, and getting involved in the world around him as an activist for social change"--
- At one time, Lew Alcindor was just another kid from New York City with all the usual problems: He struggled with fitting in, with pleasing a strict father, and with overcoming shyness that made him feel socially awkward. But with a talent for basketball, and an unmatched team of supporters, Lew Alcindor was able to transform and to become Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. From a childhood made difficult by racism and prejudice to a record-smashing career on the basketball court as an adult, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's life was packed with "coaches" who taught him right from wrong and led him on the path to greatness. His parents, coaches Jack Donahue and John Wooden, Muhammad Ali, Bruce Lee, and many others played important roles in Adbul-Jabbar's life and sparked him to become an activist for social change and advancement. The inspiration from those around him, and his drive to find his own path in life, are highlighted in this personal and awe-inspiring journey. Written especially for young readers, Becoming Kareem chronicles how Kareem Abdul-Jabbar became the icon and legend he is today, both on and off the court. -- from dust jacket.
- Subjects
- Basketball players
- Social reformers
- Basketball players > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature
- Autobiographies
- Black author
- African Americans > Biography > Juvenile literature
- Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem, 1947- > Juvenile literature
- Social reformers > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature
- African American political activists > Biography > Juvenile literature
- African American women basketball players > Biography > Juvenile literature
- United States
- Juvenile works
- Genre/Form
- Juvenile works.
- Autobiographies.
- Awards (note)
- School Library Journal's Best Books, 2017
- Call Number
- Sc D 19-494
- ISBN
- 9780316555388
- 031655538X
- 9780316555333 (canceled/invalid)
- 0316555339 (canceled/invalid)
- 9780316478137 (canceled/invalid)
- 031647813X (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2017036942
- OCLC
- 975442500
- Author
- Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem, 1947- author.
- Title
- Becoming Kareem : growing up on and off the court / by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Raymond Obstfeld.
- Publisher
- New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2017.
- Copyright Date
- ©2017
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Local Note
- Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
- Awards
- School Library Journal's Best Books, 2017
- Connect to:
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Added Author
- Obstfeld, Raymond, 1952- author.
- Research Call Number
- Sc D 19-494JFD 18-993