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Language: Mild Language,Language: Racial or Ethnic Epithet/Slur
Becoming Kareem: Growing Up On and Off the Court
By Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Raymond Obstfeld
Edition
ALA-CBC Building a Home Library Booklist - 2018
School Library Journal’s Best Books of 2017, Nonfiction
Booklist Top 10 Diverse Nonfiction for Older and Middle Readers: 2018
By Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Raymond Obstfeld
Hardcover edition
Publisher Hachette Book Group Imprint Little, Brown ISBN9780316555388
Awards and Honors Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children’s Book Award 2018—2019 NomineeALA-CBC Building a Home Library Booklist - 2018
School Library Journal’s Best Books of 2017, Nonfiction
Booklist Top 10 Diverse Nonfiction for Older and Middle Readers: 2018
Becoming Kareem: Growing Up On and Off the Court
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SKU
9780316555388J
In his first memoir written especially for young readers, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
focuses 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. Black-and-white photo insert.
focuses 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. Black-and-white photo insert.
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