Sooley

By John Grisham

Book Overview

#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?

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593359534
• ISBN13: 9780593359532
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Anchor Books
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 4.1" x 7.4"

Customer Reviews

Moving and memorable

This book was a surprise. Highly recommend! Not your usual Grisham. The characters were so well drawn that they stayed with me for days after I finished the novel. I may hold onto it and read it again.

Adversity and overcome obstacles to achieve freedom

Greta story of adversity and overcoming major odds