CD Audiobook
Sooley [sound recording] / John Grisham.
In 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. 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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593459287
- Physical Description: 9 audio discs (10.5 hours) : digital ; 4 3/4 inches
- Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: New York : Harper Audio, 2021.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Compact discs. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Dion Graham. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Basketball players > Fiction. College athletes > Fiction. Sudanese > United States > Fiction. North Carolina > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Audiobooks. Bildungsromans. Sports fiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | CD FIC Grish | 31681010234326 | CDFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
After seventeen-year-old Samuel "Sooley" Sooleymon receives a college scholarship to play basketball for North Carolina Central, he moves to Durham from his native, war-torn South Sudan, enrolls in classes, joins the team, and prepares to sit out his freshman season, but Sooley has a fierce determination to succeed so he can bring his family to America, working tirelessly on his game until he dominates everyone in practice, and when Sooley is called off the bench, the legend begins. - Random House, Inc.
#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 dreamsâand even bigger challenges off the court.
âGrisham is about as good a storyteller as weâve got.ââThe New York Times Book Review
Samuel âSooleyâ 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 heâs 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?
