Gripping and moving, Sooley showcases John Grisham’s unparalleled storytelling powers in a whole new light. And the legend begins.īut how far can Sooley take his team? And will success allow him to save his family? With the Central team losing and suffering injury after injury, Sooley, as he is nicknamed, is called off the bench. 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. There is plenty of more mature talent and he isn’t immediately needed.īut Samuel has something no other player has: a fierce determination to succeed so he can bring his family to America. Samuel moves to Durham, enrolls in classes, joins the team, and prepares to sit out his freshman season.
Partly out of sympathy, the coach of North Carolina Central offers him a scholarship. Samuel desperately wants to go home, but it’s just not possible. His father is dead, his sister is missing, and his mother and two younger brothers are in a refugee camp. The rest of his game, though, needs work, and the American coaches are less than impressed.ĭuring the tournament, Samuel receives devastating news from home: A civil war is raging across South Sudan, and rebel troops have ransacked his village. Samuel is an amazing athlete, with speed, quickness, and an astonishing vertical leap. The opportunity to be scouted by dozens of college coaches is a dream come true. He has never been away from home, nor has he ever been on an airplane. In the summer of his seventeenth year, Samuel Sooleymon gets the chance of a lifetime: a trip to the United States with his South Sudanese teammates to play in a showcase basketball tournament.
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