Sooley – Limited Edition A Novel
Sooley – Limited Edition A Novel by John Grisham, published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on May 25, 2021, is a unique entry into the realm of sports fiction. This limited edition features leather-bound covers, signed and numbered copies, printed endpapers, gold stamping, a slipcase, and a ribbon marker. The narrative follows Samuel “Sooley” Sooleymon, a talented young basketball player from South Sudan, who faces significant challenges both on and off the court as he pursues his dreams in the United States.
Readers will find a compelling story that intertwines themes of sports, action, and coming of age. As Samuel navigates the complexities of a basketball tournament while grappling with devastating news from home, his determination to succeed becomes a driving force. The novel explores his journey from a raw talent to a player with the potential to change his family’s fate, highlighting the struggles and triumphs that accompany his quest for success. With 368 pages, this edition offers an immersive experience into Grisham’s storytelling, showcasing a different kind of court and the resilience of the human spirit.
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Books are leather-bound, signed and numbered, with printed endpapers, gold stamping, a slipcase, and a ribbon marker.
New York Times bestselling author John Grisham takes you to a different kind of court in his first basketball novel. Samuel “Sooley” Sooleymon is a raw, young talent with big hoop dreams…and even bigger challenges off the court.
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. 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.
Samuel is an amazing athlete, with speed, quickness, and an astonishing vertical leap. The rest of his game, though, needs work, and the American coaches are less than impressed.
During the tournament, Samuel receives devastating news from home: A civil war is raging across South Sudan, and rebel troops have ransacked his village. His father is dead, his sister is missing, and his mother and two younger brothers are in a refugee camp.
Samuel desperately wants to go home, but it’s just not possible. Partly out of sympathy, the coach of North Carolina Central offers him a scholarship. Samuel moves to Durham, enrolls in classes, joins the team, and prepares to sit out his freshman season. There is plenty of more mature talent and he isn’t immediately needed.
But Samuel has something no other player has: a fierce determination to succeed so he can bring his family to America. 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. With the Central team losing and suffering injury after injury, Sooley, as he is nicknamed, is called off the bench. And the legend begins.
But how far can Sooley take his team? And will success allow him to save his family?
Gripping and moving, Sooley showcases John Grisham’s unparalleled storytelling powers in a whole new light. This is Grisham at the top of his game.
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