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...

Publisher Annotation: From the nine-time women's basketball icon and two-time Olympic gold medalist-a raw, revelatory account of her unfathomable detainment in Russia and her journey home. 320pp., 500K.

For sports agent Myron Bolitar, the disappearance of a man he'd once competed against was bringing back memories--of the sport he and Greg Downing had both played and the woman they both loved. Now, among the stars, the wanna-bes, the gamblers and groupies, Myron is unraveling the strange, violent life of a sports hero gone wrong, and coming face-to-face with a past he can't relive, and a present he may not survive.

Vowing to meet eleven years after sealing letters they wrote to each other in an old metal box, best friends Ellie and Nolan both have reservations about seeing each other again as loneliness, personal tragedies, and a lack of faith haunt both of them.

The inside look at one of the most captivating and consequential figures in our culture - with never-before-heard interviews.

Before she became one of the most famous basketball players on the planet, before she began speaking out for prison reform, Maya Moore was just a kid. In this chapter book biography by acclaimed author Andrew Maraniss, readers learn more about the life and work of Maya Moore--from growing up with a single mother in Jefferson City, Missouri, to her journey to becoming a star player at UConn and the WNBA, to her social justice fighting for prison reform...

Profiles some of the best basketball players in the game today, including Derrick Rose, Rajon Rondo, and LaMarcus Aldridge.

Meet the basketball superstar who is also a great role model.

"Introduces readers to the most dynamic pro basketball stars of today and yesterday, including notable statistics and records"--

Mourning--NBA champion, Olympic gold medalist, kidney disease survivor, and community activist--details the faith, focus, and determination that have carried him through life.