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Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem , Obstfeld, Raymond

Becoming Kareem: Growing Up on and off the Court

291 pp. | Little | November, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-0-316-55538-8 $17.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-0-316-55533-3
(2) 4-6 Born Lewis Alcindor, "Lew" changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ("noble servant of God") in 1971 at age twenty-four, marking a religious, cultural, and political awakening for the basketball great. In clear and straightforward prose, Abdul-Jabbar writes a rich and nuanced sports story of growing up in the civil rights era. A sixteen-page insert of well-captioned black-and-white photos is a nice bonus.
Reviewer: Dean Schneider | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2018

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