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Becoming Kareem : Growing Up On and Off the Court by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar [Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem / Raymond Obstfeld] is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Becoming Kareem : Growing Up On and Off the Court about?

In his first memoir written especially for young readers, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will focus on his relationships with several important coaches in his life - including his father, his high-school coach and Coach Wooden - as he tells the story of his life and career. Like many kids in elementary school, Kareem (then Lew Alcindor) struggled with fitting in, pleasing a strict father, and severe shyness that made him socially awkward. Unlike most kids, he also had to grapple with a sudden growth spurt that shot him up taller than pretty much everyone around him, including students, teachers, and even his own father. His increasing fame as a basketball player throughout high school brought new challenges as this shy boy was shoved into the national spotlight. At the same time, social unrest in the country, particularly involving the growing civil rights movement, tugged at his conscience as he tried to find his place in it. After all, he was just a kid. What could he do?Recruited...

Who reads Becoming Kareem : Growing Up On and Off the Court?

Author

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar [Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem / Raymond Obstfeld]

Publisher

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9780316555333

Category

history

Subjects

Fiction, Memoir, Sports

Rating

4.8 / 5 (680 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14