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El sueño de Sooley

El sueño de Sooley

Contemporary Literature
Pages
448
Published
2023
Language
Spanish

Synopsis

Samuel 'Sooley' Sooleymon, a young man from South Sudan, dreams of a better life for his family. With a raw talent for basketball, he gets an unexpected chance to play college basketball in the United States. Sooley faces immense challenges, from cultural differences to the pressures of the game, as he strives to make it to the NBA and support his loved ones back home.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

InspiringHopefulEmotional
Coming of AgeFish Out of Water

Genres

Contemporary Literature

Authors

J
John Grisham

Long before his name became synonymous with the modern legal thriller, he was working 60-70 hours a week at a small Southaven, Mississippi, law practice, squeezing in time before going to the office and during courtroom recesses to work on his hobby—writing his first novel. Born on February 8, 1955 in Jonesboro, Arkansas, to a construction worker and a homemaker, John Grisham as a child dreamed of being a professional baseball player. Realizing he didn’t have the right stuff for a pro career,...