Shooting stars by lebron james, buzz bissinger kirkus. Lebron james has 11 books on goodreads with 1792 ratings. Sep 08, 2009 from the ultimate teambasketball superstar lebron james and buzz bissinger, pulitzer prizewinning author of friday night lights and three nights in augusta poignant, thrilling tale of the power of teamwork to transform young lives, including jamess own the shooting stars were a bunch of kidslebron james and his best friends. With his new book, shooting stars, lebron james takes. The shooting stars were a bunch of kids from akron, ohiolebron james and his best friendswho first met on a youth basketball team of the same name when they were ten years old. Bissinger 2009, hardcover at the best online prices at. Npr coverage of shooting stars by lebron james and buzz bissinger. Shooting stars by lebron james, buzz bissinger 9781594202322.
See all books authored by lebron james, including shooting stars, and first to 16 wins. Posted jul 22, 2009 by bill livingston, the plain dealer. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest basketball players in nba history. The inspirational heart of the book is james and his teammates gutsy performance in the face of the tornadolike media frenzy. You know, the astoldto book about lebron james high school glory days. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Lebron james plays for the nbas cleveland cavaliers. After a deadly shooting in an orlando nightclub on sunday left at least 50 dead and wounded 53 more, lebron james and other athletes offered their condolences to the victims and their families. Lebron james and others demand justice in georgia shooting of.
Buy shooting stars first printing by lebron james, buzz bissinger isbn. After reading shooting stars, i now understand why. The shooting stars were a bunch of kids from akron, ohio lebron james and his best friends who first met on a youth basketball team when they were ten and eleven years old. In his new book shooting stars, lebron james reveals he learned a lot in high school. The shooting stars were a bunch of kids from akron, ohio lebron james and his best friendswho first met on a youth basketball team of the same name when they were ten years old. Shooting stars the shooting stars were a bunch of kids from akron, ohiolebron james and his best friendswho first met on a youth basketball team of the same name when they were ten years old. Shooting stars by lebron james goodreads the book shooting. In both documentary and book, joyce stands at center court the intense, softspoken, churchgoing graduate of ohio university who first gathered the shooting stars.
Lebron james, kerry washington and amy schumer lead stars campaigning for action to be taken in fatal shooting of unarmed black jogger ahmaud arbery by two white men in georgia. In fact, the shooting stars qualified for the national a. In his book, shooting stars, james paints a grim picture of the era, saying, we had become bigheaded jerks, me in particular, and we are to blame for that, but so are adults who treated us that way and then sat back and smugly watched the selfdestruction. This book was written by buzz bissinger and lebron james himself. Shooting stars by lebron james, buzz bissinger, hardcover. Shooting stars has 3 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace.
United by their love of the game and their yearning for companionship, they quickly forged a bond that would carry them through thick and thin a. After appearing on the cover of sports illustrated and having his high school basketball games broadcast on espn, he was the first pick of the lowly cleveland cavaliers in the 2003 nba draft, and actually had them in playoff contention. Juel taylor and tony rettenmaier wrote the script, based on shooting stars, the book james wrote with friday night lights author buzz bissinger. Lebron james may not be willing to admit he was dunked on by a college player a couple of weeks ago, but he is ready to acknowledge that he was. Lebron was the only child of a single mother 1984, at age 16, grew up without a father and had moved over a dozen times by the age of ten. From the ultimate teambasketball superstar lebron james and buzz bissinger, pulitzer prizewinning author of friday night lights and three nights in. The title is taken from the junior aau team that first brought them to the attention of the. Published in 2009, the book explores james early life in akron, ohio, and his sports origins on the amateur athletic union team after which the book is named.
His teammates were his best friends, and together they all enrolled in st. The authors purpose for writing this book was to entertain the reader and give the views of lebron james and the fab five as they were known as in their high school days at st vincentst. Lebron loved his grandmother because she took care of him and taught. Shooting stars is a basketball program which lebron and his friends played in. Adulthigh schoollebron james truly has become a star. Mar 15, 2017 lebron james shooting stars disclaimer. As the starting squad for this catholic high schools team, they named themselves the fab five after the 1991 university of michigan team. It was published by penguin press and has a total of 272 pages in the book. The title of this book is shooting stars and it was written by lebron james, buzz bissinger. Sep 09, 2009 lebron james shoots for the stars basketball player lebron james has been a star since he was a teenager. Now an nba superstar and an international celebrity. Discussions ranking him as the greatest basketball player of all time have often been subject to significant debate. Oct 04, 2009 proclaimed the chosen one by sports illustrated in 2002, lebron james rose from 17yearold basketball prodigy to n. The shooting stars were a basketball team james played on in middle school.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Shooting stars is a book about lebron james and his rough childhood and how he overcame adversity to get to the place where he is now. The book describes the team lebron played with as a young child, the shooting stars, and the lifelong bonds he forged there. Lebron james had suffered losses in his life from basketball games and even family. Jul 23, 2009 the revelations come in a new book shooting stars. Lebron james books list of books by author lebron james. Universal adapting lebron james autobiography shooting stars. Buy shooting stars first printing by james, lebron, bissinger, buzz isbn. Bissinger 2009, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Shooting stars book by lebron james 3 available editions. This memoir of comingofage chronicles the exploits and growing pains beginning at age 10 of lebron james and his youth basketball team, the shooting stars of akron, ohio. The book is meticulously detailed on characters, games, and just every situation in lebrons highschool days, but i wish the book went on past his graduation. Basketball player lebron james is getting a biopic, with director chris robinson adapting his autobiography shooting stars into a feature film for universal pictures.
Listen to shooting stars by lebron james, buzz bissinger. With emphasis on being true to oneself and ones teammates, shooting stars is a classic study of how sports helps innercity youths become disciplined, contributing young men on the verge of winning a national championship. The coauthors dramatically recreate the minutebyminute highlights of key games in st. Shooting stars lebron james shooting stars lebron james shooting stars is the story of lebron james and his four boyhood friends in aaron growing in friendship and basketball on their way to three ohio championships and one national championship. Nov 30, 2018 universal is adapting the lebron james novel shooting stars, about the pro basketball players life, into a motion picture with chris robinson on board to direct. Shooting stars is the story of lebron james and his four boyhood friends in aaron growing in friendship and basketball on their way to three ohio championships and one national championship. Shooting stars is by lebron james and buzz bissinger is a sport book about lebron james life and his teammates lives as young basketball stars. Lebron james shooting stars talks life, loyalty and the chosen.
The book shooting stars by lebron james and buzz bissinger is an inspirational book about perseverance, racism, friendship, and the love of basketball. Lot detail lebron james signed shooting stars hardcover book. Lebron james and others demand justice in georgia shooting. The shooting stars were a bunch of kids from akron, ohiolebron james and his best friendswho first met on a youth basketball team of the same name when. United by their love of the game and their yearning for companionship, they quickly forged a bond that would carry them through thick and thin a lot of thin and, at last, to the brink of a national championship. Sep 09, 2009 in his new book shooting stars, lebron james reveals he learned a lot in high school. The book shooting stars is the story lebron james and his high school basketball teammates known as the fab five. Sep 09, 2009 shooting stars, a new collaboration between lebron james, probably the greatest basketball player alive, and buzz bissinger, the author of friday night lights, is a different kind of book. Lebron james s most popular book is shooting stars.
This book talks about the rough times lebron went through. Jul 08, 2016 after a deadly shooting in an orlando nightclub on sunday left at least 50 dead and wounded 53 more, lebron james and other athletes offered their condolences to the victims and their families. Of course james is the focus here, and he provides ample biographical details about his fatherless upbringing in the akron housing projects. Sep 08, 2009 shooting stars is the story of lebron james and his four boyhood friends in aaron growing in friendship and basketball on their way to three ohio championships and one national championship. But they were lessons he didnt find in any text book.
Published in 2009, the book explores james early life in akron, ohio, and his sports origins on the amateur athletic union team after which the book is. Now 24, james looks back on his youth in the memoir shooting stars, which he cowrote. New lebron james book tells of a shooting star always willing to learn lessons. His teammates went throughout middleschool to highschool with him. Lebron james shooting stars talks life, loyalty and the. United by their love of the game and their yearning for companionship, they quickly forged a bond that would carry them through thick and thin a lot of thin and, at last, to the brink of a. Today, cretins, were joined by deadspin provocateur and bestselling author buzz bissinger to discuss shooting stars. Proclaimed the chosen one by sports illustrated in 2002, lebron james rose from 17yearold basketball prodigy to n.
From the ultimate teambasketball superstar lebron james and buzz bissinger, pulitzer prizewinning author of friday night lights and three nights in augusta poignant, thrilling tale of the power of teamwork to transform young lives, including jamess own the shooting stars were a bunch of kidslebron james and his best friends. Feb 03, 2020 in his book, shooting stars, james paints a grim picture of the era, saying, we had become bigheaded jerks, me in particular, and we are to blame for that, but so are adults who treated us that way and then sat back and smugly watched the selfdestruction. Aug 29, 2009 the book shooting stars is the story lebron james and his high school basketball teammates known as the fab five. Chris robinson to direct lebron james biopic for universal. When i first saw lebron james play as a professional, it was his selflessness that dazzled me the most. I am in no way affiliated with other companies included in the video. Lebrons dream team by lebron james, buzz bissinger.
Universal is adapting the lebron james novel shooting stars, about the pro basketball players life, into a motion picture with chris robinson on board to direct. The shooting stars were a bunch of kids lebron james and his best friends from akron, ohio, who first met on a youth basketball team of the same name when they were 10 and 11 years old. Lebron raymone james was born on december 30th, 1984, in the city of akron, ohio. Shooting stars audiobook by lebron james, buzz bissinger. Shooting stars, a new collaboration between lebron james, probably the greatest basketball player alive, and buzz bissinger, the author of friday night lights, is a different kind of book. Lebron james shoots for the stars basketball player lebron james has been a star since he was a teenager. In shooting stars, a bighearted but uneven memoir, james shifts the spotlight to his high school teammates. The coauthors adequately humanize all five starting members of ohios st.
1112 58 32 324 1263 961 1030 626 1184 1149 580 23 346 492 1424 843 281 844 162 1660 671 38 1079 752 975 915 1272 173 1531 362 1182 1576 1506 1070 198 772 699 908 1326 1110 1101 633 617 694 732