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Sooley

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內容簡介 《Sooley》紐約時報暢銷書！John Grisham 在他的第一部籃球小說中帶你進入不同類型的球場。主角Samuel Sooleymon是一個渾然天成、年輕的天才，有著遠大的籃球夢想——甚至在球場之外面臨更大的挑戰。“難以放下，劇情高潮讓人一直翻頁讀下去，無庸置疑這是John Grisham的小說。”——美聯社在他十七歲的夏天，Samuel Sooleymon獲得了千載難逢的機會：和他的南蘇丹隊友一起去美國參加一場籃球比賽，他從未離開過家鄉，也從未搭過飛機，被數十名大學教練發掘簡直是夢想成真。Samuel是一位了不起的運動員，擁有速度、敏捷和驚人的垂直跳躍，不過，他在比賽上仍需要努力，因此美國教練對他印象不深。比賽期間，Samuel從家裡收到了毀滅性的消息：南蘇丹內戰肆虐，叛軍洗劫了他的村莊，他的父親死了，妹妹失踪了，母親和兩個弟弟在難民營……Samuel非常想回家但這是不可能的，出於同情北卡羅來納州中央的教練為他提供了獎學金，他搬到達勒姆，報名上課加入球隊並準備休學，因為大一賽季有很多更成熟的人才，他不會立即被需要。Samuel擁有其他球員所缺少的：對成功的強烈決心，他希望可以將家人帶到美國。他在比賽中孜孜不倦地努力，每天黎明時分就在健身房投籃，很快他就在訓練中勝過了所有人，隨著中央隊的失利和傷病，綽號Sooley的他成為替補，傳奇開始了。但Sooley能帶領他的團隊走多遠？成功能否讓他拯救家人？這本書扣人心弦，以全新的視角展示 John Grisham 無與倫比的講故事能力，這是Grisham的傑作之一！#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • John Grisham takes you to a different kind of court in his first basketball novel. Samuel “Sooley” Sooleymon is a raw, young talent with big hoop dreams—and even bigger challenges off the court.“Hard to put down ... the pages turn quickly ... building to a climax that won’t leave readers doubting whether this is a John Grisham novel.” —Associated PressIn the summer of his seventeenth year, Sam­uel Sooleymon gets the chance of a lifetime: a trip to the United States with his South Sudanese teammates to play in a showcase basket­ball tournament. He has never been away from home, nor has he ever been on an airplane. The opportunity to be scouted by dozens of college coaches is a dream come true.Samuel is an amazing athlete, with speed, quick­ness, and an astonishing vertical leap. The rest of his game, though, needs work, and the American coaches are less than impressed.During the tournament, Samuel receives dev­astating news from home: A civil war is raging across South Sudan, and rebel troops have ran­sacked his village. His father is dead, his sister is missing, and his mother and two younger brothers are in a refugee camp.Samuel desperately wants to go home, but it’s just not possible. Partly out of sympathy, the coach of North Carolina Central offers him a scholar­ship. Samuel moves to Durham, enrolls in classes, joins the team, and prepares to sit out his freshman season. There is plenty of more mature talent and he isn’t immediately needed.But Samuel has something no other player has: a fierce determination to succeed so he can bring his family to America. He works tirelessly on his game, shooting baskets every morning at dawn by himself in the gym, and soon he’s dominating everyone in practice. With the Central team los­ing and suffering injury after injury, Sooley, as he is nicknamed, is called off the bench. And the legend begins.But how far can Sooley take his team? And will success allow him to save his family?Gripping and moving, Sooley showcases John Grisham’s unparalleled storytelling powers in a whole new light. This is Grisham at the top of his game."

作者介紹

作者介紹 John GrishamJohn Grisham is the author of thirty novels, one work of nonfiction, a collection of stories, and six novels for young readers.

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