Lebron james signed autographed shooting stars book upper deck uda coa. Posted jul 22, 2009 by bill livingston, the plain dealer. In shooting stars, a bighearted but uneven memoir, james shifts the spotlight to his high school teammates. Lebrons dream team by lebron james, buzz bissinger. Juel taylor and tony rettenmaier wrote the script, based on shooting stars, the book james wrote with friday night lights author buzz bissinger. 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. The shooting stars were a bunch of kidslebron james and his best. 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. Lebron james shooting stars talks life, loyalty and the chosen. As if you werent going to find out enough about lebron and his high. Bissinger 2009, hardcover at the best online prices at. After reading shooting stars, i now understand why. Shooting stars audiobook by lebron james, buzz bissinger. Listen to shooting stars 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. 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 prize winning 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 friendsfrom akron. Shooting stars audiobook by lebron james 9781101079553. 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. It was published by penguin press and has a total of 272 pages in the book. 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. All in all, it was a quickread that kept me on the edge of my. 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. Lebron raymone james was born on december 30th, 1984, in the city of akron, ohio. Lebron james shoots for the stars basketball player lebron james has been a star since he was a teenager. 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. Lebron james has 11 books on goodreads with 1792 ratings. Universal adapting lebron james autobiography on his life in akron.
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 shooting stars were a basketball team james played on in middle school. Lebron james books list of books by author lebron james.
The book shooting stars is the story lebron james and his high school basketball teammates known as the fab five. The book shooting stars by lebron james and buzz bissinger is an inspirational book about perseverance, racism, friendship, and the love of basketball. Chris robinson to direct lebron james biopic for universal. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest basketball players in nba history, and discussions ranking him as the greatest basketball player of all time have often been subject to significant. The summer of lebron continues this week as shooting stars, coauthored by lebron and buzz bissinger, hits shelves today. The title is taken from the junior aau team that first brought them to the attention of the basketball world. Basketball player lebron james is getting a biopic, with director chris robinson adapting his autobiography shooting stars into a feature film for universal pictures. Shooting stars by lebron james, buzz bissinger kirkus. Lebron james, kevin durant and other sports figures have called for a stop to the violence that has dominated the headlines this week after five police officers were shot and killed in. 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. From the ultimate teambasketball superstar lebron james and buzz bissinger, pulitzer prizewinning author of friday night lights and three nights in. The inspirational heart of the book is james and his teammates gutsy performance in the face of the tornadolike media frenzy.
In his new book shooting stars, lebron james reveals he learned a lot in high school. Juel taylor and tony rettenmaier wrote the script for the film, which is based on james and buzz bissingers book, shooting stars. 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. Themes such as money, loyalty, trust issues and insecurities. Lebron james s most popular book is shooting stars. 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. 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. 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. Before lebron james became one of the biggest stars in the nba, he was just a kid from akron, ohio. Listen to shooting stars by lebron james available from rakuten kobo. 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, 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. I am in no way affiliated with other companies included in the video.
Published in 2009, the book briefly covered lebrons early life while spending the majority of the time covering his teen years. Lebron james and others demand justice in georgia shooting. 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 james plays for the nbas cleveland cavaliers. 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. Shooting stars is a basketball program which lebron and his friends played in. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. New lebron james book tells of a shooting star always willing to learn lessons. But they were lessons he didnt find in any text book. 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. The book shooting stars, is and autobiography written by lebron james and buzz bissinger, provided a fantastic read. Shooting stars by lebron james and buzz bissinger bartleby. Shooting stars has 3 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. From the ultimate team basketball 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.
Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. With his new book, shooting stars, lebron james takes. James, the highestpaid athlete including endorsement deals in the nba, turns to bissinger friday night lights to tell the story of his meteoric rise as a hi. When i first saw lebron james play as a professional, it was his selflessness that dazzled me the most. Today, cretins, were joined by deadspin provocateur and bestselling author buzz bissinger to discuss shooting stars. Shooting stars by lebron james, buzz bissinger 9781594202322. Shooting stars by lebron james is an interesting autobiography of lebrons high school years. 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 coauthors dramatically recreate the minutebyminute highlights of key games in st. Shooting stars audiobook written by lebron james, buzz bissinger. Now 24, james looks back on his youth in the memoir shooting stars, which he cowrote. Shooting stars book by lebron james 3 available editions. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Universal adapting lebron james autobiography shooting stars. Lebron james autography signed books shooting stars. In both documentary and book, joyce stands at center court the intense, softspoken, churchgoing graduate of ohio university who first gathered the shooting stars. Buy shooting stars first printing by james, lebron, bissinger, buzz isbn. 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. As the starting squad for this catholic high schools team, they named themselves the fab five after the 1991 university of michigan team. 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.
It is a book of five boys coming together to learn the true meaning of teamwork and togetherness, loyalty and love, through highs and lows and thick and thin. The book describes the team lebron played with as a young child, the shooting stars, and the lifelong bonds he forged there. There are many reoccurring topics and themes this book goes over, ideas that most teens and athletes struggle with. The title of this book is shooting stars and it was written by lebron james, buzz bissinger.
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