ThefirstmemoirforyoungreadersbysportslegendKareemAbdul-Jabbar.Atonetime,LewAlcindorwasjustanotherkidfromNewYorkCitywithalltheusualproblems:Hestruggledwithfittingin,pleasingastrictfather,andovercomingshynessthatmadehimfeelsociallyawkward.Butwithatalentforbasketball,andanunmatchedteamofsupporters,LewAlcindorwasabletotransformandtobecomeKareemAbdul-Jabbar.Fromachildhoodmadedifficultbyracismandprejudicetoarecord-smashingcareeronthebasketballcourtasanadult,KareemAbdul-Jabbar’slifewaspackedwith““coaches““whotaughthimrightfromwrongandledhimonthepathtogreatness.Hisparents,coachesJackDonahueandJohnWooden,MuhammadAli,BruceLee,andmanyothersplayedimportantrolesinAbdul-Jabbar’slifeandsparkedhimtobecomeanactivistforsocialchangeandadvancement.Theinspirationfromthosearoundhim,andhisdrivetofindhisownpathinlife,arehighlightedinthispersonalandawe-inspiringjourney.Writtenespeciallyforyoungreaders,BecomingKareemchronicleshowKareemAbdul-Jabbarbecometheiconandlegendheistoday,bothonandoffthecourt.
