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Rules for becoming a Legend

Rules for becoming a Legend

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Rules for becoming a Legend

by Lane, Timothy S

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ISBN 10
0670014885
ISBN 13
9780670014880
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New York, NY: Viking, 2014. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Book and jacket show some shelfwear. . First Edition, 1st printing. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Good +.

Synopsis

A spirited debut of a rising basketball star wrestling with his town’s outsized expectations and his family’s complicated legacy Jimmy “Kamikaze” Kirkus is a basketball star, destined for a legendary future in the NBA. At the age of five, he can make nine shots in a row. By high school, he’s got his own Sports Illustrated profile. To the citizens of Columbia City, it seems like he was born for the sport.  But Jimmy soon confronts the “Kirkus curse” when tragedies begin to emerge. Not even basketball can save him from his family’s sorrow-filled past.. His eventual defeat on the court echoes another disastrous legacy: Jimmy’s father, Todd “Freight Train” Kirkus—who had also dreamed of basketball stardom—was forced to give up his dream for a life defined by the curse of his name. Can Jimmy find a way to end this cycle of tragedy? Like Chad Harbach’s The Art of Fielding and Friday Night Lights (the book and cult television show), Timothy Lane’s debut novel uses the lens of basketball to understand family, community, and—ultimately—hope. Populated with complex, compelling characters, Rules for Becoming a Legend is proof that every hero is human, and sometimes triumph is borne from tragedy.

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Title
Rules for becoming a Legend
Author
Lane, Timothy S
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good -
Jacket Condition
Good +
Edition
First Edition, 1st printing
ISBN 10
0670014885
ISBN 13
9780670014880
Publisher
Viking
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Date Published
2014
Keywords
FICTION SPORTS BASKETBALL
Bookseller catalogs
Basketball;

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