King James: Believe the Hype---The Lebron James Story

published	September 1st 2005 by St. Martin's Griffin
binding	Paperback
isbn	0312349920 (isbn13: 9780312349929)
pages	240
description	LeBron James is a six-foot-eight gift from the basketball heavens. He was the undisputed finest high school player in America. He was the one NBA scou...more [close] LeBron James is a six-foot-eight gift from the basketball heavens. He was the undisputed finest high school player in America. He was the one NBA scouts drooled over, corporations dreamt of, event promoters begged for, and now fans clamor after. Never before had a high school basketball player been so highly touted or an eighteen-year-old athlete been the subject of such fascination. In fact, no basketball player in the world has had that level of attention. Now with the Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron has become a certified NBA star. Love him or hate him, there is no denying that LeBron James is a force on the basketball court and his rags to riches story is the stuff that dreams are made of. Ryan Jones has updated his smash hit book King James to include LeBrons first two years in the NBA. This book now incorporates everything that is King James: the controversy, the star power, the shoes and cars, the hobnobbing with the worlds most famous celebrities, and, of course, the game. This is a book for every fan of LeBron James and for anybody interested in reading about an NBA legend in the making. [close]
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Drease rated it:

05/19/08

Read in February, 2003

recommended to Drease by: my mom
recommends it for: upcoming basketball players

I like this book because it was about sports and about my favorite player LeBron James and from rags to rich. This story had a lot of personal struggles during his lifetime when growing with a single mother.So then he finds a way to make big for himself and that is playing basketball.

My first reason for liking this book was how his mother was doing her best to support her only son that she had. But then she sends him away to live with Uncle and Aunt for a while so Lebron can get back on trac...more I like this book because it was about sports and about my favorite player LeBron James and from rags to rich. This story had a lot of personal struggles during his lifetime when growing with a single mother.So then he finds a way to make big for himself and that is playing basketball.

My first reason for liking this book was how his mother was doing her best to support her only son that she had. But then she sends him away to live with Uncle and Aunt for a while so Lebron can get back on track in school. Because in his fifth grade year he missed 70 days of school and passed. In that year he started to play basketball for his school and summer basketball leuages. By time he was in 6th grade he started for his middle school team and only and won a championship. In 8th grade he was the best player coming out of middle school.

My second reason is that year LeBron chose a catholic school by the named by St.Vincent and St.Mary who was a never a basketball force. During his 9th grade year he didn't start but came off the bench and score okay. During is 10th through 12th grade he starter when he became the number one basketball player in the country and made that team a powerhouse when they never was during the school history.In his 11th grade year he phone calls letters and everything. EVen the nba was coming to his games that how good he was during his high school career.

My final reason for liking this book was how he made it from the bottom to the top by playing basketball to keep himself better at it. During his 12th grade year the NBA came knocking on his door. So he had a big decsion to make during that season. So he held a press conference during that year and made up his mind that the nba was right for him. In high school nike signed him to a deal. In 2003 he was the first pick in the draft to the celevand cavliers and won rookie of the year. This is the reason why I liked it.

My conclusion for this book that it was great to read and had to deal with sports and my favorite player right now and that is lebron james. So I would like to read another book that has to do with him

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Jonathan rated it:

11/04/07

bookshelves: 11thgradebooksread

Read in September, 2007

recommends it for: any sports fan

I actually choose to read this book because I am a huge Lebron James fan. Lebron James is one of the biggest basketball stars in the NBA today. He is different because of his immediate success from high school. I wanted to read more about his life and what he did before he became a star.
The book is divided into different time periods. Each time period talks about a different thing, such as Lebron's childhood, his parents, his high school career, his first basketball tournament an...more

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