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Giannis : the improbable rise of an NBA MVP / Mirin Fader.

Fader, Mirin, (author.).

Summary:
"As the face of the NBA's new world order, Giannis Antetokounmpo has overcome unfathomable obstacles to become a symbol of hope for people all over the world, the personification of the American Dream. But his backstory remains largely untold, and Fader unearths new information about the childhood that shaped "The Greek Freak"--from sleeping side by side with his brothers to selling trinkets on the side of the street with his family to the racism he experienced in Greece. Antetokounmpo grew up in an era when Golden Dawn, Greek's far-right, anti-immigrant party, patrolled his neighborhood, and his status as an illegal immigrant largely prevented him from playing for Greek's top clubs, making his rise to the NBA all the more improbable. Fader tells a deeply-human story of how an unknown, skinny, Black-Greek teen, who played in the country's lowest pro division and was seen as a draft gamble, transformed his body and his game into MVP material."--Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780306924125
  • ISBN: 0306924129
  • Physical Description: xvi, 379 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Hachette Books, 2021.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [327]-369) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Hunger -- Dreaming -- Stateless -- Found -- America -- Lonely -- Hope -- Reunited -- Mean -- Star -- Loss -- Identity -- Freak -- MVP -- Home.
Subject: Antetokounmpo, Giannis, 1994-
Basketball players > Greece > Biography.
Athletes, Black > Greece > Biography.
Milwaukee Bucks (Basketball team)
Genre: Biographies.

Available copies

  • 10 of 10 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 10 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Altoona Area Public Library 796.323092 FAD (Text) 33240004940139 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Dalton Community Library 92 ANTETOKOUNMPO (Text) 50689090005553 Browsing Available -
Highland Community Library B GIA (Text) 35610000986906 HGHM Biography Available -
Juniata County Library 92 ANTETOKOUNMPO (Text) 39640100620945 JUNM Non-Fiction Available -
Lower Macungie Library BIO ANTETOKOUNMPO (Text) 33400001523391 Adult Biography Available -
Martin Library Teens 796.323 FAD Nonfiction (Text) 33454005648712 Teen Area Available -
RPL - Northeast Branch Bio Giannis (Text) 33223008823139 Biography Available -
Reading Public Library RPL - Main Bio Giannis (Text) 33223008715665 Biography Available -
Bethlehem Main Library B ANTETOKOUNMPO (Text) 33062009527525 Adult Biography Available -
Easton Main Library ANTETOKOUNMPO (Text) 31901004538171 Adult Biography Available -


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