Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem, 1947-
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- Name
- Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem
- Occupation
- Author
- Description
- Retired basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar writes engaging nonfiction books with inspirational themes, including an NBA memoir, books on African American history and a memoir about coaching a White Mountain Apache basketball team. His thoughtful nonfiction focuses on the stories of individuals, particularly his own anecdotes and reflections of how people from minority groups have shaped American history. He also writes for kids, with accessible nonfiction like What Color is my World? and the character-driven, realistic Streetball Crew sports fiction series. Start with On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance or [Sasquatch in the Paint]
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
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- African-American
- American
- Subject
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- trueHolmes, Mycroft (Fictitious character)
- trueMoving, Household
- trueMiddle schools
- trueBasketball
- trueBasketball -- History
- trueGenius
- trueBrothers
- trueJazz music
- trueMurder investigation
- trueBasketball players
- trueSchools
- trueInventors
- trueAfrican American boys
- trueScience clubs
- trueBoy basketball players
- trueHigh technology weapons
- trueAfrican American basketball players
- trueHarlem, New York City -- History
- trueCrimes against children
- trueTwins
- trueIntellectual life -- 20th century
- trueHarlem Renaissance -- Influence
- trueBrothers and sisters
- trueAfrican Americans
- trueProfessional basketball players
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- Label
- Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem, 1947-
- Date
- 1947-
- Subject
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- trueHolmes, Mycroft (Fictitious character)
- trueMoving, Household
- trueMiddle schools
- trueBasketball
- trueBasketball -- History
- trueGenius
- trueBrothers
- trueJazz music
- trueMurder investigation
- trueBasketball players
- trueSchools
- trueInventors
- trueAfrican American boys
- trueScience clubs
- trueBoy basketball players
- trueHigh technology weapons
- trueAfrican American basketball players
- trueHarlem, New York City -- History
- trueCrimes against children
- trueTwins
- trueIntellectual life -- 20th century
- trueHarlem Renaissance -- Influence
- trueBrothers and sisters
- trueAfrican Americans
- trueProfessional basketball players
- Description
- Retired basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar writes engaging nonfiction books with inspirational themes, including an NBA memoir, books on African American history and a memoir about coaching a White Mountain Apache basketball team. His thoughtful nonfiction focuses on the stories of individuals, particularly his own anecdotes and reflections of how people from minority groups have shaped American history. He also writes for kids, with accessible nonfiction like What Color is my World? and the character-driven, realistic Streetball Crew sports fiction series. Start with On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance or [Sasquatch in the Paint]
- Name
- Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
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- African-American
- American
- Occupation
- Author
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/date
- 1947-
24 Items by the Person Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem, 1947-
8 Items that are about the Person Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem, 1947-
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Context of Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem, 1947-Creator of
- trueStreetball crew
- trueA season on the reservation : my soujourn with the White Mountain Apache
- trueBecoming Kareem : growing up on and off the court
- trueBlack profiles in courage : a legacy of African American achievement
- trueBrothers in arms : the epic story of the 761st Tank Battalion, WWII's forgotten heroes
- trueCoach Wooden and me : our 50-year friendship on and off the court
- trueCoach Wooden and me : our 50-year friendship on and off the court
- trueKareem
- trueMycroft Holmes : a novel
- Mycroft Holmes and the apocalypse handbook, Issue 1
- trueMycroft Holmes, 1, And the apocalypse handbook
- trueOn the shoulders of giants : [an audio & musical journey through the Harlem Renaissance], Vol. 1, How Harlem became the center of the universe
- trueOn the shoulders of giants : [an audio & musical journey through the Harlem Renaissance], Vol. 2, Master intellects & creative giants
- trueOn the shoulders of giants : [my journey through the Harlem Renaissance]
- trueOn the shoulders of giants : my journey through the Harlem Renaissance
- trueOn the shoulders of giants : my journey through the Harlem Renaissance
- Sasquatch in the paint
- trueSasquatch in the paint
- trueStealing the game
- Stealing the game
- trueWhat color is my world? : the lost history of African-American inventors
- trueWritings on the wall : searching for a new equality beyond black and white
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- trueBecoming Kareem : growing up on and off the court
- trueCoach Wooden and me : our 50-year friendship on and off the court
- trueCoach Wooden and me : our 50-year friendship on and off the court
- trueMycroft Holmes : a novel
- Mycroft Holmes and the apocalypse handbook, Issue 1
- trueMycroft Holmes, 1, And the apocalypse handbook
- Sasquatch in the paint
- Stealing the game
- trueWritings on the wall : searching for a new equality beyond black and white
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