Sooley by John Grisham
Want one of those reads where you tell yourself "one more chapter" at 1am and then it's 3am? This is that. John Grisham, the courtroom-thriller king, swaps the lawyers for a basketball court and tells the story of Samuel "Sooley" Sooleymon, a raw, undiscovered kid from South Sudan chasing an American dream. It's part underdog sports story, part gut-punch about family and war back home, and it does not let go.
Two stories running at once. On one side, Sooley lands in the US for a youth tournament, all hops and hunger but a shaky jump shot, and grinds his way into a North Carolina Central scholarship and a shot at the NBA. On the other, civil war tears through his home: his father gone, a sister missing, his mother and brothers stuck in a refugee camp. Grisham keeps the pages turning the way he always does, but this one lands heavier than you expect. Bring tissues, honestly.
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Where it's from
This is Grisham's first basketball novel, which is a wild swerve from the legal thrillers (The Firm, A Time to Kill) that made him a household name. He set it against the real backdrop of South Sudan's civil war and the long road refugees travel through camps in Uganda and beyond. The result reads less like his usual legal page-turner and more like a story about heart, hustle and the people you'd do anything to get back to.
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- What is the price of Sooley by John Grisham?
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- What is Sooley by John Grisham?
It's a bestselling novel by John Grisham, his first set in the world of basketball. It follows a young South Sudanese player chasing a US college and NBA dream while his family is caught in civil war back home.
- Who wrote it?
John Grisham, the same author behind huge legal thrillers like The Firm, The Pelican Brief and A Time to Kill. Sooley is his swing at a sports story, and it hits.
- What's the story about?
Samuel "Sooley" Sooleymon travels from South Sudan to the US for a basketball tournament, earns a scholarship, and pushes for the NBA so he can rescue his family from a refugee camp after war devastates his home.
- Is it a good gift?
Spot on for any reader who loves Grisham, an underdog sports story, or a book that genuinely moves them. Easy gift, hard to put down.
- Does it have a happy ending?
No spoilers from us. Just know it's emotional and it'll stay with you. That's part of why people keep recommending it.
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Buy Sooley by John Grisham online in Nairobi, Kenya for KSh 2,549. Order now for fast delivery across Nairobi — usually within 30 minutes — or next-day delivery countrywide.
