LeBron James

by Hal Marcovitz

Describes the life and career of LeBron James, from his childhood and start in high school basketball to his rise as one of the most influential athletes today.

64 pages, Library Binding

First published September 1, 2007

About the author

Hal Marcovitz has been making his living as a writer for more than a quarter-century. He has worked as a reporter and columnist for several daily newspapers, and can now be found reporting for The Morning Call of Allentown, PA, where he covers government and politics in the Bucks County Courthouse in suburban Philadelphia.

Hal is also the author of more than 50 nonfiction books for young readers. He has written biographies of Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa, civil rights leader Al Sharpton, farm labor leader Cesar Chavez, and film director Ron Howard. He has also written about the lives of several presidents, including Bill Clinton, John Adams, James Monroe, Theodore Roosevelt, and John F. Kennedy.

Hal lives in Chalfont, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Gail, and daughters Ashley and Michelle.

Reviews

[Connor B. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this book because it told me a lot of things about LeBron that I had never known. It told a lot about his school and his life before the NBA too. Overall it was well written and the author does a good job of explaining things.

[Bryce Ferguson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I Like Lebron James No Homo.

[Nicole L]

The book “Lebron James” by Hal Marcovitz is about a man, Lebron James who had a troublesome life. Forced to live in a delinquency neighborhood in Akron, Ohio. He was a bad student who often skipped school, but, when James recognized sports, he soon became the star athlete in Ohio. He lead his school team to three state basketball championships in for years, then engaged in the NBA draft. James was soon picked up by the Cleveland Cavaliers, there choice soon paid off when Lebron had won Rookie of the year. He lead the Cavaliers to the playoffs for the first time in eight years. Today Lebron has became a worldwide star, and is considered among the highest players in the NBA.
I liked the book Lebron James because I’m interested in basketball. I am always watching it whenever it’s on TV, and I even play basketball. My opinion is when you’re in to a hobby, you seem to like everything about it, reading about it, watching it, and even playing it. However, I do think that some things that are related to basketball are uninteresting to me. I think the author did a good job writing this book. I also learned something valuable about this book, it’s to never give up on your dreams. “Lebron would be dunking in his diaper, dunking all over that rim.” (Terry James, 15) even though James had a rough time in the begging of his life, he stuck through it, and found a way to be happy and live his dream of playing basketball.
I would give this book a 3.5. My reasoning for rating this book a 3.5 is because I though it was a good and interesting book, but, it wasn’t the best book I’ve ever read. Some people could rate it differently depending on if they like to read about basketball. Since I’m interested in the topic, I find it quite enjoyable to read, but, for someone who doesn’t like basketball and read this book, they could give it a 2.

[Patrick · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked this book because it shows that a great sportsman went ahead in spite of their social environment.

[Maurice Kaba · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book is the best