Kobe Bryant

by John A. Torres

Real-Life Reader Biographies present the lives of contemporary role models for young readers. These are the stories of real men and women who, despite many obstacles, followed their dreams. Kobe Bryant entered the NBA straight out of Lower Merion High School in Pennsylvania. He was an All-Star by his second season. The son of Joe "Jelly Bean" Bryant, a forward of the Philadelphia 76ers back when the franchise was a league power, Kobe has basketball in his blood. He spent seven years in Italy while his father played professional ball in the Italian League. He speaks fluent Italian. In December 1999, he purchased a 50 percent ownership in Olimpia Milano, the team his father played for in Italy. By the time he was 21 years old, Kobe was an NBA superstar and an entrepreneur. With his whole life ahead of him, this talented young man with the confident smile is enjoying every moment.

32 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

The creator, writer and narrator of the award-winning podcast "Murder on the Space Coast," John A. Torres is also a journalist and author of more than 65 books, including his recently published true-crime novel "Paradise Rolling." The news columnist for USA TODAY communications and FLORIDA TODAY newspaper in Melbourne, John has covered major disaster areas as well as social justice issues. In his spare time Torres likes to fish, read, swim, and spend time with his family.

Reviews

[Sledge#3]

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[Bryan Gonzalez]

To start of this was a good short book. It mainly talked about how his life was when he was small and all his accomplishments in his life so far. I really liked this book because he was a player on my favorite basketball team. This book showed how incredible he was. I would recommend this book to someone that loves factual books about famous athletes. So overall this was a really good book even though it was short.