Becoming Kareem
Also known as Becoming Kareem: Growing Up On and Off the Court
A book for ages 10 and up about Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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- A book about Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Raymond Obstfeld.
Why it matters
- For families listening together with children aged 10 and up.
Key facts
- Ages
- 10 and up; Common Sense Media 10+1
- Audiobook read by
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar2
- Audiobook length
- 5 h 48 min2
- Published
- 2017, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers1
- Content to know about
- Frequent racial slurs, including the N-word, as he faces racism. Mentions the assassinations of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. and the 1965 Watts uprising. No sex or drugs.1
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Written by
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Raymond Obstfeld
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