Sooley grabbed 11 rebounds, for his first double-double.
There are entire paragraphs that read like AP game recaps: “Central ripped off a 14-0 run and led by 15 at the half. Grisham seems to enjoy moonlighting as a sportswriter. Suffice it to say “Sooley” follows the familiar Grisham playbook - short chapters, plenty of foreshadowing, and a rapid-fire prose that’s easy to read and hard to put down. The joy of a Grisham novel is turning the pages as the plot propels you forward, so I’ll avoid revealing too much. Growing like a weed and with an infectious passion for the game, soon he’s in Orlando playing on a team of traveling Sudanese all-stars, showcasing his skills for college coaches. Samuel Sooleymon, nicknamed Sooley, is a 17-year-old playing on dirt courts in his native South Sudan when we first meet him. It’s not the first sports book for Grisham, of course, but it’s the first set in the big-time world of college hoops. That’s probably the simplest way to explain why John Grisham’s latest is a basketball story and doesn’t feature a single courtroom scene. 1 New York Times bestsellers, you can write about whatever you want. When you’ve written 35 novels and are working on a streak of 43 consecutive No. This cover image released by Doubleday shows 'Sooley' by John Grisham.
