Publisher's Synopsis
MAGIA, BALONCESTO Y ESPÍRITU DE EQUIPO.
EL INCREÍBLE LEGADO LITERARIO JUVENIL CREADO POR KOBE BRYANT.
HASTA SIEMPRE, LEYENDA. #DEPMAMBA
UN MISTERIOSO ENTRENADOR. CINCO HISTORIAS. UN EQUIPO.
La magia no parece posible para los Badgers de West Bottom. Ocupan el último lugar de su liga de baloncesto y nadie cree que ellos puedan ganar un solo partido. Pero cuando el Profesor Rolabi Wizenard se convierte en su nuevo entrenador en un training camp de dos semanas de duración, el equipo no puede entender ni explicar las cosas mágicas que ven y escuchan. Cada jugador comienza a experimentar visiones únicas muy extrañas, visiones que desafìan todo lo que ellos creìan conocer sobre el baloncesto, sobre sus vidas y los secretos de la pista.
Para sobrevivir a las pruebas de entrenamiento cada vez más intensas, el equipo tendrá que tomar una serie de riesgos inimaginables y enfrentarse a la oscuridad que habita dentro de ellos mismos. Conoce las mágicas y apasionantes aventuras de Rain, Twig, Cash, Lab y Peño.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
#1 New York Times Bestseller
A People Kid Pick of the week
From the mind of basketball legend and Academy Award-winning storyteller Kobe Bryant comes this radically original portrait of five young basketball players, one enlightening coach, and the awesome transformative power of the game. Filled with insights about the mental stamina and emotional clarity that peak performance requires, this is an indispensable story for young athletes, coaches, educators, and anyone interested in the astonishing potential of team sports to unlock individual growth.
THE GAME WILL NEVER BE THE SAME
Magic doesn't seem possible for the West Bottom Badgers. They're the lowest-ranked basketball team in their league, and they live in the poorest neighborhood in Dren. Nobody expects them to succeed at anything. Plus, every kid on the team has secret struggles of his own.
When a new coach named Professor Wizenard arrives on the first day of training camp, the Badgers can't explain the magical-seeming things they see and hear. Every player experiences unique and strange visions―visions that challenge everything they thought they knew about basketball, and about their lives and their secrets off the court. To survive the increasingly intense ordeals of training, the Badgers will need to take unimaginable risks, learn to trust their teammates, and confront the darkness within themselves.
