Joel Embiid: Basketball Star Shooter

By Cheryl Kim

Joel Embiid started playing basketball in his home country of Cameroon at age 15. He soon moved to the U.S. to play basketball and went on to become a star high school player. Embiid made his NBA debut in 2016 and was named to the All-Star Game in 2018. That same year, he became one of just seven players with 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, and 200 blocks in his first 100 games. Discover how Embiid overcame injuries to become one of the NBA’s brightest stars.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: Aug 1, 2022
• ISBN: 9781666347357

Cheryl Kim

Cheryl Kim is a second-grade teacher from California and the recipient of the 2020 SCBWI Kate Dopirak Craft and Community Award. Her debut nonfiction picture book, UP IN THE CLOUDS: THE KATHERINE SUI-FUN CHEUNG STORY, is forthcoming from Lee and Low Books, and she is also a writer for Capstone's Sports Illustrated for Kids Stars of Sports biography series.

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