Sooley by John Grisham

The story of Sooley is an intertwining between the many tragedies of the African continent, most of Sudan. The civil wars that made masses of people move away from the country, economic crisis, and political vendetta that prevails still have taken center stage in the story. His research and co-relation between African politics and basketball sport are absolutely stunning.

Born into a family that is in the hemisphere of a political environment that does atrocities on its countrymen to stare and die for the oil companies' existence, Samuel Sooleymon or Sooley, the central character, is a 17year-old guy who loves basketball.

At this juncture, NBA Talent Hunter Ecko Lam scouts various countries for future players, and his encounter with Sooley makes him bring the new talented teenager to the USA. Sooley joins the college and also prepares himself to play.