All About Stephen Curry
A perennial NBA All-Star, Wardell Stephen Curry II (known as Steph) was named the NBA Most Valuable Player twice and has won four NBA championships. He is largely thought of as the greatest shooter in NBA history. Curry was the first player in NBA history to be elected MVP by a unanimous vote and to lead the league in scoring. People throughout his childhood, high school, basketball career told him he wouldn’t make it to the NBA. He was too slow and too short. Even after a dominant college career many still doubted Stephen had the stuff to make it in the NBA. He proved them all wrong and All About Stephen Curry tells the story of how he did it. The “All About…People” series has one multiple awards for both content and design. It includes biographies of the famous and not so famous people who helped shape our common history. Profiles include: Madam C.J. Walker, Barack Obama, Julia Morgan, Margaret Hamilton, Roberto Clemente, Stephen Hawking, and more.
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All About Stephen Curry
A perennial NBA All-Star, Wardell Stephen Curry II (known as Steph) was named the NBA Most Valuable Player twice and has won four NBA championships. He is largely thought of as the greatest shooter in NBA history. Curry was the first player in NBA history to be elected MVP by a unanimous vote and to lead the league in scoring. People throughout his childhood, high school, basketball career told him he wouldn’t make it to the NBA. He was too slow and too short. Even after a dominant college career many still doubted Stephen had the stuff to make it in the NBA. He proved them all wrong and All About Stephen Curry tells the story of how he did it. The “All About…People” series has one multiple awards for both content and design. It includes biographies of the famous and not so famous people who helped shape our common history. Profiles include: Madam C.J. Walker, Barack Obama, Julia Morgan, Margaret Hamilton, Roberto Clemente, Stephen Hawking, and more.
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Overview

A perennial NBA All-Star, Wardell Stephen Curry II (known as Steph) was named the NBA Most Valuable Player twice and has won four NBA championships. He is largely thought of as the greatest shooter in NBA history. Curry was the first player in NBA history to be elected MVP by a unanimous vote and to lead the league in scoring. People throughout his childhood, high school, basketball career told him he wouldn’t make it to the NBA. He was too slow and too short. Even after a dominant college career many still doubted Stephen had the stuff to make it in the NBA. He proved them all wrong and All About Stephen Curry tells the story of how he did it. The “All About…People” series has one multiple awards for both content and design. It includes biographies of the famous and not so famous people who helped shape our common history. Profiles include: Madam C.J. Walker, Barack Obama, Julia Morgan, Margaret Hamilton, Roberto Clemente, Stephen Hawking, and more.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781681571744
Publisher: Cardinal Publishers Group
Publication date: 01/01/2020
Series: All About...People Series
Pages: 128
Product dimensions: 5.30(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile: 1060L (what's this?)
Age Range: 9 - 14 Years

About the Author

Anthony Curcio is a five-time best-selling author whose Juvenile non-fiction sports books have sold more than 400,000 copies since 2016. He has a bachelor’s degree in social sciences from Washington State University and is an educational consultant and speaker. Anthony lives in Seattle with his wife and two daughters.

Table of Contents

Preface vii

Chapter 1 Growing Up Curry 1

Chapter 2 Don't Shoot from the Hip 11

Chapter 3 Coach Bob 22

Chapter 4 The Cinderella Season 30

Chapter 5 The Rookie 46

Chapter 6 Breaking Ankles Comeback 56

Chapter 7 The Rise of a Star 65

Chapter 8 The Kerr Effect 72

Chapter 9 We are the Champions 80

Chapter 10 The Best Ever 86

Chapter 11 The (NBA's) First Family 95

Author Bio 103

Quotes 104

Glossary 105

Stephen Curry Timeline 110

World Timeline 112

References 114

Index 115

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