{"product_id":"citizen-akoy-9781496203229","title":"Citizen Akoy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAkoy Agau led Omaha Central High School to four straight high school basketball state championships (2010-13) and was a threetime AllState player. He's also a South Sudanese refugee. In a fluid, intimate, and joyful narrative, Steve Marantz relates Akoy's refugee journey of basketball, family, romance, social media, and coming of age at Nebraska's oldest and most diverse high school.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Marantz’s book is a subtle plea for another path, a path of openness and inclusion that recognizes a common humanity across cultural divides. For basketball fans and readers interested and invested in Omaha’s past, present, and future, \u003ci\u003eCitizen Akoy\u003c\/i\u003e should be of great interest.\"—Paul Emory Putz, \u003ci\u003eNebraska History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[\u003ci\u003eCitizen Akoy\u003c\/i\u003e] is a mesmerizing and enjoyable story of Akoy, his family, his romance, his trials and tribulations, and most importantly, of America. This well-researched book is a gift to lovers of basketball. It is a must-read for basketball fans.”—\u003ci\u003eWashington Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e“I’m convinced that the greatest basketball player in the next one hundred years will be a Dinka tribesman originally from southern Sudan. Size and grace will win the day. Akoy Agau will be mentioned as one of the building blocks in this history. Here is his amazing story. Magic abounds.”—Leigh Montville, author of \u003ci\u003eManute: The Center of Two Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSting Like a Bee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Akoy’s amazing journey from refugee to basketball star isn’t just about sports. It’s a story of growing up, transcending race, and pursuing dreams, and Marantz tells it well.”—Henry Cordes, staff writer for the \u003ci\u003eOmaha World-Herald\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eUnbeatable\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDevaney\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The antidote to anti-immigrant rhetoric, \u003ci\u003eCitizen Akoy\u003c\/i\u003e tells the vivid story of the refugee as the hero of our time, one Akoy Agau, a teenage basketball star who becomes an ambassador for sports-crazy white Nebraska. Thrilling—a must-read for anyone excited by what it takes to be an American today.”—Terese Svoboda, author of \u003ci\u003eAnything That Burns You: A Portrait of Lola Ridge, Radical Poet \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Refugee\u003cbr\u003e 1. Adaw\u003cbr\u003e 2. First Thanksgiving\u003cbr\u003e 3. Street of Dreams\u003cbr\u003e 4. Prophecy\u003cbr\u003e 5. Central\u003cbr\u003e 6. Trust\u003cbr\u003e 7. Stardom\u003cbr\u003e 8. To Absent Moms\u003cbr\u003e 9. “True Faith and Allegiance”\u003cbr\u003e 10. @ZerotheHeroAkoy\u003cbr\u003e 11. Families\u003cbr\u003e 12. Perfection\u003cbr\u003e 13. Basketball and Business\u003cbr\u003e 14. Temptation and Decision\u003cbr\u003e 15. Standing Bear and Brando\u003cbr\u003e 16. Dynasty Blues\u003cbr\u003e 17. Four!\u003cbr\u003e 18. Spring Prom\u003cbr\u003e 19. Repatriation\u003cbr\u003e 20. Getting It Right\u003cbr\u003e 21. Beyond\u003cbr\u003e Postscript: Pop\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409217855831,"sku":"9781496203229","price":19.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781496203229.jpg?v=1730505989","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/citizen-akoy-9781496203229","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}