Coach Carter Paperback – December 14, 2004

Coach Carter was a remarkable, ethical, caring person who stuck to his beliefs in spite of suffering caused by his values. It reads like a mystery story. Recommend it. It was also made into a movie.

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I loved being able to order the book I needed quickly. It arrived in excellent condition within the week.

We all. Really enjoyed reading this book it has a lot of life lessons in it but it's not boring at all

Just watch the movie.

Great product! Very happy!

Inspired by the life of Coach Ken Carter, the coach with a tough-as-nails approach. Set in the late 1990s and in California, Carter becomes the basketball coach of his former high school, Richmond High, where he excelled on the team when he was. The team he now coaches has had dismal seasons for years and he's here to bring the team and school to new heights. Part of his approach is to get his team to believe in something and that's education and discipline. Some of the kids on the team come from single parent families and the kids and have to hustle and get by on their own for financial support. Ken's son, Damien, has always played basketball under his father's guidance and transfers from a prestigious school to be on Richmond's team. The first day of practice is a day of reckoning for some players who are not used to being coach by a tough person; and Cruz takes his street mentality to challenge Coach Carter, which proves useless. Kenyon is a good kid and really believes that if the team starts winning, he could be looked upon for an academic scholarship for college. This doesn't go well with his girlfriend Kyra, who might be expecting, and put his future in a tailspin. To achieve success is to have goals, and Coach Carter has each player sign a contract stating that they will attain a 2.3 GPA in class in order to play. Everything is going good when the team starts winning and the spirits are high everywhere within the school, until the grade reports come in with unsatisfactorily results. Not only does Coach Carter stops the team from playing, but he has also locked the doors to the gym, forcing the school and the community to challenge him and his authority.

To be honest I didn't have much interest in the movie. That is until I read the book. This is a fascinating story about Coach Carter about not only helping his team win but also teaching life lessons on the way. Looking forward to seeing the movie.

It's literally the movie script but written in story book form. Seems corny as they removed the original swearing which adds depth lol.

Bought it for the missus. She will no doubt enjoy it.

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Excellent quality. Great book for struggling adolescent readers.