The Wizenard Series: Training Camp

By: Wesley King

Narrated by: Phylicia Rashad

From the mind of basketball legend and Academy Award-winning storyteller Kobe Bryant comes this radically original portrait of five young basketball players, one enlightening coach, and the awesome transformative power of the game. Filled with insights about the mental stamina and emotional clarity that peak performance requires, this is an indispensable story for young athletes, coaches, educators, and anyone interested in the astonishing potential of team sports to unlock individual growth.

The game will never be the same

Magic doesn’t seem possible for the West Bottom Badgers. They’re the lowest-ranked basketball team in their league, and they live in the poorest neighborhood in Dren. Nobody expects them to succeed at anything. Plus, every kid on the team has secret struggles of his own.

When a new coach named Professor Wizenard arrives on the first day of training camp, the Badgers can’t explain the magical-seeming things they see and hear. Every player experiences unique and strange visions - visions that challenge everything they thought they knew about basketball, and about their lives and their secrets off the court. To survive the increasingly intense ordeals of training, the Badgers will need to take unimaginable risks, learn to trust their teammates, and confront the darkness within themselves.

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Exceptional story book 1 and production

Amazing book, stories of players and their perceptions of others. Basketball fundamentals by the GOAT Kobe Bryant. Love the book.

Simply Beautiful

I bought this book in memory of my favorite athlete of All time the late Black Mamba himself Kobe Bean Bryant, but little did I know I would absolutely fall in love with this amazing journey of a magical coach and a group of amazing young kids. As a young adult this book took me back to my childhood and also made me reflect on all of things both in my childhood and now as a young man. I totally recommend this book to young people and old. 5 stars !

Must for Athletes

This is a must for athletes for struggle with transferring their skills from sport to other areas of life. Love Phylicia Rashad but perhaps a different narrator would work better. One that could bring the teenage characters more to life.

Bigger Than Basketball

loved every second, a great story with just as good narration. made me think of Kobe lots of times.

Great book for Youths

I wish I could have this book when I was young. I grew from a selfish 'blackhole' player, to now a team-orientated players over the years by learning different people play, a player who didn't know how to do floaters and jump hooks, to now a player who can do those with either hand.

This book offers great messages/advice for those who lack of these mindsets (which was me 15 years ago). I see this as a very valuable asset for kids nowadays, and I wish Kobe could have continued sharing his knowledge to us.

Gone too soon. RIP mamba!