书名：The Wizenard Series: Training Camp威兹纳德系列:训练营

作者：Wesley King 

出版社名称：Granity Studios 

出版时间：2019 

语种：英语 

ISBN：9781949520019 

商品尺寸：15.2 x 5.7 x 22.9 cm 

包装：精装 

页数：592（以实物为准）

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科比·布莱恩特跨界参与创作的首部小说

继电影作品《亲爱的篮球》荣获奥斯卡动画短片后，科比正式跨界参与小说创作，The Wizenard Series: Training Camp就是其首部作品。

该小说为Granity Studios推出的首本面向青少年的体育魔幻小说，科比亲自参与创作，并由作家Wesley King执笔写作,讲述了一个充满魔幻元素的体育故事。希望借此开发青少年的想象力，帮助他们更好的成长。 本书内容主要围绕一支中学生篮球队the West Bottom Badgers和其新教练Wizenard之间的故事展开。球队中每个球员独特而不寻常的经历都挑战着他们自以为对篮球、对生活的既有认知，还包含球场外一些不为人知的秘密。为了挺过日益艰辛的训练，球员们需要面对难以想象的困难，并学会信任队友，直视自己内心的黑暗面。

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.

科比·布莱恩特（Kobe Bryant），1978年8月23日出生于美国宾夕法尼亚州费城，前美国职业篮球运动员，司职得分后卫/小前锋，绰号“黑曼巴”，整个NBA生涯（1996年-2016年）全部效力于NBA洛杉矶湖人队，是前NBA球员乔·布莱恩特的儿子。

2016年4月14日，科比·布莱恩特宣布退役。2017年12月19日，湖人主场对阵勇士，中场时刻为科比的8号和24号2件球衣举行了退役仪式。2018年3月13日，科比凭借和动画师格兰·基恩合作的短片《亲爱的篮球》获得第90届奥斯卡动画短片奖。

Wesley Kingis the award-winning author of eight novels. His works include OCDaniel, The Vindico, and 2018’s A World Below. His books have accumulated more than ten literary awards and multiple Junior Library Guild Selections and have been optioned for film and television and translated for release worldwide. When he is not writing, Wesley travels extensively around the world and gives workshops and presentations for thousands of students annually. Wesley is also known for his height (6′7″) and his fondness for all things Star Wars and sports.

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