Wish I Was a Baller
By (Author) Amar Shah
Illustrated by Rashad Doucet
Scholastic Australia
Scholastic Inc
1st August 2025
Australia
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: School stories
Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: Sports
Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: School / college life
Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: Memoirs, true stories and non-fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: True stories told as fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Sports and outdoor recreation
Paperback
304
Width 140mm, Height 203mm, Spine 24mm
Amar Shah wants to be in the game. Wish I Was a Balleris a graphic memoir chronicling Amar Shah's real-life experiences as a fourteen-year-old sports journalist covering the golden era of the NBA, when he befriended Shaquille ONeal and hung out with Michael Jordan and the Bullsall while surviving the high school caste system, dealing with crushes, and friendships being tainted by jealousy.