Magic (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Magic Johnson, Richard Levin
- First Published: 1983
- Time of Work: 1967–1982
- Setting: Lansing, Michigan; Las Vegas; Los Angeles; Palm Springs; and Philadelphia
- Principal Characters: Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Christine Johnson, Earvin Johnson, Sr., Dr. Charles Tucker, Dr. Jerry Buss, Pat Riley, Paul Westhead, Jud Heathcote, George Fox
- Genres: Nonfiction, Autobiography
- Subjects: African Americans, Family or family life, Autobiography, Fame, Success or failure, Personality, Basketball, Coaching or coaches, Sportsmanship
- Locales: Lansing, MI, Philadelphia, PA, Los Angeles, CA, Las Vegas, NV, Palm Springs, CA
Form and Content
In Magic, Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Richard Levin have interwoven two stories: that of approximately fifteen years of Johnson’s life, from third grade to the completion of his third year of professional basketball, and that of the 1981–1982 championship season of the Los Angeles Lakers, Johnson’s team. Throughout the book, the major focus is on Magic’s development and accomplishments in basketball, as an individual and as a team player. Yet a more complete revelation of the whole person, Earvin Johnson, Jr., emerges—although in rather...
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