Description: In unflinchingly honest prose, Sugar Rodgers shares her inspiring story of overcoming tremendous odds to become an all-star in the WNBA.
Brief description: SUGAR RODGERS is a professional basketball player and current Assistant Coach for the Las Vegas Aces. She honed her skills as a young girl growing up in Suffolk, VA, by shooting hoops with neighborhood drug dealers before eventually being recruited by the Georgetown Hoyas, making her the first person in her family to attend college. She graduated Georgetown as the leading scorer of all time, and was drafted by the Minnesota Lynx in 2013. She also played several seasons with the New York Liberty before being traded to Las Vegas in 2019. She was named to the WNBA All-Star team for her 2017 season with the New York Liberty. They Better Call Me Sugar is her latest work.
Review Quotes: WNBA champion Rodgers reflects on her childhood and road to athletic glory . . . Encouraging tidbits will stay with readers, such as, 'Stars are stars because they work hard even when the lights are not on' . . . This memoir . . . has a bold bounce.-- "Kirkus Reviews"