Philadelphia, PA – Basketball superstar Allen Iverson will publish his first children’s book, entitled “Terrence and Lucky Get Away with S___”, later this year. The book follows the adventures of seven-year old Terrence and his trash-talking dog, Lucky, including spending a summer day spraying graffiti on bridges, making prank phone calls, and stealing from a hapless merchant, Mr. Young. All of the deeds go unpunished.
Iverson, a three-time NBA scoring champion, recently had twelve of fourteen charges against him dropped by a Philadelphia judge. The charges stemmed from a recent incident, with Iverson allegedly throwing his wife out of the house naked, then later breaking into his cousin’s home looking for her, brandishing a firearm and promising to “do something” if he didn’t find her there.
Trying to “do something different, you know, spread my mother f______ wings”, Iverson decided to write a children’s book immediately after the charges were dropped. He began working with literary agent James Conrad, who urged Iverson to “write about what he knows”. The result is the graphic tale of two mischief-seeking friends, who manage to get away with everything that they do wrong. The ever-confident Iverson is unabashedly proud of his work.
“Kids will love this f_____ book”, said Iverson in a press conference held yesterday by Conrad. “It’s funny as s___ , and any little mother f_____ that reads it gonna learn how to get away with all kinds of s___ .”
Conrad is calling the book “the first ever realistic children’s book”, one that will teach “pragmatic lessons” to youngters. He added, “I wish I had a copy of ‘Terrence and Lucky Get Away with S___’ when I was a kid. I would have spent a lot less time in detention, and had more time to play video games and harass girls.” Conrad is confident that the book will find a publisher “in time for the holiday shopping season”.
Children’s advocate Emily Richards calls the book “horrific” and one that “teaches dangerous lessons to our children”. She cites the story line involving Mr. Young as a “particularly disgusting example of the lessons that Mr. Iverson is trying to teach”. After suspecting Terrence and Lucky of stealing from him, Mr. Young confronts the two, threatening to call the police and reporting the theft. Terrence counters with a promise to “torch” Mr. Young’s store and “pay a visit” to his home if he says a word to anyone.
The book also points out that the prank phone calls were made from an untraceable pay phone, and tells children to “lie like a mother f_____” if confronted by an authority figure.
In the end, Terrence and Lucky return home unscathed, and more confident than ever. The last page shows the two, lying in bed and plotting more mischief for the next day, leaving open the possibility for more Iverson books. Fox Television has expressed interest in an animated series should Iverson pen more tales. For his part, Iverson says he is open to writing another book about Terrence and Lucky. “Sure, I’ll write some more s___, (as) long as I’m getting paid.” |
