Way of the Warrior Kid III: Where There's a Will . . . by Jocko Willink

Way of the Warrior Kid III: Where There's a Will . . .

A Novel

Jocko Willink

Square Fish · Print & ebook · December 17, 2024

*Soon to be a Major Motion Picture!* Retired Navy SEAL and #1 New York Times-bestselling author Jocko Willink takes on one of the biggest issues Warrior Kids have to face - their own egos! - in this compelling and relatable illustrated middle grade novel.

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Who it’s for
A lively middle-grade story pairs jiu-jitsu rivalry with the harder work of handling your own ego.
Themes
Managing ego, Perseverance and training, Competition
Genres
Self-Esteem & Resilience, Martial Arts, Growing Up

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*Soon to be a Major Motion Picture!* Retired Navy SEAL and #1 New York Times-bestselling author Jocko Willink takes on one of the biggest issues Warrior Kids have to face - their own egos! - in this compelling and relatable illustrated middle grade novel. A new summer brings new challenges... Marc shouldn’t have a single complaint as he finishes seventh grade.

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He’s done really well in his classes, his friends Kenny and Nathan have joined him at jiu-jitsu, and most important, he’s been staying on the Warrior Kid path. There’s just one problem and that problem is named Danny Rhinehart. It seems like every thing Marc does, Danny does better. Danny runs faster, can do more pull-ups, has jiu-jitsu moves that Marc can’t solve, and is even awesome in school. On top of all that, Danny is too nice—he smiles at everything and it drives Marc up a wall. Marc doesn’t know what to do. Luckily, there is some good news: Marc’s Navy SEAL Uncle Jake is back to visit for the summer. Maybe Uncle Jake can help Marc learn to handle a kid like Danny—a kid who is good at everything! But it won’t be easy. Marc will have to work hard, train hard, and learn to deal with a brand new kind of problem: his own ego. It’s going to be a tough summer, but where there’s a will, there’s a way…

Ego in the Mix

A lively middle-grade story pairs jiu-jitsu rivalry with the harder work of handling your own ego.

Come here for

  • Jiu-jitsu, school, and a rival who seems good at everything
  • A summer challenge with a personal-growth streak

Expect

  • An illustrated middle-grade novel
  • Competition that turns inward, toward Marc’s own ego

Where it sits

Martial Arts56%
Self-Esteem & Resilience55%
Growing Up19%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Friendship
  • Self-Esteem & Resilience
  • Bullying
Authors
Jocko Willink
Publisher
Square Fish
Published
December 17, 2024
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Managing ego · Perseverance and training · Competition
Reading lane
Friendship