Epic Athletes: Lionel Messi
Paperback – Illustrated, October 13, 2020
Square Fish · Paperback · October 13, 2020
Renowned sports journalist Dan Wetzel shoots and scores with Epic Athletes: Lionel Messi, an inspiring young readers biography of a soccer great who rose from an underdog to a champion!
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- Who it’s for
- Dan Wetzel traces Lionel Messi’s soccer career, from childhood setbacks to goals, championships, and honors.
- Themes
- Soccer achievement, Perseverance, Overcoming adversity
- Genres
- Sports Biographies for Kids, Soccer
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Renowned sports journalist Dan Wetzel shoots and scores with Epic Athletes: Lionel Messi, an inspiring young readers biography of a soccer great who rose from an underdog to a champion! Featuring comic-style illustrations by Jay Reed! Lionel Messi has taken the soccer world by storm. He scored the most goals in a season. He's racked up championships. There was even a statue built in his honor.
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Despite the accolades, he's still hungry for more goals, more championships, more opportunities to shine on the soccer pitch. Messi's drive to succeed has motivated him ever since he first stepped on his local, worn down field as a kid. Yet his success didn't come without bumps in the road. Diagnosed with a career-threatening medical condition at ten, Messi refused to give up on his dream, and went on to amass one of the greatest careers in sports history. Filled with sports action and bold illustrations, this thrilling biography details the rise of a living soccer legend. Praise for Epic Athletes: "An unusually informative and enjoyable sports biography for young readers." —Booklist, starred review for Epic Athletes: Stephen Curry
Messi’s Soccer Career
Dan Wetzel traces Lionel Messi’s soccer career, from childhood setbacks to goals, championships, and honors.
Come here for
- Messi’s rise from a worn-down local field to soccer championships
- His response to a career-threatening diagnosis at ten
Expect
- A young readers’ biography of Messi
- Comic-style illustrations by Jay Reed
Where it sits
| Soccer | 87% |
|---|---|
| Sports Biographies for Kids | 56% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Cultural Heritage Biographies for Kids
- Sports Biographies for Kids
- Soccer
- Authors
- Dan Wetzel
- Publisher
- Square Fish
- Published
- October 13, 2020
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Soccer achievement · Perseverance · Overcoming adversity
- Reading lane
- Cultural Heritage Biographies for Kids