Epic Athletes: Lionel Messi (Epic Athletes, 6)
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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. 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
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Read the whole Epic Athletes series!
With her shooting range, swagger, and play-making prowess, the electrifying Caitlin Clark became one of the greatest college basketball players of all time and helped skyrocket women’s basketball to a new level of popularity. When you think of Stephen Curry, one word comes to mind: greatness. From shooting three-pointers with laser precision to his clutch ability to hit buzzer-beaters time and again, he has established himself as one of the best players in pro basketball. Fierce competitor. World Cup winner. Role model. U.S. Women’s Soccer star Alex Morgan has earned each of these impressive titles throughout her incredible career. For nearly a decade, Simone Biles has dazzled gymnastics fans across the globe with jaw-dropping flips, twists, and dismounts. Her record-breaking performances have catapulted her to the top of the sport and made her a hero to young people. In 2018, Patrick Mahomes stepped onto the gridiron as the new, inexperienced quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs. Just twenty-two-years old at the time, football fans wondered if this young man could live up to lofty expectations. Lionel Messi has taken the soccer world by storm. He scored the most goals in a season. He’s racked up championships. Despite the accolades, he’s still hungry for more goals, more championships, more opportunities to shine on the soccer pitch.
Publisher : Square Fish
Publication date : October 13, 2020
Edition : Reprint
Language : English
Print length : 160 pages
ISBN-10 : 1250619831
ISBN-13 : 978-1250619839
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Reading age : 8 – 12 years
Dimensions : 5.35 x 0.4 x 8.2 inches
Book 6 of 10 : Epic Athletes
Grade level : 3 – 4
Lexile measure : 1010L