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Kwame Alexander begins this book with his own athletic journey from basketball, football, tennis, where he finally found the sport that made him a high school champion. After this introduction, the book is divided into four quarters, like a game, entitled, grit, Motivation, Focus, and Teamwork. i would rate this book a 10/10 because i love sports and the book is all that and more.

This was a quick inspirational read with some great stories of athletic achievement and lots of wonderful quotes.

My students will love this one. I loved this one. So many great sport analogies that teach us about goal setting, winning, losing, and perseverance.

I have been recovering from a surgery and I'm in many ways incapacitated, but I can read and I have been.

"When you're hot, shoot. When you're not, pass. Champions hide their weaknesses with their strengths."

"Winning is great, sure, but if you're really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after a crushing defeat and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday."

"Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard."

Picked up this book for my daughter. (The background is a picture of the endpapers, which are textured to feel like a basketball!) She‘s almost 12 and really into non-fiction, especially memoirs/autobiographies. Her favorites are Being Jazz, Malala, and the U.S. gymnasts‘ books. I‘m trying to get some no-pressure, enjoyable summer reading in her eye holes. Any middle grade/YA non-fiction suggestions?

#mg #middlegrade #ya #nonfiction

A very inspiring, uplifting, and motivational read. Highly recommend for kids and young adults (and really all ages).

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#LitsyPartyofOne

New novels for the bookshelves at school! #YA

This year's birthday book for my "little one" (who is 15 and about a head taller than me ?). Since they were born we have given my boys a book for their birthday with a note written inside. I'm hoping they become treasures for them one day.

#BooksWithSports #BooksAcrossOceans

I pretty much love anything by #kwamealexander. This will be my son's back-to-school book this year. A little inspiration can go a long way! #recommendationsday #backtoreading @JoeStalksBeck @Tiffy_Reads

I love the inspiring words and quotes in this book! Centered around basketball, but applicable to all sports and life in general. A great, quick read

Great new book that has some great words of wisdom!

Rules for life. #3wordbookreview #read2017 #kwamealexander #theplaybook

Bought this for school, might need a copy for home as well. Great life lessons in here.

If you read The Crossover, you're going to want this book. It has life lessons taken from sports, with inspirational stories and quotes throughout.

I was excited to score this #arc today! I got to see Kwame Alexander speak as well (I'll post that picture separately). It's nonfiction with tips or young people for succeeding in life. It uses basketball metaphors, plus stories from inspirational figures.