For the Win
Poems Celebrating Phenomenal Athletes
By Irene Latham,Charles Waters | Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
About the book
Love sports? This is the book for you!
This action-packed poetry anthology, edited by award-winning poetic collaborators Irene Latham and Charles Waters, features twenty contemporary athletes who have overcome obstacles, broken records, and inspired fans around the globe. Poets zoom in on a meaningful moment from each athlete’s career—including Juan Soto’s father predicting on his tenth birthday that one day he’d play in the World Series and Simone Biles coming back to compete after getting the twisties during the Tokyo Olympics. The collection includes JaNay Brown-Wood writing about LeBron James, Jaime Adoff writing about Mookie Betts, and Kao Kalia Yang writing about Suni Lee. It's a slam dunk, a home run, and a perfect 10!
Editions of For the Win
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9798765667996
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Love sports? This is the book for you!
This action-packed poetry anthology, edited by award-winning poetic collaborators Irene Latham and Charles Waters, features twenty contemporary athletes who have overcome obstacles, broken records, and inspired fans around the globe. Poets zoom in on a meaningful moment from each athlete’s career—including Juan Soto’s father predicting on his tenth birthday that one day he’d play in the World Series and Simone Biles coming back to compete after getting the twisties during the Tokyo Olympics. The collection includes JaNay Brown-Wood writing about LeBron James, Jaime Adoff writing about Mookie Betts, and Kao Kalia Yang writing about Suni Lee. It's a slam dunk, a home run, and a perfect 10!
Frequently Asked Questions
What is For the Win about?
Love sports? This is the book for you!
This action-packed poetry anthology, edited by award-winning poetic collaborators Irene Latham and Charles Waters, features twenty contemporary athletes who have overcome obstacles, broken records, and inspired fans around the globe. Poets zoom in on a meaningful moment from each athlete’s career—including Juan Soto’s father predicting on his tenth birthday that one day he’d play in the World Series and Simone Biles coming back to compete after getting the twisties during the Tokyo Olympics. The collection includes JaNay Brown-Wood writing about LeBron James, Jaime Adoff writing about Mookie Betts, and Kao Kalia Yang writing about Suni Lee. It's a slam dunk, a home run, and a perfect 10!
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in For the Win?
Children’s, Teenage and Educational > Children’s / Teenage poetry, anthologies, annuals > Children’s / Teenage: Poetry / poems
Where can I read a sample of For the Win?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9798765667996
How long is For the Win and how many pages does it have?
For the Win has 48 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book For the Win?
Irene Latham,Charles Waters
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
For the Win is available as hardcover(ISBN 9798765667996)
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