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    Inspirational Short Soccer Stories for Kids: 21 Amazing True Lessons about Overcoming Adversity, Motivation, and Achieving Goals to Inspire Young Soccer Players and Aspiring Athletes from the best: Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Alex Morgan, Mia Hamm, Kylian Mbappé, and more! | Dedicated Review

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    Inspirational Short Soccer Stories for Kids: 21 Amazing True Lessons about Overcoming Adversity, Motivation, and Achieving Goals to Inspire Young Soccer Players and Aspiring Athletes from the best: Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Alex Morgan, Mia Hamm, Kylian Mbappé, and more!: Book Cover

    Inspirational Short Soccer Stories for Kids: 21 Amazing True Lessons about Overcoming Adversity, Motivation, and Achieving Goals to Inspire Young Soccer Players and Aspiring Athletes from the best: Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Alex Morgan, Mia Hamm, Kylian Mbappé, and more!

    Written by Lucas Martin

    Ages: 7-10 | 193 Pages

    Publisher: Trinity Digital Ventures LLC (2024) | ISBN: 979-8328256339

    What to Expect: Soccer, confidence, hard work, determination, social-emotional learning.

    In this inspirational and educational book, readers will be introduced to 21 real-life stories designed to inform and inspire them, helping them develop their own ambitions and passion for soccer.

    Making a soccer player great takes more than just skill on the field. In this inspirational book, you can discover the secret to becoming a genuinely great player by learning about the lives and characters of some of the world’s most famous and respected soccer players. You’ll meet Tommy and Sarah—young soccer fans just like you, with hopes and fears just like yours—and just like them, you can learn to emulate the values that lead to victory:  resilience, confidence, hard work, collaboration, and determination. With each chapter, you’ll learn about their soccer heroes, including Neymar, Abby Wambach, and Mohamed Saleh, as well as stars like Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Kylian Mbappé. 

    The book presents a diverse cast of players, each chosen not only for their soccer fame but for their embodiment of key values such as hard work, determination, and leadership. Leading the narrative are two relatable young players, Tommy and Sarah, whose challenges and triumphs will help readers see the potential they themselves hold. The narratives are rounded off by reflective questions at the end of each chapter, encouraging readers to apply the ideas they’ve read about to their own lives, especially when reflecting on their own emotions and challenges. This diversity ensures that every reader can find a character they can relate to.

    Far more than just a book about soccer, this is a book about social-emotional intelligence, transformation, and achieving your dreams.

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    About the Author

    Lucas Martin is a passionate author in the field of children’s soccer, a sports enthusiast, and a passionate children’s book author. Visit sportsstoriesforkids.com and get FREE access to Lucas’s Soccer Starter Kit.

    In his books, Lucas shares his passion and knowledge for soccer and the inspiring stories of the greatest soccer players of all time. He turns these lessons into fun and engaging stories that help children develop healthy relationships with themselves, with others, and with soccer itself.

    In his honest and inspiring books, Lucas discusses the benefits of playing soccer and following your dreams. He shares best practices for helping children develop soccer skills, confidence, teamwork, and sportsmanship. He also guides you to discover, create, and become who you want to be.

    Being a child of British parents, Lucas speaks Spanish and English fluently. When he’s not on his mission to change the world, he loves to play soccer with his kids, read, travel, and watch soccer games.

    Lucas grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he faced many challenges and difficulties to pursue his soccer passion. He was inspired by Messi, who overcame his humble origins and became one of the best soccer players in history. He decided to write in this niche to share Messi’s story and values with other children who may face similar challenges and difficulties, and to inspire and empower them to follow their passion and achieve their potential.

    Lucas lives in Barcelona, Spain, with his wife and two kids, a girl, and a boy, where he enjoys the culture and history of soccer and Messi’s career. Besides that, he’s a huge fan of hockey, basketball and football, among other sports.

    Lucas drafts books that he would love for his children to read to create self-confident adults and filled with the passion of sport and its values.

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    Dr. Jen Harrison provides writing and research services as the CEO of Read.Write.Perfect. She completed her Ph.D. in Children’s and Victorian Literature at Aberystwyth University in Wales, in the UK. After a brief spell in administration, Jen then trained as a secondary school English teacher and worked for several years teaching Secondary School English, working independently as a private tutor of English, and working in nursery and primary schools. She has been an editor for the peer-reviewed journal of children’s literature, Jeunesse, and has published academic work on children’s non-fiction, YA speculative fiction, and the posthuman.

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