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The playbook : 52 rules to aim, shoot, and score in this game called life

Title: The playbook : 52 rules to aim, shoot, and score in this game called life / by Kwame Alexander ; photographs by Thai Neave.
Author: Alexander, Kwame
Publication: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2017]

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Additional Authors

Neave, Thai

Description

169 pages : illustrations; 22 cm

Summary

"You gotta know the rules to play the game. Ball is life. Take it to the hoop. Soar. What can we imagine for our lives? What if we were the star players, moving and grooving through the game of life? What if we had our own rules of the game to help us get what we want, what we aspire to, what will enrich our lives? Illustrated with photographs by Thai Neave, The Playbook is intended to provide inspiration on the court of life. Each rule containswisdom from inspiring athletes and role models such as Nelson Mandela, Serena Williams, LeBron James, Carli Lloyd, Steph Curry and Michelle Obama. Kwame Alexander also provides his own poetic and uplifting words, as he shares stories of overcoming obstacles andwinning games in this motivational and inspirational book just right for graduates of any age and anyone needing a little encouragement."--
"Kwame Alexander shares poetry and inspiring lessons about the rules of life, as well as uplifting quotes from athletes such as Stephen Curry and Venus Williams and other exemplars like Sonia Sotomayor and Michelle Obama in this motivational and inspirational book just right for graduates of any age and anyone needing a little encouragement"--

Subject

Audience (note)

Call Number

Sc D 17-506

ISBN

LCCN

2016032909

OCLC

954224569

Author

Alexander, Kwame, author.

Title

The playbook : 52 rules to aim, shoot, and score in this game called life / by Kwame Alexander ; photographs by Thai Neave.

Publisher

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2017]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Audience

Age 10 to 12.

Grade 4 to 6.

Local Subject

Black author.

Added Author

Neave, Thai, photographer.

Research Call Number

Sc D 17-506