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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

Epic Athletes Lionel Messi

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    A Paperback / softback by Dan Wetzel, Jay Reed

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      Publisher St Martin's Press
      Published 13 October 2020
      ISBN-13 9781250619839
      978-1250619839
      ISBN-10 1250619831

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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

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