The Playbook, Kwame Alexander
The Playbook, Kwame Alexander
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The Playbook
52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life

Author: Kwame Alexander

Narrator: Ruffin Prentiss

Unabridged: 1 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/14/2017

Synopsis

A companion book to his bestselling and Newbery winning book The Crossover, The Playbook is Kwame Alexander's dynamic, sports-infused guide to life! You gotta know the rules to play the game. Ball is life. Take it to the hoop. Soar. What can we imagine for ourselves? 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? The Playbook is intended to provide inspiration for kids ages ten and up to help them succeed on and off the court. Each rule contains wisdom 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 words of inspiration and uplift, as he shares his stories of overcoming obstacles and winning games.

About Kwame Alexander

Kwame Alexander is a poet, an educator, and the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty-five books, including his Newbery Medal–winning middle grade novel The Crossover. Some of his other works include Booked, which was longlisted for the National Book Award; The Playbook: 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life; Swing; the picture books How to Read a Book and How to Write a Poem (coauthored with Deanna Nikaido), both illustrated by Melissa Sweet; and The Undefeated, illustrated by Kadir Nelson, which was longlisted for the National Book Award and won the Caldecott Medal, a Newbery Honor, and the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award. He is a regular contributor to NPR’s Morning Edition, currently serving as their poet ambassador. He lives in Virginia with his family. Visit his website at kwamealexander.com. 

Reviews

Goodreads review by Deacon Tom on February 08, 2021

A basketball fans delight. This short book is chocked full of advice. Using basketball as a metaphor for life, the great ideas flow. Additionally, K. Alexander puts quotes from the greatest in sports throughout the book as a distinctive reference. Well written. Both thoughtful and brief. A all aroun......more

Goodreads review by Beth on November 26, 2016

Reading this book I could picture all of the middle school students I wanted to hand it to, ones that would devour it in their rooms in one night, ones that would sneak-read it during class, ones that would jot down a few of the quotes that really struck them, ones that needed a lift or a push or so......more

Goodreads review by Karessa on December 11, 2018

This. Book. Was. AMAZING!! It was definitely a quick read but it had a fabulous message. It has small memoirs inside that walk about different pro athletes that have gone through some difficult lives. It gives you uplifting quotes. I recommend this to only people that enjoy sports though because I f......more

Goodreads review by Jonathon on March 13, 2019

I really enjoyed this book. It showed great lessons and really inspired me. It had different parts of the book and the part that really spoke to me was about Lebron James. It talked about how he struggled as a kid and didn't have a father. The fact that he didn't have a male mentor, it fueled him to......more

Goodreads review by Kayla on November 09, 2017

This book is packed full of inspiration. I loved it!......more

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