{"product_id":"for-the-win-poems-celebrating-phenomenal-athletes-9798765667996","title":"For the Win: Poems Celebrating Phenomenal Athletes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLove sports? This is the book for you!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Irene Latham,Charles Waters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Carolrhoda Books (R)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.20h x 8.30w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798765667996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLatham, Irene:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eIrene Latham \u003c\/strong\u003eis the author of more than a dozen current and forthcoming works of poetry, fiction, and picture books. Her work includes Charlotte Huck Honor Book and ALA Notable Children's Book \u003cem\u003eCan I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship\u003c\/em\u003e (co-written with Charles Waters) and the Caldecott Honor Book \u003cem\u003eThe Cat Man of Aleppo\u003c\/em\u003e(co-written by Karim Shamsi-Basha). In 2016 she won the ILA Lee Bennett Hopkins Promising Poet Award. Visit her at www.irenelatham.com.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWaters, Charles:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eCharles Waters \u003c\/strong\u003eis a children's poet, author, anthologist and actor based in Georgia. His book \u003cem\u003eMascot\u003c\/em\u003e (co-written with Traci Sorell) has received an American Indian Youth Literature Award Honor and a Jane Addams Children's Book Award Honor. His other books (co-written with Irene Latham) include: \u003cem\u003eAfrican Town\u003c\/em\u003e (winner of the 2023 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction), \u003cem\u003eDictionary For A Better World: Poems, Quotes and Anecdotes from A--Z\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBe A Bridge, \u003c\/em\u003e and the Charlotte Huck Honor book \u003cem\u003eCan I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes and Friendship\u003c\/em\u003e. You can visit him at: www.charleswaterspoetry.com","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Irene Latham \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47711943983261,"sku":"9798765667996","price":35.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_3d5a8b03-a84b-407b-b992-3479396f2268.jpg?v=1773170694","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/for-the-win-poems-celebrating-phenomenal-athletes-9798765667996","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}