Square Fish Way of the Warrior Kid: From Wimpy to Warrior the Navy SEAL Way

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*Soon to be a Major Motion Picture!* In this first book of an illustrated middle grade series by a #1 New York Times -bestselling author, Marc learns to become a Warrior Kid after his uncle Jake, a Navy SEAL, comes to stay for the summer. Fifth grade was the worst year of Marc’s life. He stunk at gym class, math was too hard for him, the school lunch was horrible, and his class field trip was ruined because he couldn’t swim. And the most awful thing about fifth grade? Kenny Williamson, the class bully, who calls himself the King of the Jungle Gym. When Marc’s mother tells him that his uncle Jake is coming to stay for the whole summer, Marc can’t wait. Uncle Jake is a for-real, super-cool Navy SEAL. And Uncle Jake has a plan. He’s going to turn Marc into a warrior. Becoming a warrior isn’t easy. It involves a lot of pull-ups, sit-ups, push-ups, squats, swimming, eating right, and studying harder than ever before! Can Marc transform himself into a warrior before school starts in the fall–and finally stand up to the King of the Jungle Gym? Find out in Jocko Willink's Way of the Warrior Kid. Way of the Warrior Kid is a middle grade novel written by #1 New York Times-bestselling author and retired Navy SEAL Jocko Willink. Jocko Willink is the coauthor of the adult book Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win and the author of Discipline Equals Freedom: Field Manual . Way of the Warrior Kid is illustrated throughout with art by Jon Bozak. Review: A book for both kids and their parents - There are several reasons I love this book. Here are some of them: 1. This is the book I wish I got when I was a kid. 2. This is the book how to be better self, without going sideways. Without easy solutions like "visualize you're strong and everything will be ok". 3. The way of the warrior kid is simple but not easy :-) 4. If you are into stories like "Karate Kid" then you are going to love it. For me, it is even better, as there is no direct violence. No kicking bully in the face. You can safely read it with your younger children. 5. It is not only about physical fitness. There is much more. I'm not as GOOD and as experienced as Echo Charles in explaining layers (see Jocko Podcast), so I'm not going to go into details here ;-). 6. I'm not a native English speaker, my son neither. I've translated it "on the fly" so it was not fluent and exact but still my son (eight years old) really loved the book. 7. The language is simple and adjusted to the target audience. 8. We've got a lot of laughts while reading the book. It is esspecially (but not limited to) because of the drawings. I'm looking forward to the sequel :-) Disclaimer: - I don't know the authors personally or anyone directly involved in creating the book. - I'm the Jocko Podcast listener and I like the way Jocko approaches life. I've also read "Extreme Ownership" book. This is why I've preordered the book. I knew it is going to be GOOD but I was wrong. It is actually awesome. - I was able to read this book before the official release date thanks to desertcart Germany which sent books earlier (I've got mine on April 27th) Review: Inspirational. Crisp and A Must Read for anybody from age 11+ - I heard about this book from Marc Zukerberg, Founder of Facebook. He made this book read to his kids. Very simple to read. Crisp. The illustrations used are very good. The message delivered and the way it's delivered is awesome.