Epic Athletes: Stephen Curry by Dan Wetzel, illustrations by
Zeke Pena, 160 pages. NON-FICTION Henry
Holt, 2019. $17.
Content: Language: G: Mature Content: G;
Violence: G.
BUYING ADVISORY: EL, MS –
ESSENTIAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH
Stephen Curry was not a very big kid throughout
his childhood and teen years, but he loved basketball. Steph spent a lot of time playing the sport
with his father who was a former NBA star and they learned to adjust his shots
even though he was at a height-disadvantage.
Steph performed so well that he was picked up by Davidson for college
and later signed on with the Golden State Warriors. Steph is a humble team-player who also loves
his family and God.
I read this book
with my nine-year old son who loves basketball.
He couldn’t wait for bedtime to read it, so sometimes we had reading
time in the middle of the day. Steph’s
story is inspiring because he is a hard worker and overcomes hardship and
injuries. My son loved the descriptions
of the games and the stats. The
illustrations are few and far between, so there is a lot of reading material,
making it work for both elementary and middle school.
Reviewer, C. Peterson.
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