**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.
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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.
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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.
Praise for Way of the Warrior Kid:
Willink, a leadership instructor and retired SEAL, places worthwhile
emphasis on physical activity, mental sharpness, and hard work.
--Publishers Weekly
In this first installment of a new series, Willink, a retired decorated
Navy SEAL officer brings his training in fitness, learning, nutrition,
and tactics to a new level--the middle-grade level young readers will
enjoy. Although the topic meant to inspire kids, seriousness is eased
with Willink's sense of humor and with Bozak's hilarious comic-style
illustrations. --Children's Literature
**Praise for the audiobook:
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Narrator Thor Willink, the author's son, sounds just about Marc's age,
and his dad voices the adults. This choice lends a personal note...The
audio version has plenty of humor. --School Library Journal
