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Who Is Lionel Messi?

2024 · James Buckley Jr.

Traces Messi from a small boy in Rosario, Argentina who needed growth-hormone treatment to the record-setting star who captained Argentina to the 2022 World Cup title. James Buckley Jr. tells it as a clear, illustrated chapter biography for young readers.

Who Is Megan Rapinoe?

2023 · Stefanie Loh

Follows Rapinoe from small-town Northern California to two World Cup titles with the USWNT and her public fight for equal pay. Stefanie Loh writes the illustrated chapter biography.

What Is the Women's World Cup?

2023 · Gina Shaw

Charts the women's tournament from its 1991 start through the United States team's championship runs and the players who made them famous. Gina Shaw writes it for the same 8-12 audience, with art by Ted Hammond.

Who Is Cristiano Ronaldo?

2022 · James Buckley Jr.

Follows Ronaldo from a working-class childhood on the island of Madeira to worldwide fame across Europe's biggest clubs and the Portugal national team. The book leans into his famous training habits and drive.

Who Is David Beckham?

2020 · Ellen Labrecque

Covers Beckham's rise through Manchester United's youth academy to worldwide fame, and the LA Galaxy move that helped grow the game in the United States. Ellen Labrecque keeps the writing easy for grade-schoolers.

Who Was Pelé?

2018 · James Buckley Jr.

Tells the story of a poor boy from Brazil, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, who signed with a pro club at fifteen and went on to help Brazil win three World Cups. Andrew Thomson's black-and-white art runs through the chapters.

What Is the World Cup?

2018 · Bonnie Bader

Explains how the men's World Cup began in 1930 and grew into the most-watched sporting event on the planet, with famous matches and players along the way. Illustrated by Stephen Marchesi as part of the Who HQ What Was series.