Sometimes You Win--Sometimes You Learn for Teens: How to Turn a Loss Into a Win

By John C. Maxwell

Book Overview

#1 New York Times bestselling author John C. Maxwell brings his common sense self-help lessons to teens Any setback--a championship loss, a bad grade, a botched audition-can be seen as a step forward when teens possess the right tools to turn that loss into a gain of knowledge. Drawing on nearly fifty years of leadership experience, Dr. Maxwell provides a roadmap for becoming a true learner, someone who wins in the face of problems, failures, and losses. The teachings from Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You Learn have been edited and adapted just for teens. This Young Readers edition features all-new stories of real life figures that overcame adversity early in their lives, including entrepreneur Steve Jobs, Olympic Gold Medalists Gabby Douglas and Mikaela Shiffrin, and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Malala Yousafzai.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316284092
• ISBN13: 9780316284097
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12