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The Warrior Challenge: 8 Quests for Boys to Grow Up with Kindness, Courage, and Grit
John Beede, Johnny Dombrowski
3.67 AVERAGE
2 reviews for:
The Warrior Challenge: 8 Quests for Boys to Grow Up with Kindness, Courage, and Grit
John Beede, Johnny Dombrowski
3.67 AVERAGE
I would recommend this to absolutely anyone who wants an action/adventure journey to self-discovery.
While Beede has marketed this specifically for 10-18 year old young men, he does mention that his book can be for anyone, any age, any gender, etc.
This book grips you from the beginning where a warrior is yelling at you to get up! If that doesn't grab you from the get go, then I don't know what would!
Each chapter is a journey to becoming a master warrior - ultimately leading people to healthy life goals and decisions. How do you show up for your tribe? How can you add to your armory and weaponry as you mature into adulthood? How do you determine what's best for your life and include those around you?
Beede takes on the challenge of being a mentor through authorship. He shares epic journeys of others. He make each challenge something manageable for the reader. He even covers some difficult topics with a perfect blend of seriousness and humor. I will never read about skydiving the same way again.
My challenge to you, other readers - is will you take on this warrior challenge? and how many cat references can you find in this epic journey? (There's more than one!!)
Fabulous work, the book all young men (and women!) need in this day and age.
While Beede has marketed this specifically for 10-18 year old young men, he does mention that his book can be for anyone, any age, any gender, etc.
This book grips you from the beginning where a warrior is yelling at you to get up! If that doesn't grab you from the get go, then I don't know what would!
Each chapter is a journey to becoming a master warrior - ultimately leading people to healthy life goals and decisions. How do you show up for your tribe? How can you add to your armory and weaponry as you mature into adulthood? How do you determine what's best for your life and include those around you?
Beede takes on the challenge of being a mentor through authorship. He shares epic journeys of others. He make each challenge something manageable for the reader. He even covers some difficult topics with a perfect blend of seriousness and humor. I will never read about skydiving the same way again.
My challenge to you, other readers - is will you take on this warrior challenge? and how many cat references can you find in this epic journey? (There's more than one!!)
Fabulous work, the book all young men (and women!) need in this day and age.
The overall message of this book is interesting: BOYS need direction and instruction on how to grow up with kindness, courage, and grit. The author does state that "if you're one gender or no gender or every gender...it does not make a difference to me" and that it is not "an all-boys club", but with a book so completely marketed toward boys and a notion of masculinity, I argue that was disingenuous. It is a shame because there are some really great tools and life skills included like setting boundaries and perseverance that can benefit everyone.
Each chapter's "ancient warrior theme of masculinity" has a fictional example, real world examples, and a challenge for the reader to complete with the end goal for a boy to become "better". Yes, the message could be received by girls and nonbinary children, too, but will they want to read this book based on how it is presented? Unlikely. I can see where the author was going with this text, and I like the overall idea, but it is so myopic. Today's youth don't need a book on how to be a better man, they need a book on how to be a better person, how to be patient, kind, nonjudgemental, caring regardles of gender based masculinity. To be fair, I have said similar things when rating books for "girls".
The author recommends that the book be read with a parent or trusted adult to allow for conversation and personal examples. Therein lies another flaw; what middle grade boy will want to read a book with his parents? Maybe one out of every ten? I can't imagine my fifth and sixth grade boys reading this on their own and really absorbing the message. They might look at the pictures, read a chapter, and move on. That being said, if a teacher or counselor were to adapt this book to use as examples within an inclusive, non-gendered, social emotional curriculum, I can see it being successful for everyone who participates. I had high hopes for this book and was excited to read it, but it failed to deliver for me. I recommend it with reservations, though I'm sure there are plenty of "real men" out there who would love this book, as is.
Advanced reader's copy provided by #NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Each chapter's "ancient warrior theme of masculinity" has a fictional example, real world examples, and a challenge for the reader to complete with the end goal for a boy to become "better". Yes, the message could be received by girls and nonbinary children, too, but will they want to read this book based on how it is presented? Unlikely. I can see where the author was going with this text, and I like the overall idea, but it is so myopic. Today's youth don't need a book on how to be a better man, they need a book on how to be a better person, how to be patient, kind, nonjudgemental, caring regardles of gender based masculinity. To be fair, I have said similar things when rating books for "girls".
The author recommends that the book be read with a parent or trusted adult to allow for conversation and personal examples. Therein lies another flaw; what middle grade boy will want to read a book with his parents? Maybe one out of every ten? I can't imagine my fifth and sixth grade boys reading this on their own and really absorbing the message. They might look at the pictures, read a chapter, and move on. That being said, if a teacher or counselor were to adapt this book to use as examples within an inclusive, non-gendered, social emotional curriculum, I can see it being successful for everyone who participates. I had high hopes for this book and was excited to read it, but it failed to deliver for me. I recommend it with reservations, though I'm sure there are plenty of "real men" out there who would love this book, as is.
Advanced reader's copy provided by #NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.