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Almost-Winners Club: 15 Stories About Trying, Losing, and Trying Again
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 9 2026
Pages: 94
Weight: 0.28
Height: 0.24 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
15 stories about trying, losing, and getting back up again - for kids who are tired of being told to just be a good sport.
A spelling bee word that scrambles right when it matters most. A robot that drops the ball in the final round. A best friend's blue ribbon that stings way more than it should. In this collection of fifteen short stories for kids ages 8 to 10, every young hero faces the moment that comes right after disappointment - and has to decide what to do with it.
Some kids want to quit. Some want to blame a teammate. Some just want to disappear. None of them have it all figured out. But page by page, they find their way to something better than winning: real courage, honest friendship, and the kind of resilience that sticks around long after the trophy ceremony's over.
Each story stands on its own, perfect for a ten-minute read after school or a bedtime chapter, being able to have real conversations about jealousy, comparison, performance anxiety, and good sportsmanship, no lecture required.
Written for kids and built for the grown-ups raising them, this is a social-emotional-learning book that doesn't read like one. It's just fifteen good stories about fifteen kids who lost, and turned out just fine.
Perfect for parents, teachers, and counselors, and for any kid who's ever wanted to throw in the towel after one bad round.
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