Mighty Mike Bounces Back: A Boy’s Life With Epilepsy - Hardcover

Skead, Robert; Simmel, Mike; Simmel, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1433810433 ISBN 13: 9781433810435

Publisher: Magination Press, 2011

Synopsis

Mighty Mike didn’t know how mighty he was...until the day his dad brought home a basketball.

Mike has epilepsy and sometimes it’s hard to feel like a “real” kid. He is scared of letting other people know about his disease—or even worse, being seen having a seizure! He is often worried and afraid of what other people will think. Soon Mike starts playing basketball at his school, and he learns to overcome his worries and to be courageous in the face of obstacles including his epilepsy. Written by a real-life basketball star with epilepsy, Mighty Mike Bounces Back is a fun, empowering story written to help kids learn to live comfortably with their epilepsy and to take control of their life.

Included is an extensive, kid-friendly resource section with information on handling seizures, feeling different, and living with worry that may come with epilepsy.

About this title

Book Description:

Mike has epilepsy and sometimes it’s hard to feel like a “real” kid. He is scared of letting other people know about his disease―or even worse, being seen having a seizure! He is often worried and afraid of what other people will think. Soon Mike starts playing basketball at his school, and he learns to overcome his worries and to be courageous in the face of obstacles including his epilepsy. Written by a real-life basketball star with epilepsy, Mighty Mike Bounces Back is a fun, empowering story written to help kids learn to live comfortably with their epilepsy and to take control of their life.

About the Author:

Robert Skead is the author of several popular sports books for children, inlcuding Mighty Might Bounces Back. When he's not crafting stories, Robert can often be found at schools speaking with children and adults about creative writing and the importance of discovering one's talents for a fulfilled life. He lives with his wife and family in New Jersey. Visit him at www.robertskead.com and follow him on Facebook: @RobertJSkead and Twitter: @ElvesCantTweet.

Mike "Mighty Mike" Simmel is a professional show basketball player with the Harlem Wizards and a featured performer at halftime shows, camps, and school assemblies throughout the country. He is also one of three million Americans living with epilepsy. Mike serves as a national spokesperson for epilepsy awareness and speaks on behalf of the Epilepsy Foundation of America and its affiliates at many events and youth camps across the country. He is the founder of the Bounce Out the Stigma Project, Inc, a non-profit that runs summer basketball camps for children with special needs. Visit him at www.mightymikebasketball.com and follow him on Facebook: @MightMikeSimmel and Twitter: @MikeSimmel11.

About this edition

• Publisher: Magination Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1433810433
• ISBN 13: 9781433810435
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 80