Young Bucks Stand Tall

by Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, Dylan Coburn (Illustrator)

Overview

“Matt with the reverse! BAM! Nick high flies off the rope! BANG! The crowd roars! SUPERKICK!”

Before they were the AEW superstar tag team, The Young Bucks, they were tiny go getters with a big dream.

In the first book of The Elite Team Series, see how The Young Bucks lead The Elite Team friends (Cody Rhodes, Hangman, Kenny Omega, and Marty Scrull) in a story about believing in yourself, combatting bullying, and never giving up on your dreams. With vibrant illustrations, and comic book flair, your little wrestler will be inspired to BE ELITE!

Witness the first beginnings of The Elite Team. Perfect to share with your own little wrestlers, and create the next generation of wrestling fans!

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The Elite Team: Young Bucks Stand Tall
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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780988833883
Publisher:	Trism Books
Publication date:	11/09/2018
Series:	The Elite Team
Edition description:	1st Edition
Pages:	40
Product dimensions:	9.30(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	5 - 7 Years

About the Author

Matt and Nick Jackson of the wrestling tag team, the "Young Bucks," remember growing up being the smallest kids in class. It bothered them at times, but soon learned that height did not matter. What mattered was, how hard they were willing to work to achieve their dreams. Although still not the biggest, Matt and Nick Jackson travel the world as professional wrestler, living their dreams and inspiring fans. Dylan Coburn is an artist who draws for a living. His creative talents include production and storyboarding in the comic and movie world. As a little boy, he drew so often that his fingers were calloused and indelibly colored from pencil and ink. He’s also done his fair share of Wrestling, and now reserves his activity for daily bouts with his son, Zac.

Editorial Reviews

"The messaging of [Young Bucks Stand Tall], which focuses in on combating bullying and having confidence in yourself, is a timeless message ... Young Bucks Stand Tall is a well done story that fans will enjoy not just for the references to the popular wrestling characters, but also for the valuable life lessons and conversations that the story will spark between reader and child." —Ryan Droste, comicbook.com

From the Publisher

2018-09-17

Professional-wrestler siblings encourage tenacity.

Brothers Matt and Nick Jackson convey their unwavering determination to become wrestlers despite their small stature. As ardent young aficionados, the siblings live for the sport until their confidence is challenged by a bully in a hoodie who tells them they are "too small to be wrestlers." Matt and Nick try a number of gently comic stunts to foster growth, including eating mountains of spinach and broccoli, planting themselves like trees, and attempting to stretch themselves with helium-filled balloons. Eventually—and predictably—the pair's positive attitude and perseverance prevail after a chance encounter with a professional wrestler buoys their spirits. Illustrator Coburn fills softly focused, full-color, large panels with an emphasis on faces over action. While reaffirming positivity and condemning bullying is a pleasant-enough message, the Jacksons' mild offering lacks any real depth. Although the brothers' height is the critical plot point, set alongside their peers, they appear to be the same size, or at least not markedly smaller. The "elite" cast is almost exclusively male and mostly white. Girls and children of color are nearly wholly absent save for brown-skinned pal Marty and a sporadic flash here and there in a crowd scene.

Moments of fun are present, but surely there are better and more inclusive choices for young wrestling fans. (Graphic fiction. 4-7)

Kirkus Reviews