{"id":8224671432941,"title":"If Lin Can","handle":"if-lin-can","description":"\u003ch1\u003eIf Lin Can\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow Jeremy Lin Inspired Asian Americans to Shoot for the Stars\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eComing April 16, 2024. Pre-order today!\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/richard-ho\"\u003eRichard Ho\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/huynh-kim-lien\"\u003eHuynh Kim Liên\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/phung-nguyen-quang\"\u003ePhùng Nguyên Quang\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThis biography of basketball superstar Jeremy Lin is an anthem of Asian American pride that speaks to any child who feels underestimated or misunderstood. If Lin can, you can!\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHave you ever been told that you CAN’T? Growing up in the Bay Area, Jeremy Lin heard that over and over again. People made fun of his size and his race and wouldn’t give him a chance. But Jeremy persevered until he became the first Taiwanese American to play in the NBA. And when his big moment came, he seized it!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJeremy’s meteoric rise, dubbed \"Linsanity,\" inspired the world and a whole generation of young Asian Americans. As author Richard Ho puts it, “Jeremy’s struggles were our struggles, so his triumphs were our triumphs. He made us believe that if he could succeed, so could we.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/mountain-chef\"\u003eMountain Chef\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/girls-with-guts\"\u003eGirls with Guts\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-shadow-in-the-moon\"\u003eThe Shadow in the Moon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/if-lin-can-spread.jpg?v=1694721596\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" class=\"cvr-border-gray\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-shape=\"round\" defer async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"medium-cover\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/if-lin-can-cover.jpg?v=1694721597\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"product-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/if-lin-can-cover-hires.jpeg.zip?v=1694721603\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Ho, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a child, Richard Ho harbored perfectly reasonable career aspirations: professional basketball player, astrophysicist, and Jedi master. When he \"grew up,\" he worked as a magazine journalist, a scriptwriter, an editor, and an author. His highly acclaimed picture books include \u003cem\u003eRed Rover, The Lost Package,\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e Year of the Cat.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/richard-ho\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Richard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHuynh Kim Liên and Phùng Nguyên Quang, illustrators\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhùng Nguyên Quang and Huỳnh Kim Liên are book creators who live and work together in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. They have illustrated several children's books, including \u003cem\u003eMy First Day\u003c\/em\u003e (which they also wrote), H\u003cem\u003eundred Years of Happiness,\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e The Floating Field: How a Group of Thai Boys Built Their Own Soccer Field.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/huynh-kim-lien\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"\/pages\/huynh-kim-lien\"\u003eHuynh Kim Liên\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/phung-nguyen-quang\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"\/pages\/phung-nguyen-quang\"\u003ePhùng Nguyên Quang\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComposed mostly of questions, this picture-book biography traces Jeremy Lin's uphill battle as the first American of Chinese or Taiwanese descent to play in the NBA. 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Back matter fleshes out Lin's life story and includes an author's note and bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-372-3\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 7–10\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 40\u003cbr\u003e8\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\/\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e x 11\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication date: April 16, 2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n[\/TABS]","published_at":"2023-10-12T10:11:41-04:00","created_at":"2023-09-19T10:43:15-04:00","vendor":"Charlesbridge","type":"Children's Book","tags":["Browse by Age_Ages 6-10","Browse by Fiction\/Nonfiction_Nonfiction","Browse by Format_Picture Book","Browse by Language_English","Browse by Subject_Diversity","Browse by Subject_History \u0026 Biography","Browse by Subject_Life Lessons \u0026 Skills","Browse by Subject_Sports"],"price":1599,"price_min":1599,"price_max":1599,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":44244013613293,"title":"Hardcover","option1":"Hardcover","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":null,"requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"If Lin Can - Hardcover","public_title":"Hardcover","options":["Hardcover"],"price":1599,"weight":369,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":10,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"continue","barcode":null,"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/if-lin-can-cover_f19a7f77-d703-46a5-99b4-ebc7ee4e56aa.jpg?v=1695135052"],"featured_image":"\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/if-lin-can-cover_f19a7f77-d703-46a5-99b4-ebc7ee4e56aa.jpg?v=1695135052","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":31632243065069,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.772,"height":777,"width":600,"src":"\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/if-lin-can-cover_f19a7f77-d703-46a5-99b4-ebc7ee4e56aa.jpg?v=1695135052"},"aspect_ratio":0.772,"height":777,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/if-lin-can-cover_f19a7f77-d703-46a5-99b4-ebc7ee4e56aa.jpg?v=1695135052","width":600}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003ch1\u003eIf Lin Can\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow Jeremy Lin Inspired Asian Americans to Shoot for the Stars\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eComing April 16, 2024. Pre-order today!\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/richard-ho\"\u003eRichard Ho\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/huynh-kim-lien\"\u003eHuynh Kim Liên\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/phung-nguyen-quang\"\u003ePhùng Nguyên Quang\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThis biography of basketball superstar Jeremy Lin is an anthem of Asian American pride that speaks to any child who feels underestimated or misunderstood. If Lin can, you can!\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHave you ever been told that you CAN’T? Growing up in the Bay Area, Jeremy Lin heard that over and over again. People made fun of his size and his race and wouldn’t give him a chance. But Jeremy persevered until he became the first Taiwanese American to play in the NBA. And when his big moment came, he seized it!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJeremy’s meteoric rise, dubbed \"Linsanity,\" inspired the world and a whole generation of young Asian Americans. As author Richard Ho puts it, “Jeremy’s struggles were our struggles, so his triumphs were our triumphs. He made us believe that if he could succeed, so could we.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/mountain-chef\"\u003eMountain Chef\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/girls-with-guts\"\u003eGirls with Guts\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-shadow-in-the-moon\"\u003eThe Shadow in the Moon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/if-lin-can-spread.jpg?v=1694721596\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" class=\"cvr-border-gray\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-shape=\"round\" defer async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"medium-cover\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/if-lin-can-cover.jpg?v=1694721597\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"product-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/if-lin-can-cover-hires.jpeg.zip?v=1694721603\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Ho, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a child, Richard Ho harbored perfectly reasonable career aspirations: professional basketball player, astrophysicist, and Jedi master. When he \"grew up,\" he worked as a magazine journalist, a scriptwriter, an editor, and an author. His highly acclaimed picture books include \u003cem\u003eRed Rover, The Lost Package,\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e Year of the Cat.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/richard-ho\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Richard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHuynh Kim Liên and Phùng Nguyên Quang, illustrators\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhùng Nguyên Quang and Huỳnh Kim Liên are book creators who live and work together in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. They have illustrated several children's books, including \u003cem\u003eMy First Day\u003c\/em\u003e (which they also wrote), H\u003cem\u003eundred Years of Happiness,\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e The Floating Field: How a Group of Thai Boys Built Their Own Soccer Field.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/huynh-kim-lien\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"\/pages\/huynh-kim-lien\"\u003eHuynh Kim Liên\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/phung-nguyen-quang\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"\/pages\/phung-nguyen-quang\"\u003ePhùng Nguyên Quang\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComposed mostly of questions, this picture-book biography traces Jeremy Lin's uphill battle as the first American of Chinese or Taiwanese descent to play in the NBA. Moving from his youth to his breakout 2012 game with the New York Knicks, the book shows how faith, diligence, and tenacity helped Lin weather taunts, setbacks, privation, and an agonizing NBA draft wait. The digital illustrations employ spot art to depict Lin's off-court life, while full bleeds portray on-court action and the media craze (\"linsanity\") surrounding his meteoric rise from obscurity. Ho prompts children to reflect on their own experiences contending with naysayers, find role models who look like them, embrace who they are, and defy stereotypes. Back matter fleshes out Lin's life story and includes an author's note and bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-372-3\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 7–10\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 40\u003cbr\u003e8\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\/\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e x 11\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication date: April 16, 2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n[\/TABS]"}