Name: Skyler Trepel Book Launch (From Challenge to Champion)
Start: 2025-04-17T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-04-17T20:00:00-05:00
Location: McNally Robinson Booksellers

Skyler Trepel Book Launch (From Challenge to Champion)

Join Skyler Trepel for the launch of From Challenge to Champion: 12 Inspiring Sports Stories for New Readers (Inspiring Sports Books for Kids). There will be a book signing following Trepel's presentation.
https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9780593886168/skyler-trepel/from-challenge-to-champion
This event will be hosted live in the Atrium of McNally Robinson Booksellers, Grant Park and also available as a YouTube stream: https://youtube.com/live/sBZH9O4wKEI
Do you have a sports-obsessed kid eager to learn more about their favorite stars? Thrill them with From Challenge to Champion, a collection of stories about legendary athletes from soccer, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, and more. They’ll learn how these athletes overcame incredible challenges—whether injury, doubt, burnout, or difficult beginnings—and emerged victorious. From Simone Biles and Serena Williams to Lionel Messi and LeBron James, each athlete’s tale is a testament to hard work and perseverance intended to inspire and empower your child.
Skyler Trepel is a multimedia sports and entertainment journalist and author from Winnipeg. Skyler has his bachelor of commerce with honors from the University of Manitoba, his film production diploma from the Toronto Film School, and his master of arts in specialized journalism from the University of Southern California.
Formerly a financial advisor, Skyler left that career to pursue his passion for sports and entertainment journalism and writing. He has written hundreds of articles for various publications and is currently a contributing writer for People magazine/People.com, focusing on sports and entertainment. When not writing, Skyler loves spending time with his family, watching and playing sports, cooking, going to concerts, traveling, reading, spending time with friends, playing video games, watching TV and movies, and hanging out with his cat, Simba.