Keep Your Head Up [Hardcover]

Kurt Warner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2000 | Age Level: 9 and up

Kurt Warner, Super Bowl XXXIV Champion quarterback for the St. Louis Rams, stresses the importance of pride and perseverance, relating personal life events and memorable anecdotes in his first book for children.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing (August 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0878332510
• ISBN-13: 978-0878332519
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,362,552 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Kurt and Brenda Warner met when she was a divorced mother of two, living on food stamps and putting herself through nursing school, and he was a college student. Kurt and Brenda married in 1997 and Kurt adopted Brenda's two children. Since then, they have added 5 more children to their family. After graduating from Northern Iowa in 1994, Kurt was signed by the Green Bay Packers, but was cut during training camp. He returned to Northern Iowa to work as an assistant football coach, working the night shift at a local Hy-Vee grocery store to support Brenda and her two kids, until he was signed by the St. Louis Rams in 1998. Kurt went on to lead the Rams in two Super Bowls, winning two NFL MVP awards (in 1999 and 2000). In 2008, Kurt joined the Arizona Cardinals, and led the franchise to their first playoff appearance in 10 years, and their first Super Bowl appearance. Kurt and Brenda are strong Christians, and the founders of First Things First, a foundation that promotes Christian values, helping the less fortunate, and encouraging others to put faith and family first. They live in Phoenix, Arizona.