Ten Thousand Tries by Amy Makechnie

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/108085 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ten Thousand Tries Author: Amy Makechnie Narrator: Michael Crouch Format: mp3 Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins Release date: 09-30-21 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 17 ratings Genres: Difficult Discussions Publisher's Summary: Twelve-year-old Golden Maroni is determined to channel his hero, soccer superstar Lionel Messi, and become captain of his soccer team and master of his eighth-grade universe...especially since his home universe is spiraling out of orbit. Off the field, Golden’s dad, once a pro soccer player himself, is now battling ALS, a disease that attacks his muscles, leaving him less and less physically able to control his body every day. And while Mom says there’s no cure, Golden is convinced that his dad can beat this, just like any opponent. They just have to try.