In Booked, Alexander presents the reader with Nick Hall, a gifted student and soccer player who is coping with his parents' recent divorce. " -The Chicago TribuneCan't nobody stop youCan't nobody cop you. Kwame Alexander, on the heels of his award winning Crossover, has wowed his readers again with Booked, an equally poetic tale about sports as the backdrop for teenaged angst. A beautiful hardcover gift book that has been personally curated by the author featuring a compilation of the. Kwame Alexander has the magic to pull off this unlikely feat, both as a poet and as a storyteller. This electric and heartfelt novel-in-verse bends and breaks as it captures all the thrills and setbacks, action and emotion of a World Cup match."A novel about a soccer-obsessed tween boy written entirely in verse? In a word, yes. Helping him along are his best friend and sometimes teammate Coby, and The Mac, a rapping librarian who gives Nick inspiring books to read. year-old Nick learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams. « previous 1 2 3 next » sort by « previous 1 2 3 next » Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. A New York Times bestseller and National Book Award Longlist nominee, now in a graphic novel edition featuring art from Dawud Anyabwile.Twelve. shelved 329,439 times Showing 30 distinct works.Kwame Alexander has the magic to pull off this unlikely feat, both as a poet and as a storyteller.In this electrifying follow-up to Kwame Alexander's Newbery winner The Crossover, soccer, family, love, and friendship take center stage. Like lightning/you strike/fast and free/legs zoom/down field/eyes fixed/on the checkered ball/on the goal/ten yards to go/can’t nobody stop you/can’t nobody cop you Twelve-year-old Nick is a football-mad boy who absolutely hates books. "A novel about a soccer-obsessed tween boy written entirely in verse? In a word, yes. Explore our list of what we think are the 100 best books for children from the. Read 2,744 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. This electric and heartfelt novel-in-verse bends and breaks as it captures all the thrills and setbacks, action and emotion of a World Cup match. Twelve-year-old Nick learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams. A New York Times bestseller and National Book Award Longlist nominee, now in a graphic novel edition featuring art from Dawud Anyabwile. The novel in verse is enhanced by Anyabwiles art, which reinforces. A New York Times bestseller and National Book Award Longlist nominee. In this electrifying follow-up to Kwame Alexander's Newbery winner The Crossover, soccer, family, love, and friendship take center stage. In this prequel to Newbery Awardwinning The Crossover (2014), Alexander revisits. In this electrifying follow-up to Kwame Alexander's Newbery winner The Crossover, soccer, family, love, and friendship take center stage.
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