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BookedNew York Times Bestseller National Book Award Longlist ILA CBC Children's Choice List ALA Notable Children's Book Book Links' Lasting Connections Kirkus Best Book San Francisco Chronicle Best Book Washington Post Best Book BookPage Best Book "A novel about a soccer obsessed tween boy written entirely in verse? In a word, yes. Kwame Alexander has the magic to pull off this unlikely feat, both as a poet and as a storyteller. " The Chicago Tribune Like
New York Times Bestseller ∙ National Book Award Longlist ∙ ILA-CBC Children's Choice List ∙ ALA Notable Children's Book ∙ Book Links' Lasting Connections ∙ Kirkus Best Book ∙ San Francisco Chronicle Best Book∙ Washington Post Best Book∙ BookPage Best Book "A novel about a soccer-obsessed tween boy written entirely in verse? In a word, yes. Kwame Alexander has the magic to pull off this unlikely feat, both as a poet and as a storyteller. " -- The Chicago Tribune 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...
In this follow-up to the Newbery-winning novel THE CROSSOVER, soccer, family, love, and friendship, take center stage as 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. Helping him along are his best friend and sometimes teammate Coby, and The Mac, a rapping librarian who gives Nick inspiring books to read.
This electric and heartfelt novel-in-verse by poet Kwame Alexander bends and breaks as it captures all the thrills and setbacks, action and emotion of a World Cup match
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 04/05/2016
ISBN: 9780544570986
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.20d
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2016
Booklist 02/01/2016 pg. 41
School Library Journal 03/01/2016 pg. 143
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2016 pg. 83
Publishers Weekly 03/07/2016
Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2016 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
BookPage 04/01/2016
Shelf Awareness 04/05/2016
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2016
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 181133 / Booked
Reading Level: 3.9 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 3
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