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Description for Booked
Paperback. Twelve-year-old Nick is a football-mad boy who absolutely hates books. In this title, football, family, love, and friendship take centre stage as Nick tries to figure out how to navigate his parents' break-up, stand up to bullies, and impress the girl of his dreams. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 5AK; 5AR; YFR; YXC; YXFD. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 130 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
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. In this follow-up to the Newbery-winning novel The Crossover, football, family, love, and friendship take centre stage as Nick tries to figure out how to navigate his parents' break-up, stand up to bullies, and impress the girl of his dreams. These challenges - which seem even harder than scoring a tie-breaking, game-winning goal - change his life, as well as his best friend's. This energetic ... Read more
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. In this follow-up to the Newbery-winning novel The Crossover, football, family, love, and friendship take centre stage as Nick tries to figure out how to navigate his parents' break-up, stand up to bullies, and impress the girl of his dreams. These challenges - which seem even harder than scoring a tie-breaking, game-winning goal - change his life, as well as his best friend's. This energetic ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Andersen Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783444656
SKU
V9781783444656
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-19
About Kwame Alexander
Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, and the New York Times bestselling author of 28+ books, including The Undefeated, Booked and Rebound, the follow-up to his Newbery medal-winning middle grade novel, The Crossover. He's also the Founding Editor of Versify, an imprint that publishes fiction and poetry for children and young adults.
Reviews for Booked
An obvious love of words, and the way they flow together and create their own rhythm, makes Alexander's work somewhat irresistible. . . To pick up Booked is to find yourself turning page after page, swept along as Nick spills out his story.
New York Times
A satisfying, winning read
Kirkus, starred review
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New York Times
A satisfying, winning read
Kirkus, starred review
... Read more