Awards
- Nominated for Carnegie Medal 2018 (UK)
- Nominated for CILIP Carnegie Medal 2018 (UK)
- Short-listed for CLiPPA Poetry Award 2017
- Shortlisted for CLiPPA Poetry Award 2017.
Overview
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 novel-in-verse by the poet Kwame Alexander captures all the thrills and setbacks, the action and emotion of a World Cup match.
Full Product Details
Author: Kwame Alexander
Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
Imprint: Andersen Press Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 12.90cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 19.80cm
Weight: 0.223kg
ISBN: 9781783444656
ISBN 10: 1783444657
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 05 May 2016
Recommended Age: From 12 to 17 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children's (6-12)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
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 Eminently readable ... readers will surely love Alexander's joyous word play and celebration of reading Booklist, starred review Alexander scores again. Emotionally resonant and with a pace like a player on a breakaway. Publishers Weekly, starred review Warm and believable ... Alexander understands reluctant readers deeply, and here hands them a protagonist who is a smart, reading-averse kid Horn Book, starred review
A satisfying, winning read Kirkus, starred review Eminently readable ... readers will surely love Alexander's joyous word play and celebration of reading Booklist, starred review Warm and believable ... Alexander understands reluctant readers deeply, and here hands them a protagonist who is a smart, reading-averse kid Horn Book, starred review
Author Information
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.
