Awards

• Commended for Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (Fourteen and Up) 2014
• Short-listed for Delaware Diamonds Award (High School) 2014

Overview

He says: Omar T-Diddy Smalls has got it made: a full football ride to UMiami, hero-worship status at school, and pick of any girl at West Charleston High. She says: Football, shmootball. Here’s what Claudia Clarke cares about: the hungry, the poor, the disenfranchised, Harvard, her GPA, Pat Conroy, the staggering teen pregnancy rate, investigative journalism…the list goes on. She does NOT have a minute to waste on Mr. T-Diddy Smalls and his harem of bimbos. He Said, She Said is a fun and fresh novel from Kwame Alexander that throws these two high school seniors together when they unexpectedly end up leading the biggest social protest this side of the Mississippi—with a lot of help from Facebook and Twitter.   The stakes are high, the romance is hot, and when these worlds collide, behold the fireworks!   Snappy dialogue and social media feature prominently in a comedic spin on high school relationships that will appeal to fans of Walter Dean Myers and Rachel Vail alike!   Check out an excerpt:       “Believe that, and tomorrow, it’s on to the next one.” Fast Freddie and I laugh alone, ’cause sometimes Willie Mack gets all righteous. “Sometimes, that ish is foul, T-Diddy.” “Willie Mack, you know how T-Diddy do. Love ’em and leave ’em, hit ’em and split ’em. Use ’em then lose ’em, baby!” Now he’s laughing too. “I don’t blame you, T. Your girl Kym is legit, but—“ “But, what, Mack” “No offense, T-Diddy, but Claudia Clarke is the bomb dot com,” he says, his mouth mopping the floor, his fingers pointing to the sofa. “She’s wearing them jeans like she painted them on.” “That’s Claudia Clarke, the one who’s always collecting ish for kids in Africa and whatnot” I ask, eyeing the baddest chick at the party. She looks like a cross between Beyoncé and, uh, Beyoncé.            

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Reviews

This lively romance has humor and heart. --Kirkus Reviews

Alexander s hip-hop narration...is positively lyrical. A story contemporary students will really relate to and enjoy. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Author Information

Kwame Alexander is the New York Times Bestselling author of 32 books, including The Undefeated; How to Read a Book; Solo; Swing; Rebound, which was shortlisted for prestigious Carnegie Medal; and his Newbery medal-winning middle grade novel, The Crossover. He's also the founding editor of Versify, an imprint that aims to Change the World One Word at a Time. Visit him at KwameAlexander.com

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