Booked (The Crossover Series)

Booked (The Crossover Series)

National Book Award Long List
New York Times BestsellerÂ

Like lightning/you strike/fast and free/legs zoom/down field/eyes fixed/on the checkered ball/on the goal/ten yards to go/canâ€™t nobody stop you/
canâ€™t nobody cop youâ€¦
In this follow-up to the Newbery-winning novel THE CROSSOVER, Â 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.Â Helping him along are his best friend and sometimes teammate Coby, and The Mac, a rapping librarian who gives Nick inspiring books to read.Â Â
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!
Country USA
Manufacturer Clarion Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2016-04-05
Format Kindle eBook