| Title | : | Booked Graphic Novel |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Kwame Alexander |
| Release | : | 2022-08-02 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Sports in Kids Fiction, Books, Kids, Fiction for Kids, Family & Relationships in Kids Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels for Kids, Culture, Places & People in Kids Fiction, Social Issues in Kids Fiction, Social Studies for Kids, Poetry for Kids, Social Issues for Kids, Family Stories for Kids, Comics & Graphic Novels |
| Size | : | 353861152 |
| In this electrifying follow-up to Kwame Alexander's Newbery winner The Crossover, soccer, family, love, and friendship take center stage. A New York Times bestseller and National Book Award Longlist nominee, now in a graphic novel edition featuring art from Dawud Anyabwile. 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 bends and breaks as it captures all the thrills and setbacks, action and emotion of a World Cup match. "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 Can’t nobody stop you Can’t nobody cop you… |
