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Alexander, Kwame (author.). Anyabwile, Dawud, 1965- (illustrator.). Alexander, Kwame Graphic novelization of (work): Booked. (Added Author).

Summary: 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 TribuneCan't nobody stop youCan't nobody cop you...

Record details

ISBN: 0358161509
ISBN: 9780358161509
Physical Description: 1 online resource : chiefly illustrations.
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Publisher: New York, NY : Clarion Books, HarperAlley, imprints of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022]
Copyright: ©2022