Booked

Kwame Alexander

Apr 2016 · Sold by HarperCollins

About this ebook

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.

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…

ILA-CBC Children's Choice List· ALA Notable Children’s Book · Book Links’ Lasting Connections · Kirkus Best Book · San Francisco Chronicle Best Book· Washington Post Best Book· BookPage Best Book

Ratings and reviews

We purchased this book on Sunday night just before 10pm and its now Tuesday evening. I'm shocked because it's mid August and my 11 yr old son who isn't big on reading books is halfway finished. Must be a good one!

i love this book tho am not much of a reader seeing that soccer is my favorite sport and some of my classmates to so we choose for bookclubs and i read the whole book in 6 days well since we only had 20 minutes to read otherwise i might of finished in 2 days. April was the mvp of liking the book with soccer being the topic to and am a sucker for romance. im still surprised i liked this book since im more into manga since most normal books are boring but this book was interesting all the way through and the thoughtful way of making the book poetic made it easy to read. idk if this a good review but i just felt like writing o and also i wish alex makes a part 2 to this story because it was so good but its pretty unlikely

I love the way the book left off a chiffhanger the way the characters were expressed and how nick had to overcome fears and try to resolve everything that happened with his family and still have time to play soccer yet try to win over April amazing story telling love this book I would recommend this book to anybody who loves drama and conflict and overcome fears ;)

About the author

Kwame Alexander is a poet, an educator, and the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty-five books, including his Newbery Medal–winning middle grade novel The Crossover. Some of his other works include Booked, which was longlisted for the National Book Award; The Playbook: 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life; Swing; the picture books How to Read a Book and How to Write a Poem (coauthored with Deanna Nikaido), both illustrated by Melissa Sweet; and The Undefeated, illustrated by Kadir Nelson, which was longlisted for the National Book Award and won the Caldecott Medal, a Newbery Honor, and the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award. He is a regular contributor to NPR’s Morning Edition, currently serving as their poet ambassador. He lives in Virginia with his family. Visit his website at kwamealexander.com.