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National Book Award Long List New York Times Bestseller Like lightning you strike fast and free legs zoom down field eyes fixed on the checkered ball on the goal ten yards to go can t nobody stop youcan t nobody cop you In this follow up to the Newbery winning novel THE CROSSOVER, 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 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 by poet Kwame Alexander bends and breaks as it captures all the thrills and setbacks, action and emotion of a World Cup match New Download [ Booked ] author [ Kwame Alexander ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Kwame Alexander, on the heels of his award winning Crossover, has wowed his readers again with Booked, an equally poetic tale about sports as the backdrop for teenaged angst In Booked, Alexander presents the reader with Nick Hall, a gifted student and soccer player who is coping with his parents recent divorce Through his poetry in motion Alexander brings us a quality middle grade kids book that will leave students stupefied and asking their teachers forbooks Nicholas Hall is a thirtee Kwame Alexander, on the heels of his award winning Crossover, has wowed his readers again with Booked, an equally poetic tale about sports as the backdrop for teenaged angst In Booked, Alexander presents the reader with Nick Hall, a gifted student and soccer player who is coping with his parents recent divorce Through his poetry in motion Alexander brings us a quality middle grade kids book that will leave students stupefied and asking their teachers forbooks Nicholas Hall is a thirteen year old phenom on the soccer field and in the classroom Alongside his best friend Coby, he has to navigate eighth grade issues from bullying to asking out a cute girl to the spring formal dance Meanwhile, his parents have both devoted too much time to their chosen professions and decided to ge...Kwame Alexander writes poetry, as in BOOKED and children s fiction He won a Newbery Medal in 2015 for his book The Crossover Reading BOOKED it s easy to see why You d likely think this is written by a teenager The emotions, concerns, viewpoints all seem to point to that conclusion.Poems about parents and what a pain they can be, homework ugh , awful teachers, not so awful teachers, girls, other boys, soccer, lots of soccer, and divorce and a mom moving to another place far away Two Kwame Alexander writes poetry, as in BOOKED and children s fiction He won a Newbery Medal in 2015 for his book The Crossover Reading BOOKED it s easy to see why You d likely think this is written by a teenager The emotions, concerns, viewpoints all seem to point to that conclusion.Poems about parents and what a pain they can be, homework ugh , awful teachers, not so awful teachers, girls, other boys, soccer, lots of soccer, and divorce and a mom moving to another place far away ...I really loved Alexander s award winning novel The Crossover, a story about twins that excel at basketball but have to navigate high school and homelife Like The Crossover, Booked is written in verse and is about a young teen named Nick that is a star on the soccer pitch He s got a crush on a girl named April but doesn t have the confidence to approach her At home, his dad s an overbearing wordsmith that makes him learn new words from the dictionary every night Nick finds solace in the ex ra I really loved Alexander s award winning novel The Crossover, a story about twins that excel at basketball but have to navigate high school and home...What a fun ride I liked that this book was totally middle grade but still tackled real issues like divorce, bullying etc in a funny yet insightful wayWarning This review is really just going to be me gushing profusely at the awesomeness that is this book.LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE.I loved Crossover, and have since pushed it into the hands of nearly every student who enters my libraryand I will now be doing the same with Booked It has the same overall feel of Crossover some poems feel like rap, some like water, some like a punch in the gut Various rhyme schemes, poetry types, and even narrative perspectives help make this Warning This review is really just going to be me gushing profusely at the awesomeness that is this book.LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE.I loved Crossover, and have since pushed it into the hands of nearly every student who enters my libraryand I will now be doing the same with Booked It has the same overall feel of Crossover some poems feel like rap, some like water, some like a punch in the gut Various rhyme schemes, poetry types, and even narrative perspectives help make this book amazing.Other things I loved about this book WORDS so many great words and definitions sprinkled throughout BOOKS books I love are referenced like All the Broken Pieces which USED to be my favorite verse novel until I discovered Kwame Alexander , as are books I taught in the classroom Watsons Go to Birmingham, Long Walk to Water DRAMA Nick s parents are separatin...I m really torn about this one It starts off so strong So very, very strong The poetry is amazing Alexander seamlessly blends style and meter and rhythm and the result is infectious I was 100% in love with the book, but then it sort of crashed for me It started with some weird dings that didn t work Ding 1 The school librarian who was teacher of the year, even though he s not a teacher I know there are some non teaching school librarians out there curse them They re doing the prof I m really torn about this one It starts off so strong So very, very strong The poetry is ...Booked was poetry A lot of poetry This book was talking about Nicholas Hall, a boy in eighth grade who has a life that s quite similar like everyone else s He explains the ups and downs through a period of time.For me, I really don t believe that I have anything much in common with Nicholas, his personalities or his hobbies However, in my opinion, what I have in common with him is the dreadful feeling of not being able to do something we are hope to do For Nicholas, it was not being able Booked was poetry A lot of poetry This book was talking about Nicholas Hall, a boy in eighth grade who has a life that s quite similar like everyone else s He explains the ups and downs through a period of time.For me, I really don t believe that I have anything much in common with Nicholas, his personalities or his hobbies However, in my opinion, what I have in common with him is the dreadful feeling of not being able to do something we are hope to do For Nicholas, it was not being able to go the Dallas cup because of his health For me, it was not being able to go to school because I got sick and caught the flu And going to school is something I love to do Throughout the book, I ve always been trying to find a meaning o...Once again, I am reminded of the dazzling power of a verse novel What Kwame Alexander accomplishes and creates in so few words is astonishing Every word and character moves with energy and color in real life tones and voices Relationships, individuals, talk, silence, fear and fun hit the pages and me with force So..let s just ju...Just like The Crossover does with basketball, soccer circumvents what Booked is really about family relationships, this time the main character Nick is dealing with his parent s impending divorce and a strained relationship with his parents, particularly his father While it doesn t have the same bounce and groove of The Crossover, Booked is a fantastic stand alone follow up to Alexander s Newbery winning novel in verse I especially loved the character of Mr MacDonald, AKA The Mac, the rapp Just like The Crossover does with basketball, soccer circumvents what Booked is really about family relationships, this time the main character Nick is dealing with his parent s impending divorce and a strained relationship with his parents, particularly his father While it doesn t have the same bounce and groove of The Crossover, Booked is a fanta...Amazing and unputdownable Kwame writes another book that will be so relatable to kids everywhere Nick loves soccer, doesn t enjoy to readyet, has the best librarian in the world aka The Mac, has a crush on April, deals with his parents divorce, and has a best friend and soccer buddy named Coby...

Booked
  • English
  • 12 February 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 320 pages
  • 0544570987
  • Kwame Alexander
  • Booked