8/9/2023 0 Comments Booked kwame alexander pageas![]() Helping him along are his best friend and sometimes teammate Coby, and. ' - The Chicago Tribune Cant nobody stop you Cant 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. “Middle-school readers and their advocates will surely love Alexander’s joyous word play and celebration of reading. Kwame Alexander has the magic to pull off this unlikely feat, both as a poet and as a storyteller. “Booked ’s pages will be turned swiftly and enthusiastically." But what it is-at its rhythmic, loving heart-is a novel about a father and son, family and friendship, and the true power that words can have on and off the page. In this electrifying follow-up to Kwame Alexanders Newbery winner The Crossover, soccer, family, love, and friendship take center stage. ![]() With an impressive array of poetry styles-free verse, acrostics, haiku-and the pacing of a soccer match-at times leisurely and thoughtful, at others frenetic and heart-stopping- Booked (HMH BYR: April 5, 2016) is both poetry for Lionel Messi fanatics and a sports novel for those more likely to memorize a sonnet than kick a soccer ball. Nick’s mother leaves for a job out of state, he and his best friend hit the skids, he’s dealing with a bully, and on top of all of that, he has to navigate the highs and lows of a first crush. Booked (The Crossover Series) Hardcover, 320 pages ISBN-10, 0544570987 ISBN-13, 978-0544570986 Reading age, 10+ years, from customers Lexile measure. « previous 1 2 3 next » sort by « previous 1 2 3 next » Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. shelved 327,193 times Showing 30 distinct works.But when he’s sidelined by an injury, his word-loving father takes the opportunity to try to instill a love of reading into his reluctant son. Age Level: 10-12 Grade Level: 5-7 Lexile Measure: 660(Not Available) Series: Crossover Physical Information: 1.1 H x 5.2 W x 7.6 (0.55 lbs) 336 pages. Books by Kwame Alexander Kwame Alexander Average rating 4.21 His new memoir started as a book of love poems, but ended up being a. 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 you/ can’t nobody cop you… Poet Kwame Alexander reflects on 'Why Fathers Cry at Night' 'I'm not a grown man I'm a growing man,' Alexander says.
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