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Booked: Graphic Novel

Booked: Graphic Novel

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Author: Kwame Alexander

Illustrator: Dawud Anyabwile

 

Page Count: 320

 

Published: August 2, 2022

 

ISBN: 9780358161820

Description

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.

 

Can’t nobody stop you

 

Can’t nobody cop you…

Accolades

“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

 

“Alexander’s poetic storytelling and knack for language wrap around fun and expressive artwork to make for an inarguably charming format that may especially hold appeal for reluctant readers.”—Kirkus
 
“Conveying an important mental health message, this graphic novel adaptation is one more ­feather in the cap of a truly iconic author.”—School Library Journal

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