Booked: The Graphic Novel by Kwame Alexander, Dawud Anyabwile

Booked: The Graphic Novel
Kwame Alexander, Dawud Anyabwile
Page: 320
Format: pdf, ePub, mobi, fb2
ISBN: 9780358161820
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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Notes From Your Bookseller Kwame Alexander’s bestselling The Crossover series gets the graphic novel treatment in this unique adaptation of Booked. Themes of family, friendship and, of course, soccer are tackled in this illustrated story perfect for reluctant readers. 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 Tribune Can’t nobody stop you Can’t nobody cop you…

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