{"product_id":"booked-9780544570986","title":"Booked","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e∙ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNational Book Award Longlist ∙ ILA-CBC Children's Choice List\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e∙ ALA Notable Children's Book ∙ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Links' Lasting Connections ∙ Kirkus Best Book ∙ San Francisco Chronicle Best Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e∙ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWashington Post Best Book∙ BookPage Best Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"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. \" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003e The Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLike 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\/\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ecan't nobody cop you...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Houghton Mifflin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780544570986\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2016 pg. 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2016 pg. 143\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2016 pg. 83\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/07\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2016 - Recommended - Hard To Beat\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/05\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e181133 \/ Booked\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.9 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 3\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kwame Alexander","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36638484463772,"sku":"9780544570986","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_dfde1c27-82ec-473b-8a47-410fdef88bf6.jpg?v=1603847402","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/booked-9780544570986","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}