{"product_id":"booked-9781328596307","title":"Booked","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this electrifying follow-up to Kwame Alexander's Newbery winner \u003cem\u003eThe Crossover\u003c\/em\u003e, soccer, family, love, and friendship take center stage. A \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestseller and National Book Award Longlist nominee.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwelve-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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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. \" --\u003cem\u003eThe Chicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCan't nobody stop you\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCan't nobody cop you...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eILA-CBC Children's Choice List- ALA Notable Children's Book - Book Links' Lasting Connections - Kirkus Best Book - San Francisco Chronicle Best Book- Washington Post Best Book- BookPage Best Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKwame Alexander\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet, educator, and the \u003ci\u003eNYT\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of 25 books, including the Newbery Medal-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Crossover, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich also received the Coretta Scott King Author Award Honor, The NCTE Charlotte Huck Honor, and the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award, and the Paterson Poetry Prize. www.kwamealexander.com\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50584335122706,"sku":"9781328596307","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1eafd0d4-6ddb-4b35-83b4-c8c716243cd7.jpg?v=1748591363","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/booked-9781328596307","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}