{"product_id":"booked-graphic-novel-9780358161820","title":"Booked Graphic Novel","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, now in a graphic novel edition featuring art from Dawud Anyabwile.\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKwame Alexander\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author of Newbery Medal-winner \u003ci\u003eThe Crossover \u003c\/i\u003eand Caldecott Medal-winner \u003ci\u003eThe Undefeated, \u003c\/i\u003eillustrated by Kadir Nelson, which was also longlisted for the National Book Award and won a Newbery Honor and a CSK Illustrator Award. Kwame is the founder of Versify, an imprint of HMH. kwamealexander.com, Twitter and Instagram: @kwamealexander.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50583882989842,"sku":"9780358161820","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_af99f900-5827-495c-a9dd-9a2d9f195120.jpg?v=1732032050","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/booked-graphic-novel-9780358161820","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}