![]() ![]() Agent: Deborah Warren, East West Literary Agency. Emotionally resonant and with a pace like a player on a breakaway, Nick's story will have readers agreeing: "The poems/ were cool./ The best ones were/ like bombs,/ and when all the right words/ came together/ it was like an explosion./ So good, I/ didn't want it to end." Ages 10%E2%80%9312. Alexander skillfully juggles verse styles to realistically capture Nick's humor and smarts (showcased in witty footnoted definitions of words like "cachinnate" and "mewling"), passion for soccer, and vulnerability when being bullied, having surgery, or facing his parents' troubled marriage. 49 Total Resources 13 Awards 31 State Lists View Text Complexity Discover Like Books. Average person knows about twelve thousand words. 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. Free book, AudioBook, Reender Book Booked by. by Kwame Alexander Part of the Crossover Series Related Edition: Graphic. Mac, helps Nick discover both a love of reading and a way to connect with the girl of his dreams. Aug 10, 2022, 3:42:53 AM to Booked READ & DOWNLOAD Kwame Alexander book Booked in PDF, EPub, Mobi, Kindle online. But the school's quirky rapping librarian, Mr. Kwame Alexander is a poet, children's book author, playwright, producer, and the author of over a dozen books, including Booked (2016), The Crossover (2014), He Said, She Said (2014), Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band (2011), and Crush: Love Poems for Teenagers (2008). He returns to the psychologist’s office in the poem Conversation with Dr. ![]() Grief-stricken, Nick is short with his mother as she says goodbye again. ![]() What Nick doesn't like is words%E2%80%94neither the ones in the dictionary that his linguistics professor father wrote (and is making him read) nor the ones he learns in his honors English class. Pages 268-314 Summary This section begins with What happens to a dream destroyed and ends with Freedom. Eighth grader Nick, a devoted soccer player and fan, enjoys some friendly competition with his best friend, Coby. Tom Avery The Ripper Of Whitechapel (The Ghost Hunter Chronicles). Alexander scores again with this sports-themed verse novel, a companion to his Newbery Medal%E2%80%93winning The Crossover. ![]()
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