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"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

Like 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/
can't nobody cop you...
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.
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

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 04/05/2016
ISBN: 9780544570986
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.20d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2016
Booklist 02/01/2016 pg. 41
School Library Journal 03/01/2016 pg. 143
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2016 pg. 83
Publishers Weekly 03/07/2016
Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2016 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
BookPage 04/01/2016
Shelf Awareness 04/05/2016
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2016

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 181133 / Booked
Reading Level: 3.9 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 3