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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
Can't nobody stop you
Can't nobody cop you...
In this follow-up to Newbery-winner The Crossover, soccer, family, love, and friendship take center stage. 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 Now in paperback.
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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
Can't nobody stop you
Can't nobody cop you...
In this follow-up to Newbery-winner The Crossover, soccer, family, love, and friendship take center stage. 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 Now in paperback.
ISBN
9781328596307
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Pages
314 pages
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published
Jan 1, 2016
Language
en
Cover type
Paperback
Book details
- Authors
- Kwame Alexander
- ISBN
- 9781328596307
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Binding
- Paperback
- Published
- Jan 1, 2016
- Publication year
- 2016
- Pages
- 314
- Dimensions
- 7.62 in × 0.84 in × 5.12 in
- Language
- en
- Categories
- Juvenile FictionFamilySports & RecreationSoccerStories in Verse