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Twelve-year-old Nick loves soccer and hates books, but soon 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.

Main Author: Alexander, Kwame (Author)
Other Authors: Anyabwile, Dawud, 1965- (Illustrator), Alexander, Kwame.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York, NY : Clarion Books, HarperAlley, imprints of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022]
Series: Crossover (Graphic novel) ; 2.
Subjects:
Books and reading > Juvenile fiction.
Soccer > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Self-esteem > Juvenile fiction.
Reading > Juvenile fiction.
Sports comics > Juvenile.
Graphic novel adaptations > Juvenile.
Graphic novels > Juvenile.
Comics (Graphic works) > Juvenile.
Summary: Twelve-year-old Nick loves soccer and hates books, but soon 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.
Physical Description: 314 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 9780358161813
0358161819
9780358161820
0358161827
Author Notes: Kwame Alexander is a poet, children's book author, playwright, producer, speaker, and performer. His books include And Then You Know: New and Selected Poems, Crush: Love Poems, Family Pictures: Poems and Photographs Celebrating Our Loved Ones, and Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band. He won the 2015 John Newbery Medal for his bestselling novel The Crossover. Since 2006, his Book-in-a-Day writing and publishing program has created more than 2500 student authors in 50 schools across the U.S., and in Canada and the Caribbean.

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