Booked
By Kwame Alexander
Edition
Booklist 2016 Top 10 Books for Youth, Contemporary Middle-Grade Novels & Sports
Parents’ Choice Awards, Fiction Gold, Spring 2016
The Kirkus Prize 2016 Nominee, Young Readers
National Book Awards: Young People’s Literature, 2016 Longlist
ALA Notable Books for Children Nominee–Summer 2016, Fiction
Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2016, Middle-Grade
NCTE Notable Poetry List 2017, Verse Novels
Booklist 2016 Lasting Connections, Language Arts
ALSC Notable Children’s Books 2017, Older Readers
YALSA 2017 Best Fiction for Young Adults
YALSA 2017 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, Fiction
Brightly, 16 of the Most Exciting Middle Grade Books to Read in 2016
CSMCL Best Multicultural Books of 2016
2016 Cybils Finalist, Poetry
ILA Young Adults’ Choices 2017 Reading List*
Children’s Literature Assembly, 2017 Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award
By Kwame Alexander
Hardcover edition
Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Imprint Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN9780544570986
Awards and Honors Oregon Reader's Choice Awards 2019 Nominee 2018 Beehive Book Award Winner, Young AdultBooklist 2016 Top 10 Books for Youth, Contemporary Middle-Grade Novels & Sports
Parents’ Choice Awards, Fiction Gold, Spring 2016
The Kirkus Prize 2016 Nominee, Young Readers
National Book Awards: Young People’s Literature, 2016 Longlist
ALA Notable Books for Children Nominee–Summer 2016, Fiction
Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2016, Middle-Grade
NCTE Notable Poetry List 2017, Verse Novels
Booklist 2016 Lasting Connections, Language Arts
ALSC Notable Children’s Books 2017, Older Readers
YALSA 2017 Best Fiction for Young Adults
YALSA 2017 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, Fiction
Brightly, 16 of the Most Exciting Middle Grade Books to Read in 2016
CSMCL Best Multicultural Books of 2016
2016 Cybils Finalist, Poetry
ILA Young Adults’ Choices 2017 Reading List*
Children’s Literature Assembly, 2017 Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award
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Follow-up to The Crossover.
For Nick, playing soccer “is like / never hitting pause / on your favorite ninety-minute movie.” Aside from April, it’s the only thing that brings him joy after his parents announce their separation.
For Nick, playing soccer “is like / never hitting pause / on your favorite ninety-minute movie.” Aside from April, it’s the only thing that brings him joy after his parents announce their separation.
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Sports Middle Plus (Grades 5-8)
Sports Middle Plus
Sports Middle Plus (Grades 5-8)
For Grades 5-8
This collection features sports-focused titles that capture the excitement, challenge, and emotional highs and lows of athletic competition. Featuring fiction and nonfiction, selections include stories of legendary and everyday athletes, team dynamics, personal perseverance, and game-day intensity, highlighting sports as both a competitive pursuit and a meaningful part of young people’s lives.
14 books per Year
$308.00 per Year
Interests
Fiction, Nonfiction, Sports, Biographies, Realistic Fiction, High-Interest, Reluctant Readers
