Booked
Kwame Alexander
Twelve-year-old Nick loves soccer, his friend and teammate Coby, and a girl named April. At home, his parents are close to divorce, while his professor father presses him to read the dictionary he wrote. Nick sees reading as work until April and Mr. Mac, the school librarian, draw him toward books. Soccer remains central to him, especially with an elite Dallas tournament approaching. Then an injury prevents him from playing. Told in verse, the novel follows Nick through family upheaval, bullying, friendship, reading, and unexpected change.
This book appears on 4 reading lists across 2 editions from 3 organizations.
