Kwame Alexander

Broschiertes Buch

Booked Graphic Novel

A Graphic Novel

Illustrator: Anyabwile, Dawud

Beschreibung

In this electrifying follow-up to Kwame Alexander's Newbery winner The Crossover, soccer, family, love, and friendship take center stage. A New York Times bestseller and National Book Award Longlist nominee, now in a graphic novel edition featuring art from Dawud Anyabwile. 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 bends and breaks as it captures all the thrills and setbacks, action and emotion of a World Cup match. "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...

Autor

Kwame Alexander is a poet, an educator, and the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty-five books, including his Newbery Medal–winning middle grade novel The Crossover. Some of his other works include Booked, which was longlisted for the National Book Award; The Playbook: 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life; Swing; the picture books  How to Read a Book and How to Write a Poem (coauthored with Deanna Nikaido) , both illustrated by Melissa Sweet; and The Undefeated, illustrated by Kadir Nelson, which was longlisted for the National Book Award and won the Caldecott Medal, a Newbery Honor, and the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award. He is a regular contributor to NPR’s Morning Edition, currently serving as their poet ambassador. He lives in Virginia with his family. Visit his website at kwamealexander.com. 

Produktdetails

• The Crossover Series
• Verlag: HarperCollins
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Altersempfehlung: 10 bis 12 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. August 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 209mm x 144mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 466g
• ISBN-13: 9780358161820
• ISBN-10: 0358161827
• Artikelnr.: 60781092