TY - BOOK AU - Alexander,Kwame AU - Anyabwile, Dawud. TI - Booked SN - 9780358161820 U1 - 741 ALE/O PY - 2022/// CY - New York PB - Clarion Books KW - Children's stories KW - Graphic novel KW - Stories in rhyme N1 - 5-8 N2 - Twelve-year-old Nick is a football-mad boy who absolutely hates books. In this follow-up to the Newbery-winning novel The Crossover, football, family, love, and friendship take centre stage as Nick tries to figure out how to navigate his parents' break-up, stand up to bullies, and impress the girl of his dreams. These challenges - which seem even harder than scoring a tie-breaking, game-winning goal - change his life, as well as his best friend's. This energetic novel-in-verse by the poet Kwame Alexander captures all the thrills and setbacks, the action and emotion of a World Cup match ER -