Booked Graphic Novel

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...

Author: Kwame Alexander
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 08/02/2022
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.6lbs
Size: 8.35h x 5.67w x 1.42d
ISBN: 9780358161813
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.9
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 181133 / Booked


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2021
Booklist 04/03/2023

About the Author
Kwame Alexander is a poet and the New York Times best-selling author of Newbery Medal-winner The Crossover and Caldecott Medal-winner The Undefeated, illustrated by Kadir Nelson, which was also longlisted for the National Book Award and won a Newbery Honor and a CSK Illustrator Award. Kwame is the founder of Versify, an imprint of HMH. kwamealexander.com, Twitter and Instagram: @kwamealexander.