![]() “Middle-school readers and their advocates will surely love Alexander’s joyous word play and celebration of reading. “Booked ’s pages will be turned swiftly and enthusiastically." In this evocative and playful companion to their New York Times bestselling picture book How to Read a Book, Newbery Medalist Kwame Alexander teams up with. Booked by Kwame Alexander (Andersen Press) In this free verse novel, written in the voice of a twelve year old soccer-loving boy, African American author Kwame Alexander weaves an emotive narrative through poetry and wordplay. But what it is-at its rhythmic, loving heart-is a novel about a father and son, family and friendship, and the true power that words can have on and off the page. ![]() With an impressive array of poetry styles-free verse, acrostics, haiku-and the pacing of a soccer match-at times leisurely and thoughtful, at others frenetic and heart-stopping- Booked (HMH BYR: April 5, 2016) is both poetry for Lionel Messi fanatics and a sports novel for those more likely to memorize a sonnet than kick a soccer ball. Nick’s mother leaves for a job out of state, he and his best friend hit the skids, he’s dealing with a bully, and on top of all of that, he has to navigate the highs and lows of a first crush. But when he’s sidelined by an injury, his word-loving father takes the opportunity to try to instill a love of reading into his reluctant son. Read Online Booked PDF by Kwame Alexander is a great book to read and thats why I recommend reading or downloading ebook Booked for free in any format with. Half of the questions are 'Right there' and the other half are inferential. It is included in my African American Lit Circles - 12 novels - 12 assessments This is a printable assessment with 20 multiple choice questions. Like lightning/you strike/fast and free/legs zoom/down field/eyes fixed/on the checkered ball/on the goal/ten yards to go/can’t nobody stop you/ can’t nobody cop you… This product is for an assessment for Kwame Alexanders novel, Booked.
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