{"product_id":"booked-1","title":"Booked","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"0544570987\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"3t17jl-srsibu-583pey-ieoh0b\" data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBestseller\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e·\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNational Book Award Longlist · ILA-CBC Children's Choice List\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e· ALA Notable Children’s Book · \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBook Links’ Lasting Connections · Kirkus Best Book · San Francisco Chronicle Best Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e· \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWashington Post Best Book· BookPage Best Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \"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. \" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Chicago Tribune\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLike 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\/\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ecan’t nobody cop you…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e In this follow-up to the Newbery-winning novel THE CROSSOVER,  soccer, family, love, and friendship, take center stage as 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 by poet Kwame Alexander bends and breaks as it captures all the thrills and setbacks, action and emotion of a World Cup match!\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"globalStoreInfoBullets\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"0544570987\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"2kuv64-q227g3-1gx2a0-wpws8f\" data-cel-widget=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"0544570987\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"ocr38t-afgzzm-sov5m8-beaxj0\" data-cel-widget=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"tellAmazon_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"tellAmazon\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"tellAmazon\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"tellAmazon_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"0544570987\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"x9g60a-42rhoy-g1d0cj-xvw35x\" data-cel-widget=\"tellAmazon_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"celwidget c-f\" data-csa-op-log-render=\"\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"DsUnknown\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"DsUnknown-1\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-painter=\"tell-amazon-desktop-cards\" data-csa-c-id=\"jgmmci-h6n7p9-q022uq-gj38di\" data-cel-widget=\"tell-amazon-desktop_DetailPage_0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"CardInstancemnhKTNGhNSzK-YmrFSyXJA\" data-card-metrics-id=\"tell-amazon-desktop_DetailPage_0\" data-acp-tracking=\"{}\" data-mix-claimed=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kwame Alexander","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45485988151472,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0528\/6821\/9056\/files\/61_KC0Wyr_L._SL1500.jpg?v=1785129434","url":"https:\/\/www.umojabooks.com\/products\/booked-1","provider":"Umoja House ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}