BookedBooked by Kwame Alexander is about a high school student named Nick Hall who is trying to overcome family issues, bullies, and his crush all while trying to be an amazing soccer player. It wasn't long after we began reading that I started to feel for the main character and his plight to just get through his life.
This is a book I didn't expect to fully connect with, but I ended up loving nonetheless. The reason I started reading this book was because I am a middle school librarian and we do a daily 15-minute read with our students- this is the book we chose for our seventh graders. Kwame Alexander shared some strong characters and helped us see not only the problems that Nick is going through, but helped us connect to his adult characters' issues as well such as divorce, new opportunities, and career changes. I felt I saw myself in some of his characters, and it was something unexpected for me. I look forward to reading his other novels. Where to Buy: Barnes and Noble Amazon
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