TY - BOOK AU - Alexander,Kwame TI - Booked SN - 9781328596307 AV - PZ7.5.A44 Bo 2019 U1 - [Fic] 23 PY - 2019///] CY - Boston PB - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt KW - Soccer KW - Fiction KW - sears KW - Books and reading KW - Self-esteem KW - Sports fiction KW - lcgft KW - Novels in verse N1 - School Library Journal, March 2016; Booklist starred, February 2016; Horn Book Starred, March 2016; Kirkus Starred, January 2016; New York Times, May 2016; Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), May 2016; Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2016; Teacher Librarian, October 2016; Publishers Weekly Annex, March 2016; 3.9; 5-8; Follett School Solutions; Accelerated Reader AR; MG; 3.9; 3.0; 181133; BR N2 - Twelve-year-old Nick loves soccer and hates books, but soon 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 ER -