Pub Date: November 19, 2013
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2012043496
Lexile Code: 0660
Features: Dust Cover, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 14 to UP
Physical Info: 1.07" H x 8.53" L x 5.87" W ( 0.89 lbs) 336 pages
Description: "When a popular football 'playa' and ladies man and the smartest girl in school lead a school protest, sparks fly as their social media-aided revolution grows"--
Brief description:
Kwame Alexander is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of 47 books, including Booked; The Brainstormerz; The Mighty Macy; Black Star, a Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book; J vs. K, an illustrated novel he penned with Jerry Craft; and The Crossover, his Newbery Medal-winning novel turned Emmy(R) Award-winning Disney+ TV series. He regularly shares his passion for literacy, books and the craft of writing around the world, including Ghana, West Africa, where he opened the Barbara E. Alexander Memorial Library and Health Clinic. A recipient of the 2025 NAACP Image Award, Kwame is the founder of the literacy non-profit One Word at a Time. You can visit him at KwameAlexander.com
Review Quotes:
"This lively romance has humor and heart." - Kirkus Reviews
"Claudia and Omar, with their entertaining and distinctive narrative voices, are a couple worth rooting for in this lighthearted, socially conscious romance." - Horn Book Magazine
"A fiery and funny romance with an undercurrent of social justice and awareness." - Publishers Weekly
"Alexander's hip-hop narration...is positively lyrical. A story contemporary students will really relate to and enjoy." - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books