Booked by Kwame Alexander

Booked

The Crossover #2

Kwame Alexander

2 hours, 25 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions) user-added

fiction middle grade poetry sports emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Description

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… In this follow-up to the Newbery-winning novel THE CROSSOVER, soccer, family,...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,275 reviews

Moods

lighthearted 64%
emotional 56%
funny 52%
hopeful 45%
reflective 29%
inspiring 27%
adventurous 13%
informative 5%
relaxing 5%
sad 5%
challenging 1%
tense 1%

Pace

fast 74%
medium 23%
slow 1%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 52% | A mix: 41% | Plot: 6%

Strong character development?

Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 9%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 85% | No: 9% | It's complicated: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 17% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

4.07

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