{"product_id":"9780544570986","title":"Booked","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNational Book Award Long List\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\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\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ecan’t nobody cop you…\u003c\/i\u003eIn 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\/p\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47026215321840,"sku":"9780544570986","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780544570986_p0.jpg?v=1763713160","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780544570986","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}