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Booked (The Crossover series)

Kwame Alexander

Illustrator: Dawud Anyabwile

Ages: 12+

Published: 2022

Publisher: Clarion Books and HarperAlley/HarperCollins

ISBN: 978-0-35-816181-3

Keywords: divorce, reading, friendship, appendicitis

Dynamic, full-page illustrations showcase the inner turmoil of 12-year-old Nick, a middle school student who prefers soccer to scholarship, is bullied, and is too shy to approach his crush.