Kick Contributor(s): Myers, Walter Dean (Author), Workman, Ross (Author) |
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ISBN: 0062004891 ISBN-13: 9780062004895 Publisher: Harperteen
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: February 2011 * Out of Print * |
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BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Young Adult Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Soccer - Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - United States - African American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewey: FIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
LCCN: 2010018441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age Level: 8-12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade Level: 3-7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lexile Measure: 710(Not Available) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 0.83" H x 5.9" W x 8.37" L (0.67 lbs) 208 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Themes: - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Topical - Teen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on Product | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Review Citations: Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2011 Publishers Weekly 03/07/2011 Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2011 - Recommended - Better Than Most Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2010 pg. 1271 Booklist 02/01/2011 pg. 76 School Library Journal 02/01/2011 pg. 115 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2011 pg. 391 - Recommended, Satisfactory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quiz #: 142169 Reading Level: 4.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
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Publisher Description: For the very first time in his decades-long career writing for teens, acclaimed and beloved author Walter Dean Myers writes with a teen, Ross Workman. Kevin Johnson is thirteen years old. And heading for juvie. He's a good kid, a great friend, and a star striker for his Highland, New Jersey, soccer team. His team is competing for the State Cup, and he wants to prove he has more than just star-player potential. Kevin's never been in any serious trouble . . . until the night he ends up in jail. Enter Sergeant Brown, a cop assigned to be Kevin's mentor. If Kevin and Brown can learn to trust each other, they might be able to turn things around before it's too late. |
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Contributor Bio(s): Myers, Walter Dean: - Walter Dean Myers was the New York Times bestselling author of Monster, the winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award; a former National Ambassador for Young People's Literature; and an inaugural NYC Literary Honoree. Myers received every single major award in the field of children's literature. He was the author of two Newbery Honor Books and six Coretta Scott King Awardees. He was the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults, a three-time National Book Award Finalist, as well as the first-ever recipient of the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. Workman, Ross: -When Ross Workman was thirteen, he wrote a fan email to his favorite author. When Walter Dean Myers wrote back and asked him whether he would be interested in writing a book, Ross was amazed--and incredibly excited. Four years later, Ross is seventeen and in eleventh grade. In addition to writing, Ross plays a sport every season: high school soccer in the fall, high school wrestling in the winter, and club travel soccer in the spring. He lives in New Jersey. |
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