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Hey! Here are some quotes from that book I was talking about. I guess these are some that people really liked? Either way I think they give a good feel for the book.

My Parents Are Going Through A Divorce...

My parents have been making me go to therapy. They think it will help. They think that I need to talk things through. I just want to play soccer. How would you guys handle a turn of events like this?

#seeking help #divorce

My Librarian Gave Me a Box...

It’s his dragonfly box. But what’s in it? What’s the purpose of it? Asking for a friend. (Totally not for me)

#what's in it?#who knows?

My Dad Makes Me Read His Dictionary...

He insists that having a larger vocabulary will help me get into college, but I’m not sure about that. The only benefit so far has been impressing April. What do you guys think?

#just everyday questions #word life

Sick Review for Booked

“It was filled with emotion when it came to Nick in Ms. Hardwick's class. How out of nowhere she called on Nick to come up from his desk and share what he was writing to the entire class. According to Nick, it felt like a “death march”. He knew that every classmate would have something to say when he read out loud his paper and worst of all, April, the girl he likes will now it was about her. He was so nervous that he started to sweat. When he got to her desk, she got the notebook and gave him a stare that convinced him that his life is ruined. This is only one example in the book that has emotion and drama. It is a great book to teach in middle school, because it is easy to connect and to fill into Nick's shoes as a reader.”

- Karen E.

Sick Review for Booked

“Most can’t help but sympathize with Nick within the poem Broken, a verse in Kwame Alexander’s Booked, since the majority of people have felt the uneasy mixture of emptiness and sorrow that comes along, as a person you love, whether romantically or platonically, ventures away. You’ll force yourself to face reality and prepare yourself, beginning by asking when they have to go. They’ll likely try to assure you that they will be back, but that isn’t the problem; the problem is that they will be gone in the first place. Time is irreplaceable, and life is limited. The thoughts will plague your mind with the questions of: what if they never come back, or, worse off, what if something happens to them while they’re away? Before they’ve made their through the threshold, you already anticipate their return and ponder how you will occupy yourself in the meantime, to fill the void of where your time usually spent with them resides. It’s a frustrating internal struggle, only made worse by the unhurried passing of time. In reality, we must wonder, do we truly worry about them being away or is it the underlying concern that, while gone, your love will come to sudden realization that you are not a necessity within their life? If that were to occur, that’s when their presence will permanently cease to exist, and Nick’s dread would begin.”

-Jaquelyne

Sick Review For Booked

“Booked” in Booked

“Booked” is the eponymously titled poem in Kwame Alexander’s novel in verse. This poem is a kinetic analog for the theme of the novel, which is a coming of age story. The protagonist, Nick, is thirteen and is beginning to formulate who he will become as an adult. In the first three stanzas the author reminds the reader that this is a painful process.

“You get the ball

Again and

Take off

For the corner.

You almost forget

The pain. Almost.” (lines 1-6)

The reader is reminded that the “ball” is in his control much as Nick’s future is in his control. If we follow the ball, we see that he passes it, but gets it back. This is in keeping with the theme that though this is a painful process, it cannot be passed to another. He is responsible for his attempt on goal, in a literal and figurative sense, his success or failure his is own.

“the ball, finds your—THWACK—

Ankle instead. The two of you fall—WHISTLE—

sideways, to the ground. EEE-YOW!

Your ankle POPS!” (lines 31-33)

The author is reminding his readers that goals can still be defeated by circumstance beyond control. In these times, it is good to be adaptable and resilient because in life you will get knocked down, goals will be put on hold while we heal and life will still go on.”

-Steve Ingraham

Sick Reviews for Booked

“It was an interesting read of an eighth grade boy’s perspective. We see his parents split up and divorce, him being bullied and fighting those bullies, he starts to like a girl, having to be on bed rest and not play soccer, on top of having to read books including the dictionary. It is full of emotion that is slowly being taken in by Nick and us as the readers. This is a good book to connect with students or children who are going through rough patches. Nick is relatable to anyone. Regardless of what your interests are, you can relate to Nick in some way. Seeing how he handled hearing his own parents divorce, the appendicitis, he is a child experiencing life throwing curveballs. We learn that life can throw life changing events at us and that we can make it past it.”

-Bri B.

Sick Reviews for Booked

“In Booked, Nick's mother decides to leave the family unit in order to follow her equestrian dream. She is unhappy with the family life that has been created and decides to leave to try to lead a better life for herself. This loss hits Nick very hard and the poem “Thought” illustrates this in a short, succinct way. Even though not everyone has lost a mother to a divorce or separation, most everyone has experienced loss in some way. The feeling of losing someone close is heartbreaking for everyone. Creating this environment helps bring the reader in. Being able to relate to loss is not the happiest of things, but it can bring the reader closer to the novel. Having this poem introduced closer to the beginning of the novel, it very quickly creates a relatable environment within the book.”

-Madi B.

#kwame alexander

April Wants Book Recommendations So...

I found this super zazzy book called, get this, Booked. It’s about soccer, so it’s automatically cool. It’s by someone named Kwame Alexander. After some research I found out that he’s from New York, has two daughters, gives many presentations at schools, and wears glasses. Apparently he’s written 24 books, basically making him a verbomaniac just like my dad. Which leads me to believe April will enjoy his works. He comes from a family of writers and attended Virginia Tech. He seems like an interesting guy, so hopefully his work is too.

#book recommendation #hope you're happy April

A Quick Overview of My Eighth Grade Year

From the beginning: Every day started the same for a while; breakfast, going to school, attending etiquette school, playing soccer (and beating Coby), and just hanging out with friends. Until mom decided to go back to work.....in Kentucky. That’s when things went off track. My sleeping got worse, my grades tanked, Don and Dean got more aggressive, developing a crush on April, feeling like I had food poisoning then realizing that my appendix burst- just the usual. I had to take three weeks off from soccer and deal with my parents divorce. In the end, I defeated the bullies, got the girl, and I got a gift from my librarian. What a year.

#soccerrules #appendix bursting #eighth grade #horses #divorce

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