Booktaco
Mobile Menu

Booked

Hear it
By Kwame Alexander
Publisher HMH Books for Young Readers
Booked
Preview: Hear it

National Book Award Long ListNew York Times Bestseller Like lightning/you strike/fast and free/legs zoom/down field/eyes fixed/on the checkered ball/on the goal/ten yards to go/cant nobody stop you/cant nobody cop youIn this followup to the Newberywinning novel THE CROSSOVER, soccer, family, love, and friendship, take center stage as twelveyearold 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 novelinverse by poet Kwame Alexander bends and breaks as it captures all the thrills and setbacks, action and emotion of a World Cup match!

Read full description [+]
18859 words18,859 words
320 pages320 pages
Lexile 660LLexile 660L
Grade 5 to 8Grade 5 to 8
Age 10-13Age 10-13
Published 2016Published 2016

On Grade Vocabulary:

Hear it stable Hear it odd Hear it channel Hear it swell Hear it former Hear it crown Hear it punch Hear it advance Hear it recovery Hear it tackle Hear it major Hear it involve Hear it sub Hear it stat Hear it term Hear it comedian Hear it comb Hear it ham Hear it spirit Hear it classic Hear it tough Hear it dribble Hear it issue Hear it impact Hear it cable Hear it rocket Hear it proper Hear it flesh Hear it text Hear it rare Hear it tissue Hear it collide Hear it direct Hear it ape Hear it whack Hear it double Hear it mustard Hear it dial Hear it normal Hear it cheat Hear it drown Hear it excel Hear it grand Hear it lace Hear it mammoth Hear it sore Hear it referee Hear it surgery Hear it hum Hear it antibiotic Hear it foul Hear it fuss Hear it rival Hear it fail Hear it copy Hear it literature Hear it wand Hear it grub Hear it siren Hear it nasty Hear it twirl Hear it social Hear it pause Hear it equation Hear it bust Hear it polite Hear it magnet Hear it doubt Hear it flutter Hear it darling Hear it respond Hear it smirk Hear it nightmare Hear it youth Hear it appointment Hear it psychologist Hear it shrimp Hear it attendance Hear it alley Hear it chopstick Hear it possibility Hear it steel Hear it grill Hear it heal Hear it saddle Hear it grape Hear it camouflage Hear it cinnamon Hear it stumble Hear it suggestion Hear it memorize Hear it yogurt Hear it bull Hear it eighth Hear it cluck Hear it gallop Hear it communication Hear it duffel Hear it phrase Hear it sob
Show more words [+]

Challenge Words Vocabulary

Hear it contagious Hear it commence Hear it tendency Hear it negative Hear it spacey Hear it define Hear it converse Hear it tackle Hear it convertible Hear it futsal Hear it notable Hear it irritate Hear it term Hear it formal Hear it stampede Hear it winey Hear it bale Hear it courtesy Hear it adapt Hear it waltz Hear it pugilism Hear it placement Hear it epistolary Hear it chronic Hear it cram Hear it quote Hear it objectification Hear it rare Hear it sensational Hear it alter Hear it grit Hear it coherent Hear it whiney Hear it egesta Hear it collide Hear it whack Hear it pigment Hear it otoscope Hear it instant Hear it hoof Hear it shrink Hear it permanent Hear it codswallop Hear it freight Hear it wordsmith Hear it preserve Hear it appendix Hear it relational Hear it brawl Hear it demonstrate Hear it unlimited Hear it random Hear it cleat Hear it mock Hear it probable Hear it stoop Hear it intervene Hear it sore Hear it triple Hear it roundhouse Hear it scar Hear it dreamboat Hear it lecture Hear it pleather Hear it referee Hear it lame Hear it sleeplessness Hear it fanatic Hear it genius Hear it skirmish Hear it foul Hear it decent Hear it appendectomy Hear it etiquette Hear it matchup Hear it premium Hear it slideshow Hear it vicious Hear it diminish Hear it heifer Hear it incident Hear it rival Hear it shutout Hear it oversleep Hear it obligation Hear it haiku Hear it ovation Hear it subtract Hear it exam Hear it literature Hear it warden Hear it grub Hear it irony Hear it perpendicular Hear it arsenal Hear it firm Hear it tribute Hear it supercharged Hear it nasty Hear it marathon
Show more words [+] View ALL Vocabulary Lessons

Book ISBN:

0544570987

Sample Book Reading logs and activities:
Virtual Reading Pet
Stopwatch
Manual Input
Book Quiz
Book Quiz
Flashcards (Vocabulary Intro)
Word Search
Connect it! Definition Matching
Pick it! Synonym vs Antonym
Vocabulary Bee
Flip it!
Vocabulary Test
Spelling Test
Space Speller
Hop Typing (Classroom High Score)
Word Jumble
Spelling Bee
Word Dragon
Spelling Quiz
Spelling Mission
Book Review
Writing Prompts

View all our games
Right
Left
Graphic Organizers - Booked
Plot Diagram
Story Map
Compare & Contrast
Draw It!
Retell the Story
3-2-1 Nonfiction
Nonfiction Report
Nonfiction Text Features
Point of View

View all our games
Right
Left
Contact us: admin@booktaco.com Phone (888) 448-3363

YEAH. Try it FREE!

Gitf box

Try our 14-day Free Trial to test drive
the booktaco program.

Sign up for a 14-Day Free Trial Not now, thank you
View all games!
Back to main site