Kick

Myers, Walter Dean; Workman, Ross

3.57

736 ratings by Goodreads

ISBN 10: 0062004905 ISBN 13: 9780062004901

Publisher: Harperteen, 2011

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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Review:

Praise for Lockdown: "Masterful."--Kirkus Reviews

Praise for Lockdown: "A moving tale of a kid who may have made a mistake but who still deserves the modest future he seeks. Refreshingly avoids clich?."--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)

Praise for Game: "Expertly realized."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Praise for Lockdown: "Myers creates a nuanced, realistic portrait of a teen dealing with incarceration and violence. Myers gets his voice just right."--Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

"Drugs, drive-by shootings, gang warfare, wasted lives--Myers has written about all these subjects with nuanced understanding and a hard-won, qualified sense of hope."--New York Times

Drugs, drive-by shootings, gang warfare, wasted lives Myers has written about all these subjects with nuanced understanding and a hard-won, qualified sense of hope. --New York Times"

Praise for Lockdown: A moving tale of a kid who may have made a mistake but who still deserves the modest future he seeks. Refreshingly avoids clich?. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)"

Praise for Lockdown: Masterful. --Kirkus Reviews"

Praise for Lockdown: Myers creates a nuanced, realistic portrait of a teen dealing with incarceration and violence. Myers gets his voice just right. --Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)"

Praise for Game: Expertly realized. --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"

About the Author:

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.

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