In this electrifying follow-up to Kwame Alexander’s Newbery winnerThe Crossover,soccer, family, love, and friendshiptake center stage. ANew York Timesbestseller and National Book Award Longlist nominee, now in a graphic novel edition featuring art from Dawud Anyabwile.

Cant nobody stop you

Cant nobody cop you

Twelve-year-old 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 novel-in-verse bends and breaks as it captures all the thrills and setbacks, action and emotion of a World Cup match.

“A novel about a soccer-obsessed tween boy written entirely in verse? In a word, yes. Kwame Alexander has the magic to pull off this unlikely feat, both as a poet and as a storyteller. ” The Chicago Tribune

Kwame Alexanderis a poet, an educator, and theNew York Timesbestselling author of more than thirty-fivebooks, including hisNewberyMedalwinning middle grade novelThe Crossover. Some of his other works includeBooked, which was longlisted for theNational Book Award;The Playbook:52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life;Swing; the picture booksHow to Read a BookandHow to Write a Poem(coauthored with Deanna Nikaido),bothillustrated by Melissa Sweet; andThe Undefeated, illustrated by Kadir Nelson,which was longlisted for the National Book Awardand won the Caldecott Medal, a Newbery Honor, and the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award. He is a regular contributor to NPRsMorning Edition, currently serving as their poet ambassador. He lives in Virginia with his family. Visit his website at kwamealexander.com.

Dawud Anyabwileis an Emmy Awardwinning artist, illustrator, and cocreator of the groundbreaking comic book seriesBrotherman: Dictator of Discipline.Anyabwile hasworked with companies such as Cartoon Network, Turner Studios, NBA TV, Nickelodeon,and many others as a character designer, storyboard artist, illustrator, and concept artist. Anyabwile illustrated the graphic novel adaptation of theNew York Timesbestselling novelMonsterby Walter Dean Myers. Born and raised inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, Anyabwile now volunteers, teaches art classes to young students, and gives lectures when he isn’t working on his art.

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• Publisher:Clarion Books (August 2, 2022)
• Language:English
• Paperback: 320 pages
• ISBN-13:9780358161820
• Reading age:12 years and up
• Item Weight: .8pounds
• Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 1.2
• BISAC Categories: Sports, YA Fiction, Graphic Novel