He Said, She Said, Hardcover/Kwame Alexander

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Awards Nominee (2014 - 2015) - Delaware Diamonds Award - (High School) Recommended (2014) - Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - (Fourteen and Up) Contributor(s):Author: Kwame Alexander Sparks will fly in this hip-hop-hot teen novel that mixes social protest and star-crossed romance, from Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Honor-winning author Kwame Alexander He Said, She Said is perfect for fans of Walter Dean Myers and Rachel Vail alike. He says: Omar "T-Diddy" Smalls has got it made--a full football ride to UMiami, hero-worship status at school, and pick of any girl at West Charleston High. She says: Football, shmootball. Here's what Claudia Clarke cares about: Harvard, the poor, the disenfranchised, the hungry, the staggering teen pregnancy rate, investigative journalism . . . the list goes on. She does not have a minute to waste on Mr. T-Diddy Smalls and his harem of bimbos. He Said, She Said is a fun and fresh novel from Kwame Alexander that throws these two high school seniors together when they unexpectedly end up leading the biggest social protest this side of the Mississippi--with a lot of help from Facebook and Twitter. The stakes are high, the romance is hot, and when these worlds collide, watch out   Review citations Kirkus Reviews - 01/01/0001Kirkus Bea Big Book Guide - pg. 59 - 05/15/2013Kirkus Reviews - 09/01/2013Publishers Weekly - 10/14/2013Horn Book Magazine - pg. 86 - 11/01/2013Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks - pg. 201 - 12/01/2013School Library Journal - pg. 122 - 12/01/2013Hornbook Guide to Children / Superior - 01/01/2014Hornbook Guide to Children / Good - 01/01/2014Hornbook Guide to Children / Reviewed - More Editing Needed - 01/01/2014