I did like that Omar cooks well, that was a nice twist. Other works include Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band (the 2014 Michigan Reads One Book Selection), and the young adult novel He Said, She Said (a. I do have one issue: why is it always the good girl who falls for the bad boy? Yes, the bad boy changes a bit, but it always seems to be the good girl who dates the guy she knows she shouldn't. 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 Honorwinning author Kwame Alexander He Said, She Said is perfect for fans of Walter Dean Myers and Rachel Vail alike. But, as a Facebook user and techie, I liked it. 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 Mississippiwith a lot of help from Facebook and Twitter. It is funny that he used Facebook with high school students though because I think Facebook is becoming more of a thing for twenty-somethings and older. 4.26 467 ratings105 reviews In this electric and heartfelt follow-up to Newbery Medalwinner The Crossover, soccer, family, love, and friendship take center stage as 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. She does not have a minute to waste on Mr. I also liked that the author incorporated social media, which makes the book feel very now. And, it definitely pointed out the contrast between Omar's chapters and Claudia's chapters. Sparks will fly in this hip-hop-hot teen novel that mixes social protest and star-crossed romance.

I'll confess that Omar's dialect took a few pages to get used to it, but once I did I liked that the author wrote it this way so that I felt like I could really 'hear' how Omar and his friends talked. He Said, She Said audiobook, by Kwame Alexander. Omar and Claudia were good narrators for this purpose. I like books that alternate chapters so that the reader gets the story from different characters' perspectives.

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