Kick

By Walter Dean Myers and Ross Workman

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062004891
• ISBN13: 9780062004895
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Harperteen
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7