Kick

Product Description<br/><br/><br/>Winner of the Michael L. Printz Award, New York Times best-selling author Walter Dean Myers is critically acclaimed for his cutting-edge fiction for young people. In Kick, Myers teams up with Ross Workman for a tale that's sure to hit the mark. All the talent and finesse in the world are of little value unless one has the endurance and determination to make that final kick. "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<br/><br/><br/>About the Author<br/><br/><br/>Walter Dean Myers (19372014) was the acclaimed author of over fifty books, primarily for young adults. His notable works include Fallen Angels, Monster, Crystal, and Scorpions. He won numerous awards for his works, including five Coretta Scott King Awards for African American authors. He also won the first Michael L. Printz Award for his book Monster. In January of 2012 he became the Library of Congress National Ambassador for Young Peoples Literature.<br/>When Ross Workman was thirteen, he wrote a fan email to his favorite author. When Walter Dean Myers wrote back and asked him whether he would be interested in writing a book, Ross was amazedand incredibly excited.<br/>In addition to writing, Ross plays a sport every season: high school soccer in the fall, high school wrestling in the winter, and club travel soccer in the spring. He lives in New Jersey.