Kick

About this book

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. Hes 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. Kevins never been in any serious trouble . . . until the night he ends up in jail. Enter Sergeant Brown a cop assigned to be Kevins mentor. If Kevin and Brown can learn to trust each other they might be able to turn things around before its too late.