Limerence is the experience of being in love with someone, commonly known as a crush, but not any old crush. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Go right ahead, Winnifred. I can tell you what it means right now, Ms. Limerence She says, from the French word limier. Hardwick isn’t all that bad.ĥ You escaped, but just before you sit down Winnifred raises her hand and starts spraying bullets everywhichaway. Whew, you think, as you walk back to your seat. Class, your homework is to define limerence. (Why is she still smiling?) Let’s give Nicholas a round of applause. Do you know what it means, Nicholas? No, you lie. You do, and then she goes in for the kill. Hardwick? It’s such a wonderful, rhythmic word. She’s gonna embarrass you in front of everyone. Nicholas, would you please share this lovely new vocabulary word you’ve discovered. Well, it appears that Nicholas here has been doing a little bit of extra credit, she says, staring at your notebook. She’s had a frown on her face since the beginning of the school year. And bring your notebook with you.Ĥ Then She Smiles If there were an award for worst teacher, Ms. Care to show us what you’ve been working on? It must be good, because your pencil’s been perpendicular for a good part of my class. She glances at it, then shoots a look that says, You’re going down, Hall! Caught The intensity on your face is deafening, Nicholas Hall! What? Huh? If only you were concentrating as much on The Watsons Go to Birmingham as you were on that notebook of yours. Each classmate you pass is eager and loaded, ready to fire. Nick’s mother leaves for a job out of state, he and his best friend hit the skids, he’s dealing with a bully, and on top of all of that, he has to navigate the highs and lows of a first crush.ģ The walk to her desk feels like a death march. But when he’s sidelined by an injury, his word-loving father takes the opportunity to try to instill a love of reading into his reluctant son. Presentation on theme: "Booked by Kwame Alexander"- Presentation transcript:Ģ Summary of Booked Like lightning/you strike/fast and free/legs zoom/down field/eyes fixed/on the checkered ball/on the goal/ten yards to go/can’t nobody stop you/can’t nobody cop you… Nick Hall lives and breathes soccer.
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