unbound

I just picked up Solo by Kwame Alexander and finished reading it in three days. You will probably read it faster. It is a poem packed, can't-put-it-down novel in verse, texts and lyrics.

It is the story of family, identity, addiction, redemption and love.

This book is pure poetry:

THE PEAK 

Ever been
at the peak
of a grand mountain
where you can touch
the clouds
feel them moving
through you
bending sprightly
toward
the horizon
and you are overcome
unbound
and nearly
engulfed?
That is how I feel
When I see...

Some of the songs in Solo are:

I Was Young When I Left Home by Bob Dylan
Sunny by Bobby Hebb
Welcome To The Jungle by Guns N' Roses
Enter Sandman by Metallica
With Or Without You by U2
Right Now by Van Halen
Landslide by Fleetwood Mac
A Natural Woman by Aretha Franklin 

Get this book for all Kwame Alexander fans (The Crossover and Booked). Get this book for any reluctant YA readers. Get this book for anyone who loves rock and roll.