And the winner is.... Fighting Words.

For me, it really came down to Clap When You Land and Fighting Words. Although frustrating at times, not having a clearly defined criteria in Smackdown has allowed me to judge books based on what I find most important - picking books I think my students would want to read. I've read other books by both Bradley and Acevedo. I believe Fighting Words is Bradely's best and Acevedo's best is Poet X, which I highly recommend you read if you liked Clap When You Land (or listen to Acevedo read the audiobook version). So, really a simple decision... Fighting Words gets my vote.