Kick

Kick by Walter Dean Myers and Ross Workman

Walter Dean Myers is a very established young adult author, he probably gets tons of emails and letters sent to him every year. So what was it that made him want to write a book with one of those letter writers?

Kick is the result of the collaboration between Myers and teenager Ross Workman. Here's the summary:
Kevin Johnson is thirteen years old. and heading for juvie. He's a good kid, a great friend, and a star striker for his Highland, New Jersey, soccer team. They're competing for the State Cup, and Kevin wants to prove he has more than just star-player potential.
Kevin's never been in any serious trouble ... until the night he ends up in jail. Enter Sergeant Brown, a cop assigned to be Kevin's mentor.
If Kevin and Brown can learn to trust each other, they might be able to turn things around before it's too late.
Here's an introduction from the authors.