The Crossover

Name: The Crossover
ISBN: 9780544935204

Kwame Alexander

2014·256 pages·children

Literary Fiction

family dynamics family secrets grief and loss heartwarming identity playful

★ Newbery Medal (2015) · Winner

“A beautifully measured novel of life and line.”
— The New York Times Book Review

With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . . The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all that quivering. 'Cuz tonight I'm delivering," raps twelve-year-old Josh Bell. Thanks to their dad, he and his twin brother, Jordan, are kings on the court. But Josh has more than basketball in his blood--he's got mad beats, too, which help him find his rhythm when it's all on the line. As their winning season unfolds, things begin to change. When Jordan meets a girl, the twins' bond unravels. Told in dynamic verse, this fast and furious middle grade novel that started it all absolutely bounces with rhythm and bursts with heart.

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