The Crossover: A Newbery Award Winner

By Kwame Alexander

Book Overview

The Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award-winning middle grade bestseller! Basketball and heartache share the court in this slam-dunk novel in verse.

"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.

In this fast and furious middle grade novel of family and brotherhood from Kwame Alexander, Josh and Jordan must come to grips with growing up on and off the court to realize breaking the rules comes at a terrible price, as their story's heart-stopping climax proves a game-changer for the entire family.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0544107713
• ISBN13: 9780544107717
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

For the kids that like basketball.

I read this book with my grandson, and he explained what the basketball terminology meant. It was a wonderful way to engage and connect with the story and with my grandson. We both enjoyed this book. Kids that like sports will enjoy reading this book.