Image
16439
Age Range
10 - 12
Genre
Page Count
240
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Grade Level
5th - 7th
ISBN
9780544107717
Lexile
750
Themes

The Crossover

Written by Kwame Alexander

Winner of 2014 Newbery and Coretta Scott King Awards for children's literature. Written in verse, basketball is a metaphor for life for twin middle school boys Jordan and Josh.

"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," announces dread-locked, 12-year old Josh Bell. He and his twin brother Jordan are awesome on the court. But Josh has more than basketball in his blood, he's got mad beats, too, that tell his family's story in verse, 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.

Age Range
10 - 12
Genre
Page Count
240
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Grade Level
5th - 7th
ISBN
9780544107717
Lexile
750
Themes