The Crossover

$8.79

Paperback
Author: Kwame Alexander
Illustrator: Dawud Anyabwile
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Publish Date: March 2019
Series: Crossover
Language: English
Reading Level: 4.3
EAN: 9780544935204

Overview

Series streaming now on Disney+, with executive producers including NBA great LeBron James!

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,” announces dreadlocked, 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.

Details

Pages: 256
Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 x 0.8 in
Lexile Score: 740
Interest Level: Middle Grade (MG)
Point Value: 2
ISBN: 0544935209