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," announces dreadlocked, 12-year old Josh Bell. He and his twin brother Jordan are awesome on the court.

But Josh has more...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0544935209
• ISBN13: 9780544935204
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 7.5"
• 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.