The Crossover

By:

Kwame Alexander

Language: English Publication details: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2014Edition: 2014Description: 256 5.13 x 0.65 x 7.63 inchesISBN:

9780544935204

DDC classification:

2014 FIC/ALE/2014

Summary: This Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award–winning middle grade bestseller is now in paperback! 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 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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	MS Library	Fiction	FIC/ALE/2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	MS21090009
Books	MS Library	Fiction	FIC/ALE/2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	21090016
Books	MS Library	Fiction	FIC/ALE/2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	21090017

This Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award–winning middle grade bestseller is now in paperback! 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 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.

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