Bibliograph

The crossover, a basketball novel

Type

Label

The crossover, a basketball novel

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The crossover

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Sub title

a basketball novel

Summary

"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. In this middle grade novel in verse that's Love That Dog meets The Watsons Go to Birmingham meets Slam, twelve-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health

Target audience

juvenile

Classification