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The Crossover (Crossover, Book 1)

Author: Alexander, Kwame

Follett Number: 1120HR4
Audience: Middle School
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, c2014, p2019
Format: 251 pages ; 20 cm.
ISBN-13: 978-0-544-93520-4
ISBN-10: 0-544-93520-9
Dewey: -Fic-
Classifications: Fiction

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Subjects:
African Americans Fiction
Basketball Fiction
Brothers Fiction
Fathers and Sons Fiction
Novels in Verse
Sports Fiction
Twins Fiction
Fourteen-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.

From the publisher:
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.

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