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Author Alexander, Kwame, author.

Title The crossover / by Kwame Alexander.

Publication Info. Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2014]

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Location Call No. Status OPAC Message Public Note Gift Note
 Moore Children's & Young Adult Collection  CH/YA Fic Alexan Cro 2014    DUE 05-10-24  ---
Description 237 pages ; 22 cm.
Fiction
Book
Educational level group: edu Fourth grade students
Educational level group: edu Fifth grade students
Educational level group: edu Middle school students
Age group: age Preteens
age Children
Physical Medium regular print
Series Crossover ; 1
Alexander, Kwame. Crossover series ; 1.
Summary "A bolt of lightning on my kicks ... The court is sizzling. My sweat is drizzling. Stop all that quivering. Cuz tonight I'm delivering," raps basketball phenom Josh Bell. Thanks to his dad, he and his twin brother, Jordan, are kings on the court, with crossovers that make even the toughest ballers cry. But Josh has more than hoops in his blood. He's got a river of rhymes flowing through him - a sick flow that helps him find his rhythm when everything's on the line. As their winning season unfolds, things begin to change. When Jordan meets the new girl in school, the twins' tight-knit bond unravels. In this heartfelt novel, basketball and brotherhood intertwine to show Josh and Jordan that life doesn't come with a playbook and, sometimes, it's not about winning. -- From dust jacket.
Contents Warm-up: Dribbling -- Josh Bell -- How I got my nickname -- At first -- Filthy McNasty -- Jordan Bell -- On the way to the game -- Five reasons I have locks -- Mom tells Dad -- Conversation -- Basketball rule #1. -- First quarter: JB and I -- At the end of warm-ups, my brother tries to dunk -- Sportscaster -- Josh's play-by-play -- Crossover -- Show -- Bet, part one -- Ode to my hair -- Bet, part two -- Game is tied -- In the locker room -- Cut -- Calamity -- Mom doesn't like us eating out -- Missing -- Inside of Mom and Dad's bedroom closet -- Patella tendinitis -- Sundays after church -- Basketball rule #2 -- Girls -- While Vondie and JB -- Pulchritudinous -- Practice -- Walking home -- Man to man -- After dinner -- After we win -- Dad takes us to Krispy Kreme and tells us his favorite story (again) -- Basketball rule #3 -- Josh's play-by-play [two] -- New girl -- I missed three free throws tonight -- Basketball rule #4 -- Having a mother -- Mom shouts -- Hypertension -- To fall asleep -- Why we only ate salad for Thanksgiving -- How do you spell trouble? -- Bad news -- Gym class. -- Second quarter: Conversation -- Conversation [two] -- Basketball rule #5 -- Showoff -- Out of control -- Mom calls me into the kitchen -- 35-18 -- Too good -- I'm on free throw number twenty-seven -- He probably -- t Ironic -- This is Alexis, may I please speak to Jordan? -- Phone conversation (I sub for JB) -- JB and I -- Boy walks into a room -- At practice -- Second-person -- Third wheel -- Tipping point -- Main reason I can't sleep -- Surprised -- Conversation -- Game time, 6:00 p.m. -- This is my second year -- Basketball rule #6 -- Josh's play-by-play [three] -- Before. -- Third quarter: After -- Suspension -- Churlish -- This week, I -- Basketball rule #7 -- Nosebleed section -- Fast break -- Storm -- Next morning -- Profusely -- Article #1 in the Daily News (December 14) -- Mostly everyone -- Final Jeopardy -- Dear Jordan -- I don't know -- No pizza and fries -- Even Vondie -- Uh-oh -- I run into Dad's room -- Behind closed doors -- Girl who stole my brother -- Things I learn at dinner -- Dishes -- Coach's talk before the game -- Text messages from Mom, part one -- Second half -- Tomorrow is the last day of school before Christmas vacation -- Coach comes over -- Estranged -- School's out -- Phone rings -- Basketball rule #8 -- When we get to the court -- At noon, in the gym, with Dad. -- Fourth quarter: Doctor pats Jordan and me on the back and says -- Myocardial infarction -- Okay, Dad -- Mom, since you asked, I'll tell you why I'm so angry -- Text messages from Vondie -- On Christmas Eve -- Santa Clause stops by -- Questions -- Tanka for language arts class -- I don't think I'll ever get used to -- Basketball rule #9 -- As we're about to leave for the final game -- During warm-ups -- Text messages from Mom, part two -- For Dad -- Last shot. -- Overtime: Article #2 in the Daily News (January 14) -- Where do we go from here? -- Starless -- Basketball rule #10 -- There are so many friends -- Free throws.
Audience 750L Lexile.
Study Program Accelerated Reader 4.3.
Awards Newbery Medal, 2015
Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book, 2015
Kentucky Bluegrass Award, 2016
Study Program 2.0 164734. MG Accelerated Reader AR 4.3.
63507. Reading Counts RC 4.6 7.0.
Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning MG 4.3 2.0 164734.
Language Text in English.
Subject Twins -- Juvenile fiction.
Twins.
Brothers -- Juvenile fiction.
Brothers.
Fathers and sons -- Juvenile fiction.
Fathers and sons.
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
African Americans.
Novels in verse.
Novels in verse.
Basketball stories.
Basketball stories.
Genre/Form Basketball stories.
Subject Twins -- Fiction.
Genre/Form Fiction.
Subject Brothers -- Fiction.
Fathers and sons -- Fiction.
African Americans -- Fiction.
Genre/Form Novels in verse.
Juvenile works.
Fiction.
ISBN 9780544107717
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0605849749 (Permabound)
Standard No. 9780544107717