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The Crossover

Kwame Alexander

20141 pagesabout 5–10 minutes
2014
first published
  • 2014Houghton Mifflin Harcourt · ENGISBN 9780358008408
  • 2014Houghton Mifflin Harcourt · 240 pages · ENGISBN 9780544107717
  • 2015Andersen Press · 240 pages · ENGISBN 9781783443673
  • 2018Thorndike Press · 274 pages · ENGISBN 9781432849801
  • 2019Houghton Mifflin HarcourtISBN 9781328960016
  • 2023HarperCollins Publishers · 256 pages · ENGISBN 9780063289604
  • 2014Recorded Books, Inc. and Blackstone Publishing · 1 pagesISBN 9781664431171
  • 2019HMH Books for Young Readers · 256 pagesISBN 9780544935204

"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. - Jacket flap.

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