The book The Crossover is written by Kwame Alexander and is an lit book for a sixth grade boy/girl to read. The main characters are Jordan, alexis (Jordan's girlfriend), Josh, Chuck (dad), vondie, and the mom. The setting in The Crossover is at the bell home and at the middle school where they learn and play B-ball. The Crossover is a book about two african american brothers Josh Bell, and Jordan Bell that both love basketball but then find their relationship sinking as they go through middle school. The writing style in the crossover is good because it is in poems/raps and it is a good change from other books because it makes it more interesting and you want to read more. Here's some quotes from the Crossover “Never let anyone lower your goals”, Others’ expectations of you are determined by their limitations of life. The sky is your limit, sons. Always shoot for the sun and you will shine.” " When you stop playing your game you've already lost" "Now I'm laughing but only on the outside." This is a book young people are going to want to read twice to take in the theme and the story. Most middle schoolers are going to want to read this especially those who like sports, like basketball. The Crossover, won the Newbery Honor Award and the Coretta Scott Key Award. The author, Kwame Alexander is an author of 24 best selling books. He is currently living in Reston, Virginia.
The Crossover
By Kwame Alexander
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 3 - 8 | X | 4.3 | 16888 |
2015 Newbery Medal Winner
2015 Coretta Scott King Honor Award Winner
New York Times Bestseller
"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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The book The Crossover is written by Kwame Alexander and is an lit book for a sixth grade boy/girl to read. The main characters are Jordan, alexis (Jordan's girlfriend), Josh, Chuck (dad), vondie, and the mom. The setting in The Crossover is at the bell home and at the middle school where they learn and play B-ball. The Crossover is a book about two african american brothers Josh Bell, and Jordan Bell that both love basketball but then find their relationship sinking as they go through middle school. The writing style in the crossover is good because it is in poems/raps and it is a good change from other books because it makes it more interesting and you want to read more. Here's some quotes from the Crossover “Never let anyone lower your goals”, Others’ expectations of you are determined by their limitations of life. The sky is your limit, sons. Always shoot for the sun and you will shine.” " When you stop playing your game you've already lost" "Now I'm laughing but only on the outside." This is a book young people are going to want to read twice to take in the theme and the story. Most middle schoolers are going to want to read this especially those who like sports, like basketball. The Crossover, won the Newbery Honor Award and the Coretta Scott Key Award. The author, Kwame Alexander is an author of 24 best selling books. He is currently living in Reston, Virginia.
Kwame Alexander, the author of The Crossover, takes his readers on a trip to the life of Josh Bell and his basketball season. The Crossover takes place at the basketball court Josh plays all his games, Josh’s house, school, and for a little, the hospital. The main characters in The crossover are, Josh Bell one of the best players on his team, his brother Jordan Bell or JB, their mom, the principal of their school, and their father, former basketball player Chuck Bell. Readers are introduced to Josh and his family whom are surrounded by basketball. Josh becomes jealous from his brother’s girlfriend and how his brother doesn’t pay attention to him anymore and gets suspended from his team. His suspension ends during the championship and he’s able to play. But his father has something that puts him in a coma that may never end. Kwame Alexander made the book sound like Josh was telling the story or it was like Josh’s journal, and Josh was personally talking to the reader. The book does contain sad parts that may make it more difficult to read but overall it was very enjoyable.”At the top of the key, I’m moving and grooving, popping and rocking-- Why you Bumping? Why you locking? Man, take this thumping. Be careful though ‘cause now I’m Crunking” There are many rhymes throughout the book and it makes the book more interesting. events are described in ways that make you enjoy it even more. The Crossover made me laugh, and made me sad, and overall like I was one of Josh’s good friends. It sounds like the reader is able to hear very personal information from Josh. The Crossover, which won the Newberry Honor Award and the Coretta Scott Key Award. Most events that were in the story were important to him at the time he was
This book is good if you like poems. It is filled with poems but not the cheesy poems you are forced to do in English class. These rhymes are slick and will leave you trippin all over the basketball court
Kwame Alexander, the author of The Crossover - takes his readers on a journey of his life as a basketball player.The main characters in The Crossover are Josh Bell but he is called Filthy McNasty, Jordan ( His Twin Brother)and his dad. The setting of the Crossover is in their house because the story is about their life in poetic form also on the basketball court because their whole family except for their mom plays basketball. Everything is going well into they decide to go into their dads privacy and the story changes into a more intense story.I dislike the style of writing the author uses because they write the whole book in poetic form and it is all rhyming and it gets really annoying.No it isn’t funny it is just about their life.Yes, it does give a sense of the setting because it shows you how they speak where they are.“I am not a mathematician a+b seldom equals c. Pluses and minuses we get along but we are not close. I am no Pythagoras.” “Just play ball, JB shouts. Okay, but WATCH OUT, my BROTHER, TARHEEL LOVER. I’m about to go UNDER COVER. Then bring it, he says. And I do, all the way to the top. So SMOOOOOOOOTH, I make him drop.”.The Crossover made me wonder almost fall of the edge of my seat, and made me learn to love basketball.I felt like i was in the book with them playing basketball. It was a great way to experience how that family lived. The Crossover won the Coretta Scott King Award along with the John Newbery Medal.
This is an amazing book. You should read this book not matter what.
Kwame Alexander is the author of the book The Crossover - The reader is a basketball who describe himself with metaphor and simile has the best and his father who played in the Euro league of basketball and he's a dad health problem and his mom. The setting of The Crossover takes place at school and it takes place in the gym and at home . The main characters in The Crossover Is JB and Josh Bell the twins and their father Da Man and their Mom. Reader are introduced with funking names and it about boy who known for playing basketball and his twin brother and the readers talks about their father playing in the Euro Basketball League and there mom has their parents in their it also has some feeling to it with his dad's health problem. Alexander writing style is a poetic writing with describe the characters and it get to point of a feeling and gives me a sense of the setting like when jb and josh are on the court playing basketball and how his father played in the Euro Basketball League and I have enjoy this book because it's all about basketball and how the author used lot of rhyming. For Example This is the quote from the book the crossover “At the top of the key I’m MOVING & GROOVING POPping & ROCKING flossing flipping and my dipping will leave you slipping on the floor while I swoop in to the finish with fierce finger roll straight hole swoooooooooooosh. The Crossover Book is a amazing book it made think of a place writing all poetic things to image things about jb playing basketball it made see a boy who loves to play ball with his twin brother and a life of tough times and it's good for people love sports and tough times. The Crossover won John Newbery the Honor Award and the Coretta Scott Key Award. Kwame Alexander published the book 2014 Alexander grew up in Reston Virginia.
“My father was the light of my world, and now that ‘s gone, each night is starless.” this quote expresses his dad in many ways. I really love this quote a lot. The Crossover made me laugh, and i was about to cry at many parts of the story. I Learned many things about the Bells family. I felt like I was in the book at Josh’s basketball games because the author really made the book interesting. It was a great way to experience a really good book and a way to help solve problems in the real world.
“My father was the light of my world, and now that ‘s gone, each night is starless.” this quote expresses his dad in many ways. I really love this quote a lot. The Crossover made me laugh, and i was about to cry at many parts of the story. I Learned many things about the Bells family. I felt like I was in the book at Josh’s basketball games because the author really made the book interesting. It was a great way to experience a really good book and a way to help solve problems in the real world.
Kwame Alexander, the author of The Crossover - takes his readers on a journey through the life of two boys that love baskball. Also they are brothers that always are there for each other. The Crossover - won the John Newbery Medal in 2015. Kwame Alexander has always loved writing, ssnd loved writing poems. So one day he wrote a story that was all poems. “I tried to write the book to show boys — and girls — that poetry could be cool,” Kwame Alexander said. The setting of The Crossover - takes place in two different places. When the story starts, the reader is in the Bell’s family’s house. As the story goes on, the reader is transported to the school, and then back to the house. The main characters in The Crossover- The Bell family, Mr. Bell, Mrs. Bell, Josh Bell (or Filthy McNasty) and Jordan Bell. (or JB) As you read through The Crossover, you get to see some heartbreaking moments that might leave you wondering and wanted more. Also you get to go through life in the eyes of both JB, and Josh Bell. Also, one of the quotes in the books are, “If you stop playing the game, you have already lost. “ This quote shows that you should never give up and always have persistent in life. Kwame Alexander’s writing style is much like a time line throughout the story. He tells the story about the Bell family out of poems. The poems in the books are good because, one it’s easer, and two each poem takes you through a different place in the timeline. Lasty, The Crossover - made me laugh, almost cry, and learn to love the Bell family. I felt like these made the story more interesting, and wanting more. Readers will read the book in the eyes of the Bell family, and in the eyes of two boys that love basketball, and never stop having love in their hearts.