The Crossover is a young adult novel by Kwame Alexander that follows the life experiences of 12-year-old basketball player Josh Bell in the autumn and early winter of his seventh-grade year at Reggie Lewis Middle School. Josh and his twin brother Jordan love the game of basketball, but Josh has more than basketball in his blood. He's got mad beats too, beats that tell his family's story in verse.
Genre: Realistic Fiction, Poetry & Verse
Themes: Basketball, Coming of Age, Disabilities, African American
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