


To defeat him, demigods Percy and Annabeth and magicians Sadie and Carter must use a special blend of magic. You childrens literature aficionados may know the term crossover as it applies to books that have both a child and adult audience but. “But it is first and foremost about family. They’re all the work of a power-hungry ghost who craves immortality. “Yes, it moves and grooves on the court with the rhythm of verse,” Alexander said in his Newbery acceptance speech. Hes11 but reads at a twelfth grade level smart boy I wanted to give him smart literature. I hope this starts a spark of interest in. ISBN: 9780544935204 List Price: 8. The first in a trilogy, The Crossover hooks readers with characters and language they can easily relate to before creating a rich portrait of a family in flux. And he must like the way the book looks because he keeps it on display. Published in 2014, the book won a Newbery Medal and a Coretta Scott King Author Honor, and established Kwame Alexander as a beloved writer of books for and about young boys. The Crossover: The Graphic Novel, Alexander, Kwame, Used Good Book. The family has always bonded over their shared love of the sport-but now JB is more interested in seeing his new girlfriend than shooting hoops with Josh, and their father is clearly suffering from a health issue he refuses to address. The Crossover: Graphic Novel By Kwame Alexander,Dawud Anyabwile.

Josh’s twin brother, JB, is also a basketball star, and their father is a former player in the European basketball league. 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 storys heart-stopping. Explore the bold yet elegantly sculpted design of the UX crossover. The Crossover uses hip-hop rhymes and free-verse poetry to tell the coming-of-age story of Josh Bell, a 12-year-old basketball star living in suburbia.
