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The Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award-winning middle grade bestseller! Basketball and heartache share the court in this slam-dunk novel in verse.

"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," raps twelve-year-old Josh Bell. Thanks to their dad, he and his twin brother, Jordan, are kings on the court. But Josh has more than basketball in his blood--he's got mad beats, too, which help him find his rhythm when it's all on the line.

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.

Author: Kwame Alexander
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 03/18/2014
Series: Crossover
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.70h x 5.60w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780544107717

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.3
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 164734 / Crossover


Award: 2015 Texas Lone Star Reading List Commended - Young Adult
Award: 2015 Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children Honor Book - Children's Fiction
Award: 2015 Newbery Medal Winner - Children's
Award: 2015 Coretta Scott King Award Honor Book - Author
Award: 2014 Cybils Finalist - Middle Grade Fiction
Award: 2016 Kentucky Bluegrass Award Nominee - Grades 6-8
Award: 2016 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee - Children's
Award: 2016 Nene Award Nominee - Children's Fiction
Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award Nominee - Grades 6-9
Award: 2015 Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens Recommended - Ten to Fourteen
Award: 2016 Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award Nominee - Grades 6-8