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Poet alexander deftly reveals the power of the format to pack an emotional punch. Kwame alexander is a poet, educator, and new york times bestselling author of 21 books, including the crossover, which received the 2015 john newbery medal for the most distinguished contribution to american literature for children, the coretta scott king author award honor, the ncte charlotte huck honor, the lee bennett hopkins poetry award, and the passaic poetry prize. Kwame alexander is a poet, childrens book author, playwright, producer, public speaker, performer, and winner of the 2015 newbery medal for his novelinverse, the crossover. Kwame alexander born august 21, 1968 is an american writer of poetry and childrens fiction. The crossover read online free book by kwame alexander in. He lives with his wife and two daughters in the washington, d. He conducts creative writing workshops in middle and high schools, often reaching more than 500 students monthly.
New york times bestseller newbery medal winner coretta scott king honor award 2015 yalsa top ten best fiction for young adults 2015 yalsa quick picks for reluctant young adult. In 2012, kwame alexander was struggling to sell the crossover, a hiphop inflected novel in verse about twin brothers who are stars of their junior high school basketball team. Kwame alexander wins newbery medal with basketball tale. Kwame alexander is a very talented writer that can intertwine poetry, the complexities of family life, and can reach ya readers. Hes also the founding editor of versify, an imprint of houghton mifflin harcourt that aims to change the world one word at a time. A video interview with kwame alexander reading rockets. The crossover graphic novel by alexander, kwame ebook. See all books authored by kwame alexander, including the crossover, and booked, and more on. Read online the crossover pdf by kwame alexander for free.
But its a much deeper, more complex novel about the challenges that exceptionally average characters can have. About the author 2014 kwame alexander is a poet, childrens book author, playwright, producer, public speaker and performer. Books the crossover the 2015 newbery medal published. Kwame alexander is a poet, educator, and the new york times bestselling author of 28 books, including rebound, the followup to his, newbery medalwinning middle grade novel, the crossover. His players come alive with the precision and control of an orchestrated musical composition. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Rather, it is a universal story with educated, black characters of growing up. Kwame alexander is a poet, educator, and new york times bestselling author of 21 books, including the crossover, which received the 2015 john newbery. Josh is a relatable character, with two parents who are happily married. Kwame alexander is a poet, childrens book author, playwright, producer, public speaker, performer, and winner of the newbery medal for his. But josh has more than basketball in his blood, hes got mad beats, too, that tell his familys story in verse, in this fast and furious middle grade novel of family and brotherhood from kwame alexander.
The crossover his basketballconcrete poetryhiphop mashup was awarded the 2015 newbery medal. Kwame alexander is a poet, childrens book author, playwright, producer, public speaker and performer. In this prequel to newbery awardwinning the crossover 2014, alexander revisits previous themes and formats while exploring new ones for charlie bell, the future father of the crossovers jordan and josh, his fathers death alters his relationship with his mother and causes him to avoid what reminds him of his dad. Kwame alexander books list of books by author kwame. But both brothers must come to grips with growing up, on and off the court, as they realize breaking the rules can come at a terrible price, resulting in a gamechanger for their entire family. Josh and his twin brother jordan are awesome on the court.
International about scholastic customer service contact us. Kwame alexander is a poet, speaker, educator, and new york times bestselling author of twentyfour books, including the crossover, which received the 2015 john newbery medal for the most distinguished contribution to american literature for children. I teach 6th grade, and so many of my boys this year were obsessed with kwame alexanders books. Hes got mad beats too, beats that tell his familys story in verse. At first, hes just withdrawn, but after he steals from a neighbor. Free download or read online the crossover pdf epub book. The crossover by kwame alexander 9781783443673paperback. Kwame alexander reads an extract from booked youtube.
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The setting in the crossover is at the bell home and at. 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. The crossover, by kwame alexander the new york times. Kwame alexander slam dunks newbery medal with basketball tale the crossover. As he writes in his inspirational the playbook, my house was pretty much a library. The main characters are jordan, alexis jordans girlfriend, josh, chuck dad, vondie, and the mom. Download the crossover by kwame alexander in pdf epub format complete free. New york times bestseller newbery medal winner coretta scott king honor award 2015 yalsa top ten best fiction for young adults 2015 yalsa quick picks for reluctant young adult readers. The crossover, by kwame alexander, will appeal to middle grade readers who like sports especially basketball and coming of age stories. The crossover is a young adult novel by kwame alexander that follows the life experiences of 12yearold basketball player josh bell across several months in the autumn and early winter of his seventhgrade year at reggie lewis middle school. Kwame alexander reads the crossover fletcher free library. The crossover by kwame alexander readaloud revival.
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Author kwame alexander has made a gift to teachers with this book. Kwame alexanders new york times bestseller and newbery medalwinning the crossover is vividly brought to life as a graphic novel with stunning illustrations by star talent dawud anyabwile. Super short bio kwame alexander is the new york times bestselling author of 32 books, including the undefeated, how to read a book, the write thing, swing, rebound, which was shortlisted for prestigious carnegie medal, and, his newbery medalwinning middle grade novel, the crossover. Kwame alexander believes poetry can change the world and crossover is a strong testament to his theory. It was also selected as an honor book for the coretta scott king award. His verse novel the crossover won the 2015 newbery medal recognizing the years most distinguished contribution to american literature for children.
Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Like all of the great sports novels, crossover is about much more than twins who are both basketball superstars. They were asking each other to borrow the book after the current reader was done. Alexander believes that poetry can change the world, and he uses it to inspire and empower young people. References to classical and jazz music joshs dad nicknamed him filthy mcnasty after a horace silver song, probability jordan places bets on nearly everything and the geometry of the game open. The poetry of the telling rings through to the heart. About kwame biography kwame alexander is a poet, educator, and the new york times bestselling author of 32 books, including the undefeated, illustrated by kadir nelson, how to read a book, illustrated by melissa sweet, swing, rebound, which was shortlisted for prestigious carnegie medal, and, his newbery medalwinning middle grade novel, the crossover. Kwame alexander, an awardwinning poet and author, writes picture books for children and crossgenre books for teens.
Pdf the crossover book by kwame alexander free download. Kwame alexander grew up surrounded by piles of books, with an english teacher mom and a publisher dad. It is a touching and memorable story of family, the bonds of brothers and difficult life transitions. Here is a quick description and cover image of book the crossover written by kwame alexander which was published in 2014318. Hes also the founding editor of versify, an imprint that publishes fiction and poetry for children and young adults. Kwame alexander is a poet, childrens author, playwright, producer, performer, and winner of the newbery medal for his novelinverse, the crossover, and. Josh is the identical twin brother of jordan jb bell, the son of crystal bell, the. Its about a boy and his brother who play basketball. The first edition of the novel was published in march 18th 2014, and was written by kwame alexander.
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