![]() Josh and his family are realistic characters who experience universal emotions like love, anger, and loss. ![]() Basketball fans will enjoy The Crossover for the sport aspects, but the appeal of the book reaches further than the court. While this Newbery Medal Winner is short, Alexander handles all these topics well. However, high blood pressure and stubbornness also run in the family, and the boys struggle with the fact that they may also inherit these negative characteristics. Chuck was a basketball star, and the boys have inherited his prowess on the court. The boys also deal with their father’s legacy and how the legacy impacts their futures. He also does everything in his power to atone for his actions, and he and JB soon forgive each other. But when JB refuses to speak to Josh after Josh nearly breaks JB’s nose with a basketball, Josh reveals just how much he loves his family. The dynamic between the twins, their mother (Crystal), and their father (Chuck) is healthy, though they do occasionally argue. These plot threads help create the themes of family, atonement, and inheritance. The climax of the book is foreshadowed well early on, and each plot point finds an end. Josh and JB have more arguments as the pressure increases in basketball, and their father has more and more complications with his health as the book continues. The tensions between the twins’ father’s health, the upcoming basketball championships, and the brothers all get a good amount of page time and work together to raise the stakes. The Crossover does an excellent job of mixing different storylines. Oftentimes, the basketball lingo and Josh’s internal monologue intermix, and readers will find that the verses enhance the experience. As with the prequel novel Rebound, his free-verse poetry works really well with the beat of the basketball games and Josh’s narration. Kwame Alexander’s The Crossover is told in free-verse poetry. Josh and JB must deal with the consequences of everyone’s actions-including their own. Meanwhile, the boys’ father’s health is on the decline, despite Chuck’s utter denial. But when Alexis walks right into the twins’ lives and steals JB’s heart, Josh is left without his best friend by his side. ![]() ![]() Untouchable and unstoppable-the sons of former professional basketball player Chuck “Da Man” Bell couldn’t be anything less than excellent. Twelve-year-old Josh and his twin JB Bell are the kings of the basketball court. ![]()
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