Steve nash on the horry shove, 2007s heartbreak, and the 200410 suns bill and hall of famer steve nash rewatch game 4 of the infamous 2007. The crossover is an excellent read for middle school readers, especially those who love basketball. Josh refuses to eat the pita and wonders if theres mac and cheese or fried chicken in the oven. The hot dog vendor from the carol burnett show full sketch duration. Kwame alexander is a poet, childrens book author, playwright, producer, public speaker and performer.
Pdf the crossover book by kwame alexander free download. Gr 610twins josh and jordan are junior high basketball stars, thanks in large part to the coaching of their dad. The crossover the crossover series alexander, kwame on. 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. A crossover dribble is a basketball maneuver in which a player dribbling the ball switches the ball rapidly from one hand to the other, to make a change in direction. The crossover study guide contains a biography of kwame alexander, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.
In this prequel to newbery medal winner the crossover, chuck bell takes center stage, as readers get a glimpse of his childhood and how he became the jazz music worshiping, basketball star his sons look up to a novel in verse with all the impact and rhythm readers have come to expect. America is blessed with the best athletes in the world, yet as anyone who watched the 2004 olympics can tell you. The crossover questions and answers the question and answer sections of our study guides are a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss literature. Alexander reads an excerpt from the crossover youtube. Their father, chuck da man bell, was a famous basketball player back in the day, but he no longer plays because, as the boys discover when snooping through his box of memorabilia, he has patellar tendonitis. He bounces his basketball and wonders what jb and miss sweet tea are.
Not being a teenager and knowing absolutely nothing about basketball, i think its pretty safe to say. Its author, kwame alexander, aims to reach a wide variety of readers, including reluctant ones, through sports stories that are really about family, love, and friendship. The poems dodge and weave with the speed of a point guard driving for the basket, mixing basketball action with vocabularythemed poems, newspaper clippings, and joshs sincere firstperson accounts that swing from moments of swaggerworth triumph to profound pain. Kwame alexander is a bestselling author and winner of the newbery award, and we know why. Alexanders highly anticipated followup to newberywinning the crossover is a reflective narrative, with little of the first books explosive energy. New basketball book the crossover puts poetry in motion the. The crossover is a novel in verse about brotherhood and basketball. Audio books the crossover audible audiobook unabridged published. Crossover 2006 official trailer 1 anthony mackie movie. The story follows two africanamerican twin brothers that share a love for basketball.
The hardcover book has the texture and orange color of a basketball. Having read it at last, i can see why the cover is filled with awards. Cross over the new model of youth basketball development paperback july 18, 2006. 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. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The carol burnett show official recommended for you. Practice the six steps together using a common story such as frozen or by reading a picture book to students. The story follows two africanamerican twin brothers that share a love for basketball but find themselves drifting apart as they head into their. Before josh and jordan bell were streaking up and down the court, their father was learning his own moves.
I dont usually pick up books about basketball, or books in verse, but i saw kwame speak at the virginia festival of the book in 2015 and had to have the crossover. Kwame alexander s the rossover contains ten basketball rules poems that apply to life. Josh and jb are basketball legends at their school. He conducts creative writing workshops in middle and high schools, often reaching more than 500 students monthly. Kwame alexanders nyt bestseller and newbery medal winning the crossover is vividly brought to life as a graphic novel with stunning illustrations by star talent dawud anyabwile. As soon as i read the opening lines of the crossover, with its basketball. If you already created a hudl account, all you have to do is complete the krossover to hudl checklist to make sure youre ready to use our tools. The crossover is a poignant novel in verse that mixes basketball, family, and.
Dad uses basketball terms to say that the game is life and the court is your family. Parents need to know that author and poet kwame alexanders. The crossover, by kwame alexander the new york times. See the bell family in a whole new light through anyabwiles dynamic illustrations as the brothers winning season unfolds, and the world as they know it begins to change. Basketball rules in the crossover flashcards quizlet. What the mostly freeverse novel does have is a likable protagonist, great wordplay, solid teen and adult secondary characters, and a clear picture of the challenges young people face when selfidentity clashes with parental. Basketball and heartache share the court in this slamdunk novel in verse. But josh has more than basketball in his blood, hes got mad beats, too, that tell his. Poets novel turns young sports lovers into book lovers. The book the crossover, by kwame alexander is about an afrian american family living in a rich neighborhood, in the suburbs of boston. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Basketball is extremely important to them, and they both want to play professionally someday.
The krossover platform is closing on june 30, 2020. Josh wonders if shes having a book club meeting as she asks josh to sit down. Use any of the following to support your analysis of theme. Right from the start, kwame alexanders new book, the crossover, looks, sounds and even feels different. Basketball jargon throughout the narrative doubles as narrative detail. Josh and jb are twins, double trouble on the basketball court, almost. I feel this novel is very relatable to boys that have a sibling close in age, as the main character has a twin brother. This book happens in the present, about 2014 during the fall basketball season, when this family is succeeding during the obama era. He lives with his wife and two daughters in the washington, d. Naomi shihab nye, national book award finalist the characters of kwame alexanders versenovel entered my heart, as it showed the many ways in which the basketball, the truth, love, and life cross over and between us. We think you should read this book because it is good. The crossover tells the story of a 12yearold basketball player through a series of funny and sad poems. Josh is the identical twin brother of jordan jb bell, the son of crystal bell, the.
Cross over the new model of youth basketball development brian mccormick on. Also known as an anklebreaker, the crossover is a dribbling technique used to create space between yourself and a defender. The characters of kwame alexanders versenovel entered my heart, as it showed the many ways in which the basketball, the truth, love, and life cross over and. Dawud anyabwile thirteenyearold twin basketball stars josh and jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health. Movie trailer from the novel crossover available on amazon. The crossover audiobook kwame alexander audio books. Cross over the new model of youth basketball development. Kwame alexanders the crossover 2014 is not a stereotypical basketball story. It involves faking to one side and getting the defender to follow you before. Cross over outlines an entire development program complete with a long term athlete development philosophy, over 150 ageappropriate basketball drills, break down of skill progressions and thoughts on coaching effectiveness. The main characters of this poetry, young adult story are josh bell, jordan bell.
The book, which is told entirely through verse, was first published in the united states in hardback on march 18, 2014 through hmh books for young readers. In a typical example the player heads upcourt, dribbling the ball in say the left hand, then. Some of his other works include booked, which was longlisted for the national book award, the playbook. We are a 6th grade boys book group, but we know that girls will like this book too. Using those poems, determine a theme of the novel and analyze its. Book your session or program with crossover basketball coaching. The crossover is a 2015 childrens book by american author kwame alexander and the winner. The crossover is a 2015 childrens book by american author kwame alexander and the winner of the 2015 newbery medal and coretta scott king award honor.
The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 240 pages and is available in ebook format. Kwame alexander wrote this book as a poem, and it made us want to read more. Free download or read online the crossover pdf epub book. The crossover s narrator, josh bell, captures the highs and lows of adolescence through vivid descriptions of heartpounding threepointers and. Rather, it is a universal story with educated, black characters of growing up, of family, and of love told in narrative verse poetry. The boys in my group didnt know all of the basketball stars in the book i needed to tell them who magic johnson was, for example but they are a bit younger than the intended audience.