The crossover
Record details
- ISBN: 9780544935204 (paperback)
- ISBN: 0544107713 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 9780544107717 (hbk.)
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Physical Description:
237 pages ; 22 cm
print - Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2014]
Content descriptions
Awards Note: | Coretta Scott King author honor book, 2015. Newbery Medal book, 2015. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | African Americans Fiction Fathers and sons Fiction Brothers Fiction Twins Fiction Basketball Fiction Novels in verse |
Available copies
- 6 of 6 copies available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
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Covington Branch | J ALEXA K (Text) | 33126024125340 | JFiction Paperback | Available | - |
Covington Branch | YA ALEXA K (Text) | 33126019924053 | YA Fiction | Available | - |
Covington Branch | YA ALEXA K (Text) | 33126021747989 | YA Fiction | Available | - |
Erlanger Branch | YA ALEXA K (Text) | 33126021122530 | YA Fiction | Available | - |
Independence Branch | J ALEXA K (Text) | 33126020592204 | JFiction | Available | - |
Independence Branch | YA ALEXA K (Text) | 33126020317305 | YA Fiction | Available | - |
- School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2014 March
Gr 6â10âTwins Josh and Jordan are junior high basketball stars, thanks in large part to the coaching of their dad, a former professional baller who was forced to quit playing for health reasons, and the firm, but loving support of their assistant-principal mom. Josh, better known as Filthy McNasty, earned his nickname for his enviable skills on the court: "â¦when Filthy gets hot/He has a SLAMMERIFIC SHOT." In this novel in verse, the brothers begin moving apart from each other for the first time. Jordan starts dating the "pulchritudinous" Miss Sweet Tea, and Josh has a tough time keeping his jealousy and feelings of abandonment in control. Alexander's poems vary from the pulsing, aggressive beats of a basketball game ("My shot is F L O W I N G, Flying, flutteringâ¦. ringaling and SWINGALING/Swish. Game/over") to the more introspective musings of a child struggling into adolescence ("Sit beside JB at dinner. He moves./Tell him a joke. He doesn't even smileâ¦.Say I'm sorry/but he won't listen"). Despite his immaturity, Josh is a likable, funny, and authentic character. Underscoring the sports and the fraternal tension is a portrait of a family that truly loves and supports one another. Alexander has crafted a story that vibrates with energy and heart and begs to be read aloud. A slam dunk.âKiera Parrott, School Library Journal.
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