Apr 24, 2018 kwame alexander, the amazing author of booked, rebound and the crossover, reads an extract from booked. Josh bell is a talented middle school basketball player, as is his twin brother jordan read more. Pdf the crossover book by kwame alexander free download. In this prequel to newbery medal winner the crossover, chuck bell takes center stage, as readers. Poet alexander deftly reveals the power of the format to pack an emotional. This month, we examine 2015 newbery medal winner, the crossover by kwame alexander. The sneaky and hilarious way author kwame alexander introduces weird yet cool vocabulary words is a delightful part of this realistic look into middle school life.
Meettheauthor recording with kwame alexander about the crossover. Book details view book information and add to the bookshelf. In this prequel to newbery medal winner the crossover, chuck bell takes center stage, as readers get a glimpse of his. The crossover by kwame alexander book trailer final youtube. They were asking each other to borrow the book after the current reader was done. The crossover study guide contains a biography of kwame alexander, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Although the vast majority of books that have lexile measures did not change, a small subset of books required updated lexile measures. Nikki giovanni kwame alexanders cadenced basketball novel is a gem of poise and grace. His father is obsessed with them and makes nick read every day from weird and wonderful words, a dictionary that he wrote. Kwame alexander is a very talented writer that can intertwine poetry, the complexities of family life, and can reach ya readers. In this game of life your family is the court and the ball is your heart. They learned from their dad, chuck da man, who played in the euroleague before retiring from the game. Josh and jordan jb are twin brothers, and theyre both stars on the basketball court.
Combining beautiful prose with poetry that jumps off the page, alexander tells the story of twin thirteen year basketball players jordan and josh bell in a manner that makes reading fun for middle grade kids. Episode 2 the crossover by kwame alexander book club. 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. The lexile power v word selector identifies up to 10 challenging words in each book that are important for students to know. It was also selected as an honor book for the coretta scott king award.
Kwame alexander reads an extract from booked youtube. Kwame alexander is a poet, educator, and the nyt bestselling author of 25 books, including the newbery medalwinning the crossover, which also received the coretta scott king author award honor, the ncte charlotte huck honor, and the lee bennett hopkins poetry award, and the paterson poetry prize. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Rebound, a prequel to the crossover, was published in 2018. Some of his other works include booked, which was longlisted for the national book award, the playbook. All this week, kwame will be reading from the crossover over on instagram live.
Alexander believes that poetry can change the world, and he uses it to inspire and empower young people. National book award long list new york times bestseller like lightningyou strikefast and freelegs zoomdown fieldeyes fixedon the checkered ballon the goalten yards to gocan t nobody stop you can t nobody cop you in this followup to the newberywinning novel the crossover. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 240 pages and is available in ebook format. His book the crossover won the newbery medal last year for. Apr 05, 2016 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. Students can relate in many ways to the themes in the novel, such as struggling with relationships, loneliness, and loss.
He lives with his wife and two daughters in the washington, d. Winner of 2014 newbery and coretta scott king awards for childrens literature. Josh is the identical twin brother of jordan jb bell, the son of crystal bell, the. He won a newbery medal in 2015 for his book the crossover.
Twelveyearold nick loves soccer and hates books, but soon learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams. But both brothers must come to grips with growing up, on and. 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. This novel in verse is rich in character and relationships. Filthy mcnasty, whose father is basketball star charlie da man bell. Enhancements were made to more precisely measure materials read in k2 classrooms. The crossover kwame alexander recommended by kwame alexander. The poetry of the telling rings through to the heart.
In the book they go through many problems such as when jb starts to not hang out with filthy and only hangs out with his girlfriend. His verse novel the crossover won the 2015 newbery medal recognizing the years most distinguished contribution to american literature for children. I teach 6th grade, and so many of my boys this year were obsessed with kwame alexander s books. Josh and his twin brother jordan are awesome on the court.
Josh bell is a talented middle school basketball player, as is his twin brother jordan. The first edition of the novel was published in march 18th 2014, and was written by kwame alexander. The crossover by kwame alexander is the newest, hippest book for middle school students. Using basketball as a metaphor for life, alexander imparts life lessons to adolescents in a non threatening way that has teachers reaching for his books. Use the discussion questions to support critical reading and encourage students to engage with the text. The crossover, by awardwinning childrens book author and poet kwame alexander, was published in 2014 and won the 2015 newbery medal and coretta scott king award honor for childrens literature. The emotions, concerns, viewpoints all seem to point to that conclusion. Kwame alexander from bmi online, see our free shipping offer and bulk order pricing. Association for library service to children 4,852 views.
About the book the crossover by kwame alexander by kwame alexander meet author kwame alexander and jump into his novel in verse about basketball and family. Apr 03, 2016 kwame alexander writes books that bend genres novels about middle school boys, written not in prose but verse. While somewhat lighter than alexander s the crossover, booked still deals with serious life issues for middle schoolers, including bullying, racism, divorce, and education. Kwame alexander is a poet, educator, and the new york times bestselling author of twentyeight books, including rebound, the prequel to his newbery medalen dashwinning middle grade novel, the crossover. Written in verse, basketball is a metaphor for life for twin middle school boys jordan and josh. Kwame alexander writes poetry, as in booked and childrens fiction. The main characters of this poetry, young adult story are josh bell, jordan bell. Manchild in the promised land claude brown and nathan mccall. But to some people its more than just a move, it is poetry. Kwame alexander s the crossover won both the newberry and coretta scott king awards for childrens literature in 2014. See all books authored by kwame alexander, including the crossover, and booked, and more on. Sorry for my obnoxious tooth and my crooked glasses. His players come alive with the precision and control of an orchestrated musical composition.
Booked quiz kwame alexander this study guide consists of approximately 62 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of booked. Booked the crossover series published april 5th 2016 by hmh books for young readers kindle edition, 323 pages authors. He said, she said lexile find a book metametrics inc. Chicago turabian author date citation style guide alexander, kwame. Book recommendations from watkins elementary school. Josh and his twin brother, jordan jb idolize their father, who was the. In this followup to the newberywinning novel the crossover, soccer, family, love, and friendship, take center stage as twelveyearold nick learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams. Written by kwame alexander 2014 new york, new york houghton mifflin newbery medal winner 2015 coretta scott king honor book 2015 the crossover is narrated by twelve yearold josh bell a.
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. Please note that the lexile measures for a small population of books have been recently updated. The crossover, is a newberyawardwinning basketball novel by author kwame alexander. The crossover graphic novel by kwame alexander, dawud. Similar to the reading framework, the listening framework is a scientific approach to measuring both students listening ability and complexity of audio materials on the same lexile developmental scale.
Other works include booked, a national book award nominee. Alexander s highly anticipated followup to newberywinning the crossover is a reflective narrative, with little of the first book s explosive energy. Free download or read online the crossover pdf epub book. 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. Apr 09, 2015 decoding the newbery is a monthly column in which newbery medal winners are examined and deconstructed by regular contributor and author catherine faris king. Hes got mad beats too, beats that tell his familys story in verse. Rebound by kwame alexander cumberland regional hs media. 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. The crossover quiz kwame alexander this study guide consists of approximately 39 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the crossover. Apr 05, 2016 alexanders highly anticipated followup to newberywinning the crossover is a reflective narrative, with little of the first books explosive energy. Explore classroom activities, puzzles, teacher resources and enrichment pdfs for this book.
This electric and heartfelt novelinverse by poet kwame alexander bends and breaks as it captures all the thrills and. The crossover read online free book by kwame alexander in. This 39page guide for booked by kwame alexander includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. Josh and jordan j kwame alexanders the crossover won both the newberry and coretta scott king awards for childrens literature in 2014. Learn about writing workshops for young people in locations around ohio. Kwame alexander books list of books by author kwame alexander. Nikki giovanni kwame alexander s cadenced basketball novel is a gem of poise and grace. The crossover printables, classroom activities, teacher. Read online the crossover pdf by kwame alexander for free. The crossover is about two twin brothers, jb jordan bell filthy mcnasty josh bell.
Hes also the founding editor of versify, an imprint that publishes fiction and poetry for children and young adults. These are two activities i use as a prereading activity for the crossover by kwame alexander, but cou. In booked, the new novelinverse by newbery award winner kwame alexander, 12yearold nick knows all about words. While jbs life is all about basketball and conquering other teams, josh explores his favorite sport, and his life, with the use of.
Kwame alexander born august 21, 1968 is an american writer of poetry and childrens fiction. The crossover new york times bestseller newbery medal winner coretta scott king honor award 2015 yalsa 2015 top ten best fiction for young adults 2015 yalsa quick picks for reluctant young adult readers publishers weekly best book school library journal best book kirkus best book a beautifully measured novel of life and line. The crossover summary and study guide supersummary. Helping him along are his best friend and sometimes teammate coby, and the mac, a rapping librarian who gives nick. 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. 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. Before josh and jordan bell were streaking up and down the court, their father was learning his own moves. So, follow my tpt store for all the latest lesson plans. The crossover by kwame alexander the book in the nook. 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 reads the crossover fletcher free library. Fourteenyearold twin basketball stars josh and jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health. Kwame alexander, the amazing author of booked, rebound and the crossover, reads an extract from booked.