Longlisted for the UKLA 2017 Book Award
‘The Crossover’ is original and absolutely stunning, both visually and emotionally, it’s also an award winner, and deserves to be. First published in the United States in 2014 and described perfectly as a novel-in-verse, this is a story about basketball playing twins, Josh and Jordan.
I initially wondered, as I looked at the visual impact of the first page, how easy it would be to read, as the words themselves slant and grow and fill the page with attitude. The answer is that this is a remarkably beautiful and accessible read, at times I even read out loud, the sounds resonating and rolling from the page.
This style really encourages feeling and understanding to grow, and before I knew it I was fully immersed in the story and letting the words ebb and flow through my mind. Fresh, funny and heart achingly sad, ‘The Crossover’ is a dynamic, vital and gripping story, that I highly and truly recommend.
'With a bolt of lightning on my kicks...The court is Sizzling. My sweat is Drizzling. Stop all that quivering. Cuz tonight I'm delivering'
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'With a bolt of lightning on my kicks...The court is Sizzling. My sweat is Drizzling.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Crossover and determined it is suitable for children aged 11-14 years old
The Crossover features in the following genres: Featured Books for 11+ readers, Featured Books for 13+ readers, Recommendations, Recommended Children's eBooks, Stories about Family and Friends, School Stories, Sporting Stories, Stories in Verse, PSHE: Family Issues, PSHE: Siblings, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Gritty Reads
Paperback, Hardback. £8.09, down from the £8.99 cover price. In Stock.
The Crossover was written by Kwame Alexander and published by Andersen Press Ltd
The Crossover has 237 pages
£8.09, reduced from £8.99. In Stock.
