The Crossover is a modern classic. A Newbury winner, the story is told in rhythmic dialogue in an almost poetic way. The story moves as though a ball is bouncing, switching off between the two main characters. The story follows twin brothers as they start to find distance between them as they grow up. Sharing basketball drives a wedge between them but will ultimately bring them together through the heartache of their family life. This is a great story for athletes and will appeal to kids looking for something told outside of traditional narrative formats.
Bibliographic Information
2014
ISBN: 978-0-554-10771-7
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Boston, MA
Ages 7+
Reading Rockets (2016, March 21). Alexander reads an excerpt from the crossover . Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbMj6lG4shM
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