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Name: The Crossover

Author: Kwame Alexander
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Popularity: 2.5
Genres/categories: Poetry, Sports, Award winners, Children

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ISBN:
9780544107717
0544107713
Winner of the Newbery Medal award in 2015.
Winner of the Evergreen Teen Book Award in 2017.
Winner of the Coretta Scott King award for Author Honor in 2015.
Winner of the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award in 2017.
Winner of the Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award in 2017.

A middle-grade novel in verse follows the experiences of twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan, who struggle with challenges on and off the court while their father ignores his declining health. 20,000 first printing.
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