Josh leads from the front and Jordan is the dribbler, free throw shooter. The story is told by Josh, AKA Filthy McNasty. Written in a combination of free verse and prose, it tells the story of basketball playing twins, Josh and Jordan Bell, stars of their junior high basketball team. The Crossover by Kwame Alexander is the graphic novelization of his Newberry Medal award winning novel of the same name. I had no idea what to expect when I saw this graphic novel in my local book store. Recently, Alexander led a delegation of 20 writers and activists to Ghana, where they delivered books, built a library, and provided literacy professional development to 300 teachers, as a part of LEAP for Ghana, an International literacy program he co-founded. A regular speaker at colleges and conferences in the U.S., he also travels the world planting seeds of literary love (Singapore, Brazil, Italy, France, Shanghai, etc.).

Kwame believes that poetry can change the world, and he uses it to inspire and empower young people through his PAGE TO STAGE Writing and Publishing Program released by Scholastic. His other works include Surf's Up, a picture book Booked, a middle grade novel and He Said She Said, a YA novel.

Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, and New York Times Bestselling author of 21 books, including The Crossover, which received the 2015 John Newbery Medal for the Most Distinguished Contribution to American literature for Children, the Coretta Scott King Author Award Honor, The NCTE Charlotte Huck Honor, the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award, and the Passaic Poetry Prize.

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