Review: "The Crossover," by Kwame Alexander

In this novel in verse, author Kwame Alexander introduces us to twin brothers who are the stars of their 8th grade basketball team. Of course, it helps that their father was also a star ball player, on the track to the NBA when a knee injury derailed that. At once, the reader is drawn into the lives of these basketball phenoms with the interesting ways Alexander puts the poems on the page. The main character, Josh, is our narrator, and we get the sense that somethings not right with his dad. His mom is always nagging his dad to eat healthier and stay away from stressful situations, and there is a purpose behind the nagging that Josh has to witness and experience firsthand.

Mrs. Denney's Rating: ***

#review #basketball #twins #poetry #Sequoyahnominee