The Crossover: A Newbery Award Winner―A Slam-Dunk Sports Book for Boys and Girls Ages 8-12 (The Crossover Series)

The Crossover: A Newbery Award Winner―A Slam-Dunk Sports Book for Boys and Girls Ages 8-12 (The Crossover Series)

<DIV><B><I>New York Times</I></B><B> bestseller ∙ Newbery Medal Winner ∙</B><B><B>Coretta Scott King Honor Award ∙</B><B>2015 YALSA 2015 Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults</B><B>∙ </B><B>2015 YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers ∙</B><I>Publishers Weekly</I><B> Best Book ∙ School Library Journal Best Book</B><B>∙ Kirkus Best </B><B>Book</B></B><BR /><BR /> "A beautifully measured novel of life and line."<B>-</B><I><B>The New York Times Book Review</B></I><BR /><BR /> "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," raps twelve-year-old Josh Bell. Thanks to their dad, he and his twin brother, Jordan, are kings on the court. But Josh has more than basketball in his blood-he's got mad beats, too, which help him find his rhythm when it's all on the line.<DIV><BR /> As their winning season unfolds, things begin to change. When Jordan meets a girl, the twins' bond unravels.Told in dynamic verse, this fast and furious middle grade novel that started it all absolutely bounces with rhythm and bursts with heart. </DIV></DIV>