The Crossover

Kwame Alexander (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

240 Seiten

2015
Andersen Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78344-367-3 (ISBN)

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`With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . .The court is SIZZLING. They’re kings of the court, star players for their school team.Both on and off the court, there is conflict and hardship which will test Josh’s bond with his brother. In this heartfelt novel in verse, the boys find that life doesn’t come with a play-book and it's not all about winning.

A million copies sold

‘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’

12-year-old Josh and his twin Jordan have basketball in their blood. They’re kings of the court, star players for their school team. Their father used to be a champion player and they each want nothing more than to follow in his footsteps.
Both on and off the court, there is conflict and hardship which will test Josh’s bond with his brother. In this heartfelt novel in verse, the boys find that life doesn’t come with a play-book and it's not all about winning.

Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, and the New York Times bestselling author of numerous books, including Rebound, shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, The Crossover, winner of the Newbery Medal, and The Undefeated, winner of the Caldecott Medal. Kwame is also the recipient of several other awards, including the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award and the Coretta Scott King Author Honour. He is the writer and executive producer of The Crossover TV series, which won a Daytime Emmy Award, and is co-founder of LEAP for Ghana, an international literacy programme.

Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Gewicht	195 g
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Gedichte / Lieder
	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Kinderbücher bis 11 Jahre
	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher
ISBN-10	1-78344-367-7 / 1783443677
ISBN-13	978-1-78344-367-3 / 9781783443673
Zustand	Neuware