The Crossover is a book that will appeal to the current younger generation because of its subject matter and the style in which it is written. The story is about a pair of African American twin brothers that are amazing basketball players. Their skills are one that will be talked about, but unfortunately, the twins begin to drift apart once they begin junior high school. The story follows both Josh (aka Filthy McNasty) and Jordan as they dribble down their times in school. It covers their basketball games where you are more than likely to hear their father (ex-NBA player) shouting out coaching instructions or their mother (Assistant Principal) trying to wrangle the family in. The novel is written in verse that will appeal to the current younger population because it reminds most of rap and hip-hop lyrics. The Crossover is also the recipient of the 2015 Newberry Medal and the 2015 Coretta Scott King Award Honor. This is a book that will be checked out constantly by young boys in your library.
A book trailer can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81q0OpjoG7o
Teachers can use the following link to help them incorporate this book into their lesson: https://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=38077
Readers also enjoyed The Red Pencil by Aundrea Davis Pinkney and Rhyme Schemer by K.A. Holt
Additional books written by the author are Booked and Surf's Up.
Alexander, K. (2014). The crossover. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
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