Recommended by a Thayer 7th Grader in 2022

Recommended by a Thayer 6th Grader in 2024

Recommended by a Thayer 7th Grader in 2025

Kwame Alexander is the author of...

• Rebound, which was also recommended by Thayer students

• Becoming Muhammad Ali, which was also recommended by Thayer students

• The Door of No Return, which was also recommended by Thayer students

Synopsis, via Amazon: 

""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," announces dread-locked, 12-year old Josh Bell. He and his twin brother Jordan are awesome on the court. But Josh has more than basketball in his blood, he's got mad beats, too, that tell his family's story in verse, in this fast and furious middle grade novel of family and brotherhood from Kwame Alexander.

Josh and Jordan must come to grips with growing up on and off the court to realize breaking the rules comes at a terrible price, as their story's heart-stopping climax proves a game-changer for the entire family."