Crossover 

Author: Kwame Alexander Age recommendation: 13+

Format: Paperback  Original publication date: 2014 March 18th

Pages: 256 Audiobook length: 2.1 hours

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The crossover by Kwame Alexander is a young adult book that tells the story of two twin brothers and their basketball journey. The book won many awards like  the Newbery medals. American library association called it one of the most powerful books. The book was released on March 18 2014 and  has been picked up and enjoyed by many ever since.  The book was very emotional and at some parts very interesting.  

The story talks about twin brothers Josh and JB and their basketball journey during the season. Josh  and Jb both love the game of basketball and both are very skilled basketball players. Their dad was a former pro basketball player but sadly his career was  cut short due to injuries.  Thankfully  his love for the game was passed on to his boys. Read as the boys chase their basketball dreams. As family problems get involved, watch how boys and family persevered during the hard times and challenges they faced.   

One of the strengths of the books was the style it was written in poetry .  This made the story a lot more enjoyable. The story was very interesting at times but other time It felt dry. The dynamic between Josh JB and their dad on and off the court added some pazazz to the story. The story could be kinda dry in between plots that lasted long and made it unenjoyable. I also think the poetry was a mixed choice. It was good at times and other times made me want to go bye bye. One thing I enjoyed was that the book was very easy to understand. This is coming from  someone that could barely get past grade 3 reading. The one thing this book did get will   is  once you get into a good part of the book it's hard to put it down and had me reading until that part was over.  I would recommend this book to anyone that enjoys basketball and poetry. If you just enjoy basketball and are not a big fan of poetry I would stay away from this 

I made this book cover because I think it catches the eye way more than the original book cover. I think the purple background and the white text pops really  well. And it still sticks to the basketball theme, of the book

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