The Crossover
by Kwame Alexander
★ Top 25 book of 2014 · #19 on Best Books of 2014
Twin brothers Josh and Jordan are basketball stars, and Josh also pours his talent into rhymes and rhythm. When a new girl arrives at school, their close bond begins to unravel during a winning season.
Best for: Young readers who love basketball, poetry-style rhythm and stories about brotherhood
The Crossover is #19 on BookWard's Best Books of 2014, out of 66 2014 books that cleared our data bar.
What The Crossover is about
Josh Bell is a basketball phenom with a gift for rhymes, and the whole story is told in verse. He and his twin brother Jordan are standouts on the court, thanks to their dad. Their winning season should be a celebration, but things around them begin to change. When Jordan meets the new girl at school, the close bond between the twins starts to come apart. A story about brotherhood, family, and growing up, it asks what matters more than winning. It won the 2015 Newbery Medal and was named a Coretta Scott King Award Honor book. Young readers who love sports, poetry, or both will find a lot to enjoy, and so will the grown-ups who share it with them.
The Crossover on the Best Books of 2014
The Crossover came out in 2014. Of the 66 books first published in 2014 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #19 on our Best Books of 2014 list.
Why it made the list: 408 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.5 out of 5 (18 ratings); 33 are reading it right now. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2014 list
- Mr. Mercedes Stephen King, #17
- Archer's Voice Mia Sheridan, #18
- The Obstacle Is the Way Ryan Holiday, #20
- Everblaze Shannon Messenger, #21
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 352 want to read it, 33 are reading it now and 23 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 from 18 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 55 | 55% |
| Reader love | 82 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 71 | 20% |
Questions about The Crossover
When was The Crossover published?
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander was first published in 2014.
Was The Crossover one of the best books of 2014?
The Crossover is #19 on BookWard's Best Books of 2014, out of 66 2014 books that cleared our data bar. 408 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.5 out of 5 (18 ratings); 33 are reading it right now.
Why is The Crossover on the Best Books of 2014 list?
408 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.5 out of 5 (18 ratings); 33 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 2014
- To All the Boys I've Loved Before Jenny Han, #1
- The Long Haul Jeff Kinney, #2
- Surrounded by Idiots Thomas Erikson, #3
- Zero to One Peter A. Thiel, #4
- After (After Series, Book 1) Anna Todd, #5
- All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, #6
See the full Best Books of 2014, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
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