Rebound
by Kwame Alexander • Part of the Crossover Series
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Poetry
- Sports
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2018
Word Count 27,804
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 780L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 194054, 4 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Washington (D.C.)
- 20th century
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Juvenile Fiction | Boys & Men
- Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation | Basketball
- JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / United States / 20th Century
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Boys & Men
- Washington (D.C.)--History--20th century--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
- Basketball stories
- Novels in verse
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / African American
- African Americans--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Stories in Verse (see also Poetry)
- African Americans
- History
- Basketball--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / United States
- Families
- Families--Fiction
- Basketball
- JUVENILE FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Gene
- JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Multigenerational
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United S
- JUVENILE FICTION / Sports & Recreation / General
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Kwame Alexander
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Teaching Ideas from Classroom Bookshelf
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Educator's Guide from Harcourt
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Teaching Ideas from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2019-2020
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Book Readings 2
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Kwame Alexander and Randy Preston
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Ron Butler
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Book Trailers 2

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Vocabulary Lists 1

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Book & Adaptation Websites 1
Awards & Distinctions 7

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2019

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019

Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2023
Selection, 2019

Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2024
Selection, 2019

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2023
Selection, 2019

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Sports Selection, 2018

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2022
Selection, 2018
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