The Crossover (Graphic Novel)
by Kwame Alexander and Dawud Anyabwile • Related Edition: Non-Graphic
Kwame Alexander's NYT Bestseller and Newbery Medal winning The Crossover... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Graphic Novel
- Realistic Fiction
- Sports
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2019
Word Count 17,013
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 670L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 504675, 2.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Physical Education
- Subject Headings
- JUVENILE FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Basketball
- Graphic novels
- Brothers--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | General
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Death, Grief, Bereavement
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Parents
- Basketball--Fiction
- Fathers and sons--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Graphic Novels
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings
- JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Siblings
- JUVENILE FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / General
- Novels in verse
- JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Parents
- Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation | Basketball
- African Americans--Fiction
- Twins--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Death & Dying
- Lists With This Book
- Project Lit Community 2020-2021
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Kwame Alexander
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Kwame Alexander
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 11
Interview with Kwame Alexander
Created by NPR
Interview with Kwame Alexander
Created by All the Wonders
Interview with Kwame Alexander
Created by Reading Rockets
Interview with Kwame Alexander
Created by Weekend Edition Sunday (NPR)
Interview with Kwame Alexander
Created by Booklist Online
Guest post by Kwame Alexander
Created by Watch. Connect. Read.
Interview with Kwame Alexander
Created by KidLit TV
Interview with Kwame Alexander
Created by Weekend Edition Sunday (NPR)
July 27, 2017 Morning Edition interview with Kwame Alexander
Created by NPR
Interview with Kwame Alexander
Created by Horn Book
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Mariner Books
Created by Mariner Books
Awards & Distinctions 5
Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2021
Commended, 2020
Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Selection, 2020
ILA Children’s Choices Reading List, 2015-2020
Selection, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Sports Selection, 2020
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