![]() ![]() "Daveed Diggs To Narrate Disney+ Basketball Series 'The Crossover' ". 1 His father was a scholar and book publisher and his mother was an educator so he was always surrounded by books. Personal life and education edit Alexander was born in Manhattan, New York, and grew up in Virginia. Josh got his nickname from one of Dads favorite jazz artists, Horace Silver. Kwame Alexander (born August 21, 1968) is an American writer of poetry and childrens fiction. Hes tall, has long hair, and wants to be a basketball star. He then introduces himself more fully: his name is Josh Bell, but people call him Filthy McNasty. " 'The Crossover' Pilot Based On Kwame Alexander's Book Ordered By Disney+ George Tillman Jr. Josh narrates a play-by play as he plays in a basketball game. ^ "SLJ Reviews of 2015 Youth Media Award-Winning and Honor Books".^ "Reviews of the 2015 Newbery Award winners".^ Barron, Christina (February 2, 2015). Kwame Alexander’s Booked is a young adult novel in verse about the life of Nick Hall, an eighth-grader and soccer aficionado who struggles to meet his parents’ expectations and honor his own self-identity in the wake of his parents’ separation.Behind the seemingly straightforward details of history in Kwame Alexander’s new novel-in-verse, The Door of No Return the first book in a. (It’s okay if you prefer a stoop, like Langston Hughes.) With these words, an adventure begins. THE DOOR OF NO RETURN, by Kwame Alexander. "Kwame Alexander slam dunks Newbery medal with basketball tale The Crossover". A poetic journey about the experience of reading. A slam dunk." The book has been used in many school curriculums, such as the controversial Wit and Wisdom. According to Kirkus Reviews, "Poet Alexander deftly reveals the power of the format to pack an emotional punch." In Booklist, Gail Bush called The Crossover "a rare verse novel that is fundamentally poetic rather than using this writing trend as a device." Writing for the Washington Post, Mary Quattlebaum said Alexander was "at the top of his poetic game in this taut, complex tale of the crossover from brash, vulnerable boy to young adult." Poet Cornelius Eady wrote in The New York Times, "The biggest surprise of 'The Crossover' is that, for all the bells and whistles of a young man's game, it is most boldly and certainly a book about tenderness." According to Katrina Hedeen in The Horn Book Magazine, "Alexander brings the novel-in-verse format to a fresh audience with this massively appealing package for reluctant readers, athletes especially." Writing for School Library Journal, Kiera Parrott said, "Alexander has crafted a story that vibrates with energy and heart and begs to be read aloud. The book, which is told entirely through verse, was first published in the United States in hardback on March 18, 2014, through HMH Books for Young Readers.Ĭritical reception for The Crossover has been positive. The Crossover is a 2014 children's book by American author Kwame Alexander and the winner of the 2015 Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award Honor. ![]() Young adult novel by Kwame Alexander The Crossover ![]()
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