Kwame Alexander
1) Booked
Author
Series
Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 2
Language
English
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Description
Twelve-year-old Nick loves soccer and hates books, but soon learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams.
2) Rebound
Author
Series
Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume Prequel
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Recent TAB Nominations in E-Book and E-Audio
TAB 2019 : Swanson
TAB 2019 : Thomas Jefferson
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TAB 2019 : Swanson
TAB 2019 : Thomas Jefferson
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Description
Before Josh and Jordan Bell were streaking up and down the court, their father was learning his own moves. In this prequel to Newbery Medal winner The Crossover, Chuck Bell takes center stage, as readers get a glimpse of his childhood and how he became the jazz music worshiping, basketball star his sons look up to. A novel in verse with all the impact and rhythm readers have come to expect from Kwame Alexander, Rebound will go back in time to visit...
Author
Series
Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 1
Language
English
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Black Lives Matter: Elementary Stories
Newbery Medal Award Winners
Novels in Verse: Middle Grade
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Newbery Medal Award Winners
Novels in Verse: Middle Grade
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Description
Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.
Author
Series
Door of no return volume 1
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Books You May Have Missed 2022: Combined
TAB 2023: Kenmore
Titles Worth Trying: Historical [Middle School]
TAB 2023: Kenmore
Titles Worth Trying: Historical [Middle School]
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Description
"A novel in verse about a boy escaping slavers during the nineteenth century"--
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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2023 Graded Reading Lists: Grades 2 & 3
Books You Might Have Missed 2023: All Ages
Coretta Scott King Award Winners
Books You Might Have Missed 2023: All Ages
Coretta Scott King Award Winners
Description
"A picture book in verse that threads together past and present to explore the legacy of slavery during a classroom lesson"--
From the fireside tales in an African village, through the unspeakable passage across the Atlantic, to the backbreaking work in the fields of the South, this is a story of a people's struggle and strength, horror and hope. This is the story of American slavery, a story that needs to be told and understood by all of us. A testament...
Author
Publisher
Jimmy Patterson Books, Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
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2020-2021 Middle School TAB Nominations
2021 Graded Reading Lists: Grades 5 & 6
Books You May Have Missed 2020: Combined
2021 Graded Reading Lists: Grades 5 & 6
Books You May Have Missed 2020: Combined
Description
A biographical novel tells the story of Cassius Clay, the determined boy who would one day become Muhammad Ali, one of the greatest boxers of all time
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