![]() Josh doesn’t like it at first because of all the teasing he receives from his classmates, but once he starts playing basketball better and winning games, he really likes hearing his dad yell that name from the bleachers. Josh gets the nickname Filthy McNasty from his father, who is a big jazz fan. She keeps her eyes on them while keeping her husband calm about how they’re doing since she’s always watching what he eats too. Chuck watches over his sons closely during games as well as at home where they live with mom Crystal who is also an assistant principal at school. ![]() They are both known as “The Twins” because of their height and they play for their father Chuck who is also an NBA legend (Charles “Da Man” Bell). 12-year-old African American Josh Bell narrates The Crossover in verse his stories dribble down the page much like he dribbles the ball on a basketball court with his brother Jordan at six feet tall. Rebound, a prequel to The Crossover, was published in 2018. It won the 2015 Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award Honor for children’s literature. The Crossover, by award-winning children’s book author and poet Kwame Alexander, was published in 2014. ![]() ![]() 1-Page Summary of The Crossover Overall Summary ![]()
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