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Crossover (2015 Newbery Medal Award) Tie-in Edition

作者:Alexander, Kwame

出版社:Houghton Mifflin

年份:2023

ISBN:9780063289604

書號:20314064

裝訂:平裝

定價:$315

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֎2015年紐伯瑞文學獎金獎作品
֎2015柯雷塔非裔青少年文學獎榮譽獎
 
12歲的 Josh 和 Jordan 這對雙胞胎兄弟的爸爸曾是在歐洲聯賽大殺四方的明星球員,繼承了父親籃球天賦的兩兄弟是籃球場上的明日之星,他們的生活也圍繞著籃球打轉。
 
但當 Jordan 認識了新轉學來的女孩後,他的注意力不再完全集中在球場上,進而導致兄弟間的爭執,爸爸的身體也在這時開始出現異樣。與 Jordan 間緊張的關係、爸爸的健康問題使得Josh 原本的籃球生活不再單純......
 
作者以詩句、韻文的形式創造出如運球般的閱讀節奏,敘述 Josh 一次次精彩的過人以及面對人生的心情寫照。
 
Series streaming now on Disney+, with executive producers including NBA great LeBron James!
 
The Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award–winning middle grade bestseller! Basketball and heartache share the court in this slam-dunk novel in verse.
 
"With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . .The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all that quivering. Cuz tonight I’m delivering," announces dreadlocked, 12-year old Josh Bell. He and his twin brother Jordan are awesome on the court.
 
But Josh has more than basketball in his blood. He's got mad beats, too, that tell his family's story in verse, in this fast and furious middle grade novel of family and brotherhood from Kwame Alexander. Josh and Jordan must come to grips with growing up on and off the court to realize breaking the rules comes at a terrible price, as their story's heart-stopping climax proves a game-changer for the entire family.
作者介紹

Kwame Alexander is a poet, an educator, and the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty-five books, including his Newbery Medal–winning middle grade novel The Crossover. Some of his other works include Booked, which was longlisted for the National Book Award; The Playbook52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called LifeSwing; the picture books How to Read a Book and How to Write a Poem (coauthored with Deanna Nikaido)bothillustrated by Melissa Sweet; and The Undefeated, illustrated by Kadir Nelsonwhich was longlisted for the National Book Award and won the Caldecott Medal, a Newbery Honor, and the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award. He is a regular contributor to NPR’s Morning Edition, currently serving as their poet ambassador. He lives in Virginia with his family. Visit his website at kwamealexander.com. 

Dawud Anyabwile is an Emmy Award–winning artist, illustrator, and cocreator of the groundbreaking comic book series Brotherman: Dictator of Discipline. Anyabwile has worked with companies such as Cartoon Network, Turner Studios, NBA TV, Nickelodeon, and many others as a character designer, storyboard artist, illustrator, and concept artist. Anyabwile illustrated the graphic novel adaptation of the New York Times bestselling novel Monster by Walter Dean Myers. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Anyabwile now volunteers, teaches art classes to young students, and gives lectures when he isn't working on his art.