Kwame Alexander
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Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 1
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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.
2) Booked
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Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 2
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Nick Hall is the star player on the soccer team until a bombshell announcement shatters his world.
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Door of no return volume 1
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In his village in Upper Kwanta, 11-year-old Kofi loves his family, playing oware with his grandfather and swimming in the river Offin. He’s warned though, to never go to the river at night. His brother tells him ”There are things about the water you do not know. “ Like what? Kofi asks. “The beasts.” His brother answers. One fateful night, the unthinkable happens and in a flash, Kofi’s world turns upside down. Kofi soon ends up in a fight...
4) Rebound
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Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume Prequel
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
414 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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In the summer of 1988, twelve-year-old Chuck Bell is sent to stay with his grandparents, where he discovers jazz and basketball and learns more about his family's past.
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National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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"A howling wolf, a stalking tiger, a playful panda, a dancing bird - pairing the stunning photography of National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore with the delicate poetry of Newbery award-winning author Kwame Alexander, this lush picture book celebrates the beauty, diversity, and fragility of the animal world. Featuring more than 40 unique animal portraits, the pages invite kids to explore each creature's markings, textures, and attributes in...