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The Crossover, By Kwame Alexander
Have you ever played a sport and look at and saw how it helps and relates back to what u do outside of sports? The Crossover might seem or sound like something about basketball but it shows you how life can switch over like a crossover in basketball.This book is really inspiring can help you with choices on life and many other things.
Well, the Crossover goes deeper than just basketball almost like high school life lived through a middle schooler. Just like in the book “The Crossover” is a young adult novel by Kwame Alexander that follows the life experiences of 12-year-old basketball player Josh Bell who goes through so many experiences in middle school. Josh bell went through family and relationships trying to hold on while keeping the life
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