Alexander, K. (2014). The Crossover. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Josh Bell and his twin brother, JB are amazing basketball players, their Dad, Chuck was a professional basketball player when he was young. Their Mom is a non nonsense type of person and is the Assistant Principal at the school they attend. All Josh can think about is basketball, he works hard on his skilsl day in and day out. Josh is a little better at basketball than JB but they work well as a team. Josh's Dad has nicknamed Josh - Filthy McNasty because he is so talented, Josh can even dunk at 12 years old. JB starts to get distracted with basketball when a new girl comes to town. She is cute but Josh is a little jealous of how JB spends more and more time with her. Dad's health makes his Mom nervous, she wants him to go to the doctor due to his bad eating habits and that his Dad died at a young age. Dad refuses to go, he just doesn't like doctors. He continues to coach the boys even from this stands usually as his Mom has to make him sit down and not yell. Sometimes Dad even starts to sweat and has to take a break, this is happening more frequently. Josh continues to excel in basketball and his schoolwork but has to sit out games due to the pass he threw at his brother's face in anger. Josh, JB and their friend is in 3 on 3 tournament, Dad plays with Josh pre-game, suddenly Dad pass out, he is rushed to the hospital. The Crossover is written in verse rather than typic novel form. The format and text of the book is compelling and visually interesting to read as the typeface changes to caps and sometimes stagger across the page. It is written with the language of a cocky basketball loving kid, the reader is invested in the main character and worried a little about his Dad. It won the 2015 Newbery Award and is a 2015 Coretta Scott King honor winner. Kwane Alexander is an author, poet and educator, he has created a page-to-stage workshop that encourages young writers and shares how to self-publish. He has written other books, most recently Booked.