talk to the new girl in school when his brother freezes during a phone call. Josh is skilled at writing poetry, lyrics, and using new vocabulary. While Josh is all about basketball, J.B.’s interest in girls is beginning to take center stage. Josh doesn’t understand how his father could let an injury stop him, and his father doesn’t like to talk about this issue. His dad was once recruited by the Los Angeles Lakers, but after sustaining an injury stopped playing basketball permanently. Josh likes to compare himself to one of the greatest players, Chuck “Da Man” Bell, who happens to be his father. Both boys are stars on the court, but Josh, whose nickname is “Filthy McNasty,” has an unparalleled passion for the game.
Josh Bell and his twin brother, Jordan (called J.B.), are on the Wildcats basketball team at their middle school. Read Alexander’s NPR interview on ‘How to get kids hooked on books?’ Summary Alexander believes that poetry can inspire children and he does this through his K-12 workshop, THE WRITE THING.įind out more about Kwame Alexander here! His many accomplishments include contributing to NPR’s Morning Edition, founding VERSIFY, and 2018’s Read Across America Ambassador. A passionate literacy advocate, Alexander founded Leap for Ghana in 2012, giving books, scholarships, and hope to the children of Ghana. Alexander is the author of over 30 books, writing his first poem at the age of 12 for his mother. Alexander graduated from Virginia tech and still resides in Virginia. He grew up in New York, part of a family of writers and artists. Kwame Alexander is an award-winning children’s book author, poet, speaker, and educator. The Crossover was the recipient of the 2015 Newbery Medal and the 2015 Coretta Scott King Honor Award. Kwame Alexander’s contemporary fiction novel in verse, The Crossover, is a coming-of-age tale about two brothers, their experiences on and off the basketball court, and their relationships with each other and their family.
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