The amusing part of his life is his grandmother. Noah loves Sam, the third in their group, but Sam dates the school jock. They are going to get girls, play baseball, and have a great year. Kwame Alexander reads the audio, and he does an amazing job.Noah and Walt, best friends, determine that this year looms as one of their best. Īs with all Kwame Alexander books, Swing employs a beautiful rhythm as the story unfolds. Each page contains the words he’s always wanted to. Status quo seems inevitable until Noah stumbles on a stash of old love letters. Noah soon finds himself navigating the worlds of jazz, batting cages, the strange advice of Walt’s Dairy Queen-employed cousin, as well as Walt’s “Hug Life” mentality. Never mind that he and Noah failed to make the high school baseball team yet again, and Noah’s love interest since third grade, Sam, has him firmly in the friend zone. Walt is convinced junior year is their year, and he has a plan to help them woo the girls of their dreams and become amazing athletes. Best friends Walt and Noah decide to use their voices to grow more good in the world, but first they’ve got to find cool.
When America is not so beautiful, or right, or just, it can be hard to know what to do. And the surprise ending shines a spotlight on the issues related to our current social divide, challenging perspectives and inspiring everyone to make their voice heard.
Speaking about his book The Crossover, Kwame Alexander says, “I felt that poetry would mirror the energy, the movement, the pulse of a basketball game the best.New York Times bestselling authors Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand Hess (Solo) tell this lyrical story about hope, courage, and love that speaks to anyone who’s struggled to find their voice. Read a lively interview with Kwame Alexander in the Council Chronicle.Īfter reading The Crossover, a novel in verse that is rich in character and relationships, facilitate a dialogue around Kwame Alexander’s award-winning text. The Undefeated was also named as a Newbery Honor Book. Kwame believes in the power of poetry and language to change people’s lives. Alexander has won numerous awards for his work, including a Newbery Medal and the Charlotte Huck Honor Award for The Crossover and most recently The Undefeated was identified as one the 2020 Notable Poetry Books and Verse Novels, selected by the NCTE Award for Excellence in Children’s Poetry Committee. Kwame Alexander is an American writer of poetry and children’s fiction. This month, we will look at poets and their works. During the month of February (and beyond!) we shine the spotlight on texts written by African American authors.
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