The Crossover
By Kwame Alexander
Genre: Young Adult Fiction/Poetry
Personal Rating: 4/10

This is another book I had to read for my Children's Literature class, and even though it was rather short and written entirely in prose, I had a hard time enjoying it. The story is told in the point of view of Josh Bell, a young high school basketball star. He and his twin brother, JB, are the offspring of one of the greatest basketball legends of their day, so a lot is expected from the two boys. And that is basically all the story is about. There is are some small important moments, but overall I found the whole story rather boring. But I might just think that because the story is all about basketball and I am in no way a sports person.

My biggest problem with this book, I suppose, is that I had a hard time pinpointing a group of people who would sincerely enjoy reading it. It's a young adult novel about basketball, which most high school boys would enjoy, but it is also written as poetry, which I could definitely not see my sixteen-year-old brother enjoying.. I think it was written well but the author missed the mark on writing to his audience. It felt like a book written for adults but marketed to kids. Not a book I would recommend
to many.