Kwame Alexander

Gebundenes Buch

The Crossover Graphic Novel

A Graphic Novel

Illustrator: Anyabwile, Dawud

Beschreibung

Kwame Alexander's New York Times bestseller and Newbery Medal?winning The Crossover is vividly brought to life as a graphic novel with stunning illustrations by star talent Dawud Anyabwile. New York Times Bestseller · Newbery Medal Winner · Coretta Scott King Honor Award · 2015 YALSA Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults · 2015 YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers · Publishers Weekly Best Book · School Library Journal Best Book · Kirkus Best Book ?A beautifully measured novel of life and line.? ?New York Times Book Review The Crossover is now a graphic novel! ?With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . . The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all that quivering. 'Cuz tonight I'm delivering,? raps twelve-year-old Josh Bell. Thanks to their dad, he and his twin brother, Jordan, are kings on the court. But Josh has more than basketball in his blood?he's got mad beats, too, which help him find his rhythm when it's all on the line. See the Bell family in a whole new light through Dawud Anyabwile's dynamic illustrations as the brothers' winning season unfolds, and the world as they know it begins to change. Streaming series coming soon on Disney+, with executive producers including NBA great LeBron James!

Autor

Kwame Alexander is a poet, an educator, and the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty-five books, including his Newbery Medal–winning middle grade novel The Crossover. Some of his other works include Booked, which was longlisted for the National Book Award; The Playbook: 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life; Swing; the picture books  How to Read a Book and How to Write a Poem (coauthored with Deanna Nikaido) , both illustrated by Melissa Sweet; and The Undefeated, illustrated by Kadir Nelson, which was longlisted for the National Book Award and won the Caldecott Medal, a Newbery Honor, and the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award. He is a regular contributor to NPR’s Morning Edition, currently serving as their poet ambassador. He lives in Virginia with his family. Visit his website at kwamealexander.com. 

Produktdetails

• The Crossover Series
• Verlag: HarperCollins
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Altersempfehlung: 8 bis 12 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. September 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 215mm x 148mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 548g
• ISBN-13: 9781328960016
• ISBN-10: 1328960013
• Artikelnr.: 55080302