Josh's fears when Dad is pulled over without a license and Mom's warning to Josh about the dangers of a black man losing his temper allude to the fact that black men in particular are more likely to be unfairly viewed as dangerous or threatening and, in turn, experience police brutality or face incarceration. Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, and New York Times Bestselling author of 21 books, including The Crossover, which received the 2015 John Newbery Medal for the Most Distinguished Contribution to American literature for Children, the Coretta Scott King Author Award Honor, The NCTE Charlotte Huck Honor, the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award, and the Passaic Poetry Prize. Though Josh is more focused on basketball than anything else, the novel also makes several references to the dangers of being black in contemporary America. Among African-Americans, the disease also tends to be more severe and develops earlier in life than it does in others, hence why Dad and his father die at 39 and 45 respectively. He won a Newbery Medal in 2015 for his book The Crossover. As students learn more about each historical figure, ask them to consider how their lives exemplify the descriptor(s) that Alexander has chosen for them. Before Josh and Jordan Bell were streaking up and down the court, their father was learning his own moves. You might also choose to gather a collection of picture book biographies featuring these historical figures. From the New York Times best-selling author Kwame Alexander comes Rebound, the dynamic prequel to his Newbery Awardwinning novel in verse, The Crossover. While it's the leading cause of death among all Americans, rates of high blood pressure are even higher in the African-American community. Kwame Alexander writes poetry, as in BOOKED and childrens fiction. and contemporary figures referenced by Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson. Twelve-year-old Nick Hall has a passion for soccer and plays on a rival team to his best friend Coby. There are a couple of fistfights, some name-calling -'stupid.
This book is a very educational book that has a tone of determination and is in verse that centers on a middle school soccer player who struggles with his family going through a divorce, school bullies, and middle school romance. This electric and heartfelt novel-in-verse by poet Kwame Alexander bends and. Booked is a book written by Kwame Alexander. High blood pressure, or hypertension, is known as the "silent killer:" it can increase a person's risk of heart attack or stroke dramatically, and it can cause permanent and dangerous damage to one's heart before a sufferer even notices symptoms. The Crossover, by award-winning children’s book author and poet Kwame Alexander, was published in 2014 and won the 2015 Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award Honor for children’s literature.Rebound, a prequel to The Crossover, was published in 2018. National Book Award Long List New York Times Bestseller Like lightning/you.
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