Kwame Alexander

The Crossover
Crossover Graphic Novel

Series

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Graphic Novel, Kindle

Description

Twelve-year-old Nick loves soccer and hates books, but soon learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams.

2) The crossover

Author

Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Graphic Novel, Kindle, Local Collection Book

Series

Crossover

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Formats

Description

Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.

3) Rebound

Author

Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

Series

Crossover

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 4

Language

English

Formats

Description

In the summer of 1988, twelve-year-old Chuck Bell is sent to stay with his grandparents, where he discovers jazz and basketball and learns more about his family's past.

4) He Said, She Said

Author

eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 8

Language

English

Formats

Description

Sparks will fly in this hip-hop-hot teen novel that mixes social protest and star-crossed romance, from Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Honor–winning author Kwame Alexander! He Said, She Said is perfect for fans of Walter Dean Myers and Rachel Vail alike.

He says: Omar "T-Diddy" Smalls has got it made—a full football ride to UMiami, hero-worship status at school, and pick of any girl at West Charleston High. She says:

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5) Acoustic Rooster and his barnyard band

Author

eBook, Kindle, Picture Book

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Formats

Description

Acoustic Rooster forms a jazz band with Duck Ellington, Bee Holliday, and Pepe Ernesto Cruz to compete in the annual Barnyard Talent Show against such greats as Thelonius Steer, Mules Davis, and Ella Finchgerald. Includes glossary, notes on the characters and songs, and jazz timeline.

6) Solo

Author

Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

Publisher

Blink

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG+ - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 5

Language

English

Formats

Description

Seventeen-year-old Blade endeavors to resolve painful issues from his past to navigate the challenges of his former rockstar father's addictions, scathing tabloid rumors, and a protected secret that threatens his own identity.

7) How to write a poem

Author

eBook, Kindle, Picture Book

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Formats

Description

Combines playful text with inventive artwork to encourage readers to celebrate the magic of discovering their very own poetry in the world around them.

8) Acoustic Rooster's Barnyard Boogie starring Indigo Blume

Author

Publisher

Sleeping Bear Press

Language

English

Formats

eBook, Picture Book

Description

Afraid of singing in front of a large crowd, Indigo dreams about Acoustic Rooster and his band and, after a storm flattens their barn, helps organize a concert fundraiser to rebuild it.

9) How to read a book

Author

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Formats

eAudiobook, Picture Book

Description

Suggests a method of reading that begins with planting oneself beneath a tree and leads to a book party one hopes will never end.

10) Solo Educator's Guide

Author

Language

English

Description

Solo Educator's Guide is a companion to Solo by Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand Hess. This guide can be utilized in the classroom, in a home school setting, or by parents seeking additional resources. Ideal for grades 7-12.

11) Swing Educators Guide

Author

Language

English

Description

Swing Educator's Guide is a companion to Swing by Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand Hess. This guide can be utilized in the classroom, in a home school setting, or by parents seeking additional resources. Ideal for grades 7-12.

12) The door of no return

Author

Publisher

Little, Brown and Company

Pub. Date

2022.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 4

Physical Desc

418 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Language

English

Description

"A novel in verse about an Asante boy who is captured and taken from his village during the nineteenth century"--

13) Why fathers cry at night: a memoir in love poems, letters, recipes, and remembrances

Author

Publisher

Little, Brown & Company, Hachette Book Group

Pub. Date

2023.

Physical Desc

228 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Kwame Alexander shares snapshots of a man learning how to love. He takes us through stories of his parents: from being awkward newlyweds in the sticky Chicago summer of 1967, to the sometimes-confusing ways they showed their love to each other, and for him. Alexander attempts to deal with the unraveling of his marriage and the grief of his mother's recent passing while sharing the solace he found in learning how to perfect her famous fried chicken...

14) Surf's up

Author

Publisher

North, South

Pub. Date

2015.

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm

Language

English

Description

While his friend Bro reads his book, Dude takes him to the beach, but when they get there Dude wants to know how the story ends.

15) Becoming Muhammad Ali: a novel

Author

Patterson, James

Publisher

Jimmy Patterson Books, Little, Brown and Company, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Pub. Date

2020.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 3

Physical Desc

310 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Language

English

Description

A biographical novel tells the story of Cassius Clay, the determined boy who would one day become Muhammad Ali, one of the greatest boxers of all time.

16) Trinity

Author

MacHale, D.J

Series

Language

English

Formats

Description

Incredible stories. Award-winning storytellers. Epic adventure, mystery, and fun? We've got it all in Ghostwriter—the extraordinary new series from the Emmy-award winning hit Apple TV+ show, created by your friends at Sesame Workshop.

By New York Times bestselling author DJ MacHale, this original novel is an action-adventure story of perception with plenty of twists, turns, and surprises! Featuring an introduction by Newbery

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17) The Cobalt Mask

Author

Sesame Workshop

Series

Publisher

Sourcebooks

Pub. Date

2021

Language

English

Formats

Description

Incredible stories. Award-winning storytellers. Epic adventure, mystery, and fun? We've got it all in Ghostwriter—the extraordinary new series from the hit Emmy-award winning Apple TV+ show, created by your friends at Sesame Workshop.

Masterfully adapted from the original novels and short stories, this diverse and playful retelling of The Cobalt Mask is sure to delight today's readers for years to come. Featuring an introduction

...

18) The Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes

Author

Doyle, Arthur Conan

Series

Publisher

Sourcebooks

Pub. Date

2020

Language

English

Formats

Description

Masterfully adapted from Arthur Conan Doyle's original Sherlock Holmes mysteries, this diverse and playful retelling of the classic is sure to delight today's readers for years to come. Featuring

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19) The Magic Paintbrush and Other Enchanted Tales

Author

Lien, Henry

Series

Publisher

Sourcebooks

Pub. Date

2020

Language

English

Formats

Description

Timeless Classics
Looking Glass Library
Ghostwriter
More Series...

Three tales of middle-grade magic from around the globe! Discover a paintbrush that brings to life whatever is drawn, a mysterious girl who communicates with animals and controls the weather,

...

20) The jungle book

Author

Kipling, Rudyard

Series

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook, eComic, Kindle

Description