<Tr> <Th> OCLC </Th> <Td> 842316307 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> LC Class </Th> <Td> PZ7. 5. A44 Cr 201 </Td> </Tr> <P> The Crossover is a 2014 children's book by American author Kwame Alexander and the winner of the 2015 Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award Honor . The book, which is told entirely through verse, was first published in the United States in hardback on March 18, 2014 through HMH Books for Young Readers . The story follows two African - American twin brothers that share a love for basketball but find themselves drifting apart as they head into their junior high school years . They also run into many obstacles that they must overcome . </P> <Ul> <Li> Alexis: JB's girlfriend . (Referred to as "Miss Sweet Tea" during the majority of the book, or "Miss Bitter (sweet) Tea") </Li> <Li> Chuck "Da Man" Bell: Father of Josh and Jordan . A former professional basketball player who ends up dying on page 225 from a massive heart attack </Li> <Li> Coach Hawkins: Josh, JB and Vondie's basketball coach </Li> <Li> Dr. Crystal Stanley - Bell: Mother of Josh and Jordan Assistant Principal of their school . (Reggie Lewis Junior High) </Li> <Li> Jordan "JB" Bell: Josh's twin brother . </Li> <Li> Josh "Filthy McNasty" Bell: the narrator and protagonist of the story . African American </Li> <Li> Vondie Little: Josh and JB's teammate . </Li> </Ul>

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