Rebound

Hoop kings SOARin kicks with wings.Game so sweetit's like bee stings.'It's 1988. Charlie Bell is still mourning his father, and struggling to figure out how he feels for his best (girl) friend, CJ. When he gets into trouble one too many times, he's packed off to stay with his grandparents for the summer. There his cousin Roxie introduces him to a whole new world: basketball. A legend on the courts is born. But can Charlie resist when trouble comes knocking once again?From the New York Times-bestselling author Kwame Alexander, Rebound is a stunning coming-of-age novel in verse about basketball, family and staying true to yourself. A prequel to The Crossover, winner of the Newbery Medal, and follow-up to Booked, highly commended for the CLiPPA prize and nominated for the Carnegie Medal.With comic-book illustrations from award-winning graphic novel artist Dawud Anyabwile.

Product details

• Authors: Kwame Alexander, Alexander Kwame
• Assisted by: Dawud Anyabwile (Illustration), Anyabwile Dawud (Illustration)
• Publisher: Andersen Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 11 to 15
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2018
• EAN: 9781783447206
• ISBN: 978-1-78344-720-6
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Story books, fairytales, sagas, rhymes, songs; JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Readers / Intermediate, JUVENILE FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Basketball, Interest age: from c 11 years, For reluctant readers (children), Children’s / Teenage: Poetry, Sporting stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Death, Grief, Bereavement, JUVENILE FICTION / Stories in Verse, Relating to African American / Black American people