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.

A propos de l'auteur

Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, and the New York Times bestselling author of numerous books, including Rebound, shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, The Crossover, winner of the Newbery Medal, and The Undefeated, winner of the Caldecott Medal. Kwame is also the recipient of several other awards, including the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award and the Coretta Scott King Author Honour. He is the writer and executive producer of The Crossover TV series, which won a Daytime Emmy Award, and is co-founder of LEAP for Ghana, an international literacy programme.Dawud Anyabwile is an Emmy award-winning artist, illustrator and co-creator of the comic book series, Brotherman: Dictator of Discipline. He has worked for Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon as a character designer and storyboard artist, and as an illustrator for several publishers. When Dawud is not working on his illustrations, he is busy volunteering and teaching art classes.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Kwame Alexander, Alexander Kwame
• Collaboration: Dawud Anyabwile (Illustrations), Anyabwile Dawud (Illustrations)
• Edition: Andersen Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Recommandation d'âge: 11 à 15 ans
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 30.04.2018
• EAN: 9781783447206
• ISBN: 978-1-78344-720-6
• Pages: 416
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 30 mm
• Catégories: Livres pour enfants et adolescents > Littérature spécialisée (texte ou images) > Etre humain; 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