How do you get reluctant readers to fall in love with a book? Writer and literacy activist Kwame Alexander says you have to offer them something relatable. In The Crossover, basketball is the hook to persuade kids to pick up a novel written in poetic verse. Jeffrey Brown sits down with Alexander to discuss his award-winning young adult book.
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Length: 5 minutes
Item#: EDP287840
Copyright date: ©2015
Closed Captioned
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