A novel in verse for young readers. Josh Bell — "Filthy McNasty" on the court — and his twin brother Jordan are the stars of their middle-school basketball team and the sons of a former professional player whose highlight reels rule the house. Off the court, the twins are drifting apart, and their father's worsening heart condition is the secret everyone can feel and no one names. Told in poems that move like the game itself, the book won the 2015 Newbery Medal and a Coretta Scott King Author Honor.
Author: Kwame Alexander · Original publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (Boston), 2014