To start the new quarter I am reading the book "The Crossover" by Kwame Alexander. The Crossover is about a kid named Josh Bell and his twin brother Jordan Bell, also called JB, and how they are pretty much the best basketball players in their conference. They both play on the same team and are known as "King of the courts" because their father was a famous basketball player as well. As I read more and more about the book some new things have occurred. JB has been acting different lately ever since he started talking to a girl they call "Ms Sweet Tea." Josh believes that he is spending more time with her and on his phone then with him and his dad while they continue to work on their game everyday. While JB is spending time with a girl, Josh also has something he does off the court as well. It turns out, Josh is also an insane rapper. He writes his own music, sometimes about basketball, and he raps them out loud to himself. His parents and JB see the talent he has and Josh wants to continue rapping and playing basketball. Right now, Josh is jealous of JB and his girlfriend. In fact, he became so jealous that in the middle of one of his games with JB, he beamed the ball right at JB's nose causing him to gush blood and having to go to the hospital. Due to his actions, his mother gave him a harsh punishment and suspended him from the team. His team, the Wildcats, are about to play for the playoffs and Josh's mother still has not decided if she will or will not allow Josh to play in the games.
As soon as I started reading this book I was quickly able to make connections. One way I connect with this book is because Josh loves the game of basketball and has a brother who also loves playing the sport. Just like Josh, I am in love with basketball and I also have a brother who enjoys playing as well. An example from the story is when Josh says "Me and my brother JB crave the game of basketball and always will." This clearly proves that Josh and JB are brothers who won't back down when it comes to playing this sport. Another way I connect with this story is because one of the brothers wants to go to Duke and play ball there and the other wants to go to North Carolina, the rival college of Duke, to play ball for them. Unbelievably, I baldy want to go to North Carolina and even watch every basketball game of theirs while my brother loves Duke university and also watches them play. Another example from the story is when JB says, "I want to play ball at North Carolina while my brother wants to go to Duke university for his college ball." This clearly states and makes it clear that both of the brothers each want to go to two different colleges to play basketball. One final way I connect with this book is because the main character, Josh, is a rapper. As crazy as it sounds, I too rap and write my own music. The book includes most of his songs and little raps on different pages to show just exactly how Josh is a rapper. I write my lyrics and my notebooks and on my phone. It is like the author wrote a book about my personal life, and that is how I can connect perfectly with this book.
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