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Sunday, April 19, 2015

Books That Make You Cry

What a book!






THE CROSSOVER by Kwame Alexander.

If you haven't read this newest Newbery winner, Margaret Simon's post does contain a spoiler alert.

If you have read it and loved it as I did, CLICK ON OVER THERE and see how the book worked as a class read-aloud.

Oh my goodness, such a moving a book. Everything a Newbery winner should be.



And if somehow you missed his wonderful GIFT to teachers and librarians everywhere, here's Kwame Alexander's book trailer.

Okay, not exactly a book trailer. Just an opportunity to get to know him and that amazing book. Which I loved. In case you wondered.







All of this talk about sad books stems from a Nerdy Book folks' post about BOOKS THAT MAKE US CRY.

The book is touching a lot of young readers. CLICK HERE for a review by one of them.
Fantastic. Just fantastic.
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6 comments:

  1. Margaret SimonApril 19, 2015 at 8:06 PM

    Thanks for the pingback. I just got home from my first ever SCBWI conference and editor critique. I wish I could sit next to you on the plane and chat about it. We all should chase our dreams!

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  2. Linda PhillipsApril 20, 2015 at 10:36 AM

    Oh, I'm so glad you loved this one, too, Augusta. And I have to admit, since I'm not a die-hard basketball fan, I didn't expect to love it, but I did!

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  3. Carol BaldwinApril 20, 2015 at 11:49 AM

    Thanks for the link and the trailer. I'm off to GReads to add it to my TBR list!

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  4. Kimberley Griffiths LittleApril 20, 2015 at 3:03 PM

    I'm really looking forward to reading this book! As soon as I finish reading all the Whitney Finalists by April 30th. Only 4 more to go! Gulp. :-)

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  5. Augusta ScattergoodApril 20, 2015 at 3:28 PM

    Kimberley- I feel for you! Hard having a reading deadline.
    And what fun, Margaret, to talk about dreams. Oh yes.

    I am a basketball fan, but mostly limit my watching to the team I love. (Go Tarheels!) But I agree, Linda- this book has a wide and deep audience.

    Thanks for your comments.

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  6. RosiApril 21, 2015 at 1:42 PM

    I read about this book on Michelle H. Barnes blog and picked it up at the library. I'm not a basketball fan, but thought it would be interesting to look at a few of the poems. Could. Not. Put. It. Down!!! I love every word and I cried like a baby at the end. I wrote about this one on my blog this week as well. Glad to see the word being spread.

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