Rebound
1st Edition
Published on 5. April 2018
416 pages
978-1-78761-126-9 (ISBN)
Description
SHORTLISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDAL and the CLIPPA
'Hoop kings SOAR
in kicks with wings.
Game so sweet
it'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.
'Hoop kings SOAR
in kicks with wings.
Game so sweet
it'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.
Reviews / Votes
Alexander effortlessly marries rap rhythms with plaintive, passionate and deceptively simple verse * Guardian * Designed to appeal to reluctant readers, little prevents the rest of us being caught up by the comic-mad Charlie Bell * Observer * Alexander manages to distill huge emotions into punchy poems that leap off the page. Interspersed throughout with vibrant comic strips drawn by Dawud Anyabwile, this is an energetic and dynamic story that is full of heart. * Scotsman * The poetry grabs you and just won't let you go, everyone must read this book. * Books For Keeps - Books of the Year 2018 * Interspersed with amazing 'comic-strip' illustrations... The rhythm and pace of this verse novel pulls readers aged 11+ into Charlie's world. * Best New Children's Books Guide, produced by the Publishers' Association and published in the Guardian 2018 *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Andersen Press Ltd
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 11 to 15 years
Illustrations
black and white comic-book spreads throughout
File size
4,04 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78761-126-9 (9781787611269)
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Kwame Alexander (Author)
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 (Illustrator)
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.
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 (Illustrator)
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.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Looking Back
- 1988
- May 28, 1988
- I used to play H.O.R.S.E.
- Sometimes, I wish
- SO FLY!
- Skinny picks
- Home
- Black Hole
- Conversation
- In the Morning
- Ten Reasons Why I Hate Sirens
- Today
- There's an old house
- Sanctuary
- Flipper McGhees
- Me and Skinny
- Conversation with Skinny
- Thought
- Who's Bad?
- Hooky
- Memory
- I skipped school today
- After dinner
- OOPS!
- Conversation (that ends badly)
- Overheard
- Things I Think About Before I Fall Asleep
- Lunch
- In preschool
- Things I Think About in Gym Class
- Unlucky
- AIR JORDAN
- Lucky
- Chills
- Yo, Charlie, you all right?
- Queasy
- After School
- After not eating
- Conversation (at my front door)
- Ivan
- On our way to Quik-Mart
- But, before I can say
- The Loot
- Interruption
- I drift off
- Alarm
- Interrogation
- Trouble
- The Truth
- Dead Man Walking
- The sky looks
- She makes me knock
- A very big dog
- Thought
- Great Dane
- Consequence (Part One)
- Things I Think About on the Walk Home
- Bomb
- You want to go to jail, Charlie
- Blame
- The Last Straw
- School
- When I get home
- Why I Don't Like Dogs
- Walking Woodrow
- Unleashed
- DAD
- The Last Day of School
- I tell them
- The dog
- She named her Abraham Lincoln?
- Friday
- Saturday
- Consequence (Part Two)
- I almost drop my
- Three-Way Conversation
- Reprieve
- Renaming
- Me and CJ
- On Friday
- Farewell
- The Rink
- The Big Move
- I'm sorry, guys
- Skating with CJ
- Doomsday
- Conversation with Skinny
- Steaming
- 68 Minutes Later
- 116 Minutes
- 132 Minutes
- 158 Minutes
- Questions
- Answers
- Thought
- The Arrival
- Lord Have Mercy
- Dread
- Fried Chicken
- Small Talk at Dinner
- After
- Hustle and Grind
- Thought
- He watches me
- Conversation with Mom
- I wake up
- Why are all these lights on
- Break of Dawn
- The Walk
- Kerplunk
- Conversation with Granddaddy
- Breakfast
- My cousin Roxie
- Conversation (One-sided)
- She Got Game
- HEY, CHARLIE, COME PLAY A GAME WITH US
- CHARLIE BELL ALL STAR
- Four Hours Later
- Jazz
- It's a metaphor, he says
- Mom calls
- Saturday Morning
- Your grandmother
- Them's my apples
- Grabbing
- Monday Morning
- Grandma and Granddad talk
- Work
- Escape to the Arcade
- Three-on-Three
- On the Spot
- The Score
- 10-9
- Get in the Game
- Huddle
- Awry
- After Roxie checks
- TO THE RESCUE
- Amen
- Hallelujah
- On the way home
- Practice
- Phone Message
- Phone Message From CJ
- Mockery
- When we walk into
- Coach Roxie
- Scorched
- Good Night
- Friday
- Saturday
- My Dad's Comic Books
- At 2:45 a.m.
- Three hours later
- Conversation with Grandma
- Why
- Sometimes, I wish
- But for now
- Later
- Practice
- Surprise
- Roxie got all As
- Say Cheese
- Nosebleed
- If watching
- HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS
- Halftime
- When the announcer reads
- Sweet Georgia Brown
- What are the chances?
- C.U.R.L.Y.
- After all the halftime excitement
- On the train ride home
- YO, CHARLIE BELL!
- Skinny in DC
- Surprise
- Dear Charlie
- Dear Charlie (cont'd)
- I read
- Practice
- More Practice
- Pickup Game
- I don't score
- Guess Who
- Envy
- When I get home
- Conversation at Roxie's Front Door
- Solo
- ME AGAINST THE WORLD
- The two old men
- She pulls out
- Percival Bell, Age 22
- Jordan Bell, Age 23
- Joshua Bell, Age 37
- Family History
- Phone Message
- When Granddaddy hollers
- Phone Call with CJ
- Memory
- The Big Game
- Wink brings the ball
- Playing by Twos
- But wait
- Down by One
- Showcase
- The Last Shot
- Game Over
- Resolve
- Surprise
- Jul-02
- New Sneakers
- The Fourth
- Basketball Rule
- Let's Ball
- The Plan
- I get off the train
- Waiting in Line
- Fight
- Inside
- C'MON, CHARLIE, RUN!
- Déjà Vu
- SIRENS
- The Crime
- Arrested
- Locked Up
- Things I Think About While I'm in Jail
- The Black Panther
- Consequence (Part Three)
- Freedom
- There's a Hole in my Soul
- Rebound
- Homecoming
- After I hug Grandma
- Conversation with Mom
- 6:00 a.m.
- Peaches and Hope
- Bet
- One-on-One
- Goodbyes
- Conversation with Granddadddy
- 2018 (Thirty Years Later)
- June 14, 2018
- Conversation
- Air Ball
- Graduation Gift
- She hands me
- Dear boys
- Later that summer
- Conversation with Your Mother
