The Crossover

            The book that I read was "The Crossover by Kwame Alexander. This book is not a normal book, this book is telling a story but in a poem. The poems are broken down into moments where it change a kids life forever. Every moment of this kid life it was important to him and to his family because his life changes from bad to good. He is very positive no matter how bad his life is and the condition he is living in. 
            A kid name Josh Bell loves basketball and he would talked about basketball 24/7, his nickname was Filthy Mcnasty because he would impress everybody. He lived in a bad neighborhood But his family were average people who would work, be organized and be responsible with their responsibilities. He would grow up and would get involve in basketball, he would go to games, he'll be in teams, and tournaments, he later on went to college and that's when his life change. People from the NBA saw him play and offered him a contract and he join the NBA. He played for several years and he got to the point where he was ready to retire, he played his last game and saw a little boy sitting where he always used to sit in basketball games and said" one day that kid will make it too".
           This book was really interesting because that quote got to me, at first I was confused when he said "that kid would make it too". When he said it I was thinking to myself " make it where". So I read more through the book and the author stated that" that kid who Josh saw"..... that kid was me. In real life he went to a game during the pre game show and NBA player said that quote and he saw and heard him say that and it inspired him.