16 must-read middle grade books like Rebound (The Crossover, #0.5) by Kwame Alexander

Cover of Rebound (The Crossover, #0.5) by Kwame Alexander

Rebound (The Crossover, #0.5)

By: Kwame Alexander

4.30

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Before Josh and Jordan Bell were streaking up and down the court, their father was learning his own…

"...it's just one miss, but you're gonna have a whole lotta makes in this life, 'cause you're just that good, and it's okay to be down and upset as long as you're not down and out"

-Kwame Alexander, Rebound (The Crossover, #0.5)

If you liked the middle grade plot in Rebound (The Crossover, #0.5) by Kwame Alexander , here is a list of 16 books like this:

Cover of House Arrest by K.A. Holt

1. House Arrest

By: K.A. Holt

3.81

Format: 4 pages, Hardcover

Stealing is bad. Yeah. I know. But my brother Levi is always so sick, and his medicine is always so… read more

Similar categories in K.A. Holt's House Arrest book and Kwame Alexander's Rebound (The Crossover, #0.5)

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
Cover of Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes

2. Ghost Boys

By: Jewell Parker Rhodes

4.34

Format: 214 pages, Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Jerome is shot by a police officer who mistakes his toy gun for a real threat. As a… read more

Similar categories in Jewell Parker Rhodes's Ghost Boys book and Kwame Alexander's Rebound (The Crossover, #0.5)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
"Bear witness. My tale is told Wake. Only the living can make the world better. Live and make it better. Don’t let me (Or anyone else) Tell this tale again"

-Jewell Parker Rhodes, Ghost Boys

"Bear witness. My tale is told. Wake. Only the living can make the world better. Live and make it better. Don't let me (Or anyone else) Tell this tale again."

-Jewell Parker Rhodes, Ghost Boys

3. Ghost (Track, #1)

By: Jason Reynolds

4.20

Format: 445 pages, Hardcover

Running. That's all that Ghost (real name Castle Cranshaw) has ever known. But never for a track te… read more

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's Ghost (Track, #1) book and Kwame Alexander's Rebound (The Crossover, #0.5)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports

4. Brown Girl Dreaming

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.27

Format: 412 pages, Hardcover

Jacqueline Woodson, one of today's finest writers, tells the moving story of her childhood in mesme… read more

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5. Summer Ball

By: Mike Lupica

3.48

Format: None pages,

read more

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6. Travel Team

By: Mike Lupica

3.00

Format: 468 pages, Paperback

The #1 Bestseller! Twelve-year-old Danny Walker may be the smallest kid on the basketball court -- … read more

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7. Patina (Track, #2)

By: Jason Reynolds

3.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Patina, or Patty, runs like a flash. She runs for many reasons--to escape the taunts from the kids … read more

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Cover of New Kid (New Kid, #1) by Jerry Craft

8. New Kid (New Kid, #1)

By: Jerry Craft

4.16

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A graphic novel about starting over at a new school where diversity is low and the struggle to fit … read more

Similar categories in Jerry Craft's New Kid (New Kid, #1) book and Kwame Alexander's Rebound (The Crossover, #0.5)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Something Like Home by Andrea Beatriz Arango

9. Something Like Home

By: Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Library Binding

A novel in verse in which a lost dog helps a lonely girl find a way home to her family . . . only f… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Beatriz Arango's Something Like Home book and Kwame Alexander's Rebound (The Crossover, #0.5)

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
Cover of Rebound (The Crossover, #0.5) by Kwame Alexander

10. Rebound (The Crossover, #0.5)

By: Kwame Alexander

4.30

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Before Josh and Jordan Bell were streaking up and down the court, their father was learning his own… read more

Similar categories in Kwame Alexander's Rebound (The Crossover, #0.5) book and Kwame Alexander's Rebound (The Crossover, #0.5)

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • basketball
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • sports
"...it's just one miss, but you're gonna have a whole lotta makes in this life, 'cause you're just that good, and it's okay to be down and upset as long as you're not down and out"

-Kwame Alexander, Rebound (The Crossover, #0.5)

Cover of Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson

11. Before the Ever After

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.18

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Jacqueline Woodson's novel-in-verse explores how a family moves forward when their glory days have … read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Woodson's Before the Ever After book and Kwame Alexander's Rebound (The Crossover, #0.5)

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • sports
Cover of Sunny (Track, #3) by Jason Reynolds

12. Sunny (Track, #3)

By: Jason Reynolds

4.09

Format: 159 pages, Hardcover

Sunny tries to shine despite his troubled past in this third novel in the critically acclaimed Trac… read more

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's Sunny (Track, #3) book and Kwame Alexander's Rebound (The Crossover, #0.5)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • sports
Cover of Starfish by Lisa Fipps

13. Starfish

By: Lisa Fipps

4.46

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Ellie is tired of being fat-shamed and does something about it in this debut novel-in-verse. Eve… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Fipps's Starfish book and Kwame Alexander's Rebound (The Crossover, #0.5)

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
"I'm a starfish, taking p all the room I want."

-Lisa Fipps, Starfish

"I'm a starfish, taking up all the room I want."

-Lisa Fipps, Starfish

"DNA doesn't make you family. Love does. Actions do."

-Lisa Fipps, Starfish

"No matter what others say or do, embrace what makes you, you."

-Lisa Fipps, Starfish

Cover of School Trip (New Kid, #3) by Jerry Craft

14. School Trip (New Kid, #3)

By: Jerry Craft

4.20

Format: 247 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Jerry Craft is back with the newest adventures of Jordan, Drew, L… read more

Similar categories in Jerry Craft's School Trip (New Kid, #3) book and Kwame Alexander's Rebound (The Crossover, #0.5)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Class Act (New Kid, #2) by Jerry Craft

15. Class Act (New Kid, #2)

By: Jerry Craft

4.28

Format: 249 pages, Paperback

In this companion book to New Kid this time it’s Jordan’s friend Drew who takes center stage in a s… read more

Similar categories in Jerry Craft's Class Act (New Kid, #2) book and Kwame Alexander's Rebound (The Crossover, #0.5)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Ground Zero by Alan Gratz

16. Ground Zero

By: Alan Gratz

4.33

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

It's September 11, 2001. Brandon, a 9-year-old boy, goes to work for the day with his dad . . . at … read more

Similar categories in Alan Gratz's Ground Zero book and Kwame Alexander's Rebound (The Crossover, #0.5)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"And without a dream, without ambition, what point was there to living?"

-Alan Gratz, Ground Zero

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17. Dragon Hoops

By: Gene Luen Yang

4.33

Format: 446 pages, Hardcover

In his latest graphic novel, New York Times bestselling author Gene Luen Yang turns the spotlight o… read more

Similar categories in Gene Luen Yang's Dragon Hoops book and Kwame Alexander's Rebound (The Crossover, #0.5)

  • middle grade
  • basketball
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports
Cover of Becoming Muhammad Ali by James  Patterson

18. Becoming Muhammad Ali

By: James Patterson

4.17

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From two heavy-hitters in children's literature comes a critically acclaimed biographical novel of … read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's Becoming Muhammad Ali book and Kwame Alexander's Rebound (The Crossover, #0.5)

  • poetry
  • sports
  • middle grade
Cover of Lu (Track, #4) by Jason Reynolds

19. Lu (Track, #4)

By: Jason Reynolds

4.30

Format: 4 pages, Audiobook

Lu must learn to leave his ego on the sidelines if he wants to finally connect with others in the c… read more

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's Lu (Track, #4) book and Kwame Alexander's Rebound (The Crossover, #0.5)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • sports
Cover of Just Read It: Unlocking the Magic of Independent Reading in Middle and High School Classrooms (Corwin Literacy) by Jarred Amato

20. Just Read It: Unlocking the Magic of Independent Reading in Middle and High School Classrooms (Corwin Literacy)

By: Jarred Amato

4.64

Format: 265 pages, Kindle Edition

Read widely and read often - create a classroom environment where independent reading thrives In… read more

Similar categories in Jarred Amato's Just Read It: Unlocking the Magic of Independent Reading in Middle and High School Classrooms (Corwin Literacy) book and Kwame Alexander's Rebound (The Crossover, #0.5)

Cover of The Fifth Quarter (The Fifth Quarter, #1) by Mike    Dawson

21. The Fifth Quarter (The Fifth Quarter, #1)

By: Mike Dawson

4.21

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Get ready to hit the court in this graphic novel, the first in Mike Dawson's middle-grade duology a… read more

Similar categories in Mike Dawson's The Fifth Quarter (The Fifth Quarter, #1) book and Kwame Alexander's Rebound (The Crossover, #0.5)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • basketball
  • family
  • sports

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K.A. Holt

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Something Like Home

Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

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Rebound (The Crossover, #0.5)

Kwame Alexander

4.30

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Jacqueline Woodson

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4.28

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Jarrett Lerner

4.40

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