Is rebound a sequel to crossover?įrom the New York Times best-selling author Kwame Alexander comes Rebound, the dynamic prequel to his Newbery Award–winning novel in verse, The Crossover.įrom the New York Times best-selling author Kwame Alexander comes Rebound, the dynamic prequel to his Newbery Award–winning novel in verse, The Crossover. It’s 1988 and Charlie Bell (later to become Chuck ‘Da Man’ Bell) is 12 years old and going through the hardest time in his life after his dad dies from a stroke. There are no easy roads out of grief, and Alexander doesn’t give Charlie one the novel ends on a hopeful note, though, and the epilogue that takes place in 2018 is a lovely ending. Charlie’s dread of living with his grandparent’s is mostly built out of his distain for his grandfather’s old fashioned beliefs and general style. Percy is basically the reason for the main conflict of the story. What is the conflict in Rebound Kwame Alexander?Ĭonflict.
Gather other historical fiction books that are written in verse to explore with students the ways in which this particular form of writing supports new understandings about another time period.
Set in 1988, Rebound is considered a historical fiction novel-in-verse. Set in 1988, the novel-in-verse follows Chuck, who is acting out as he mourns the premature death of his own father. This prequel to Alexander’s Newbery Medal winner, The Crossover (2014), provides the backstory of twins Josh and Jordan Bell’s father, Chuck “Da Man” Bell, a basketball star who died young.
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