PBS NewsHour. Poet's novel turns young sports lovers into book lovers /

How do you get reluctant readers to fall in love with a book? Writer and literacy activist Kwame Alexander says you have to offer them something relatable. In "The Crossover," basketball is the hook to persuade kids to pick up a novel written in poetic verse. Jeffrey Brown sits down with A...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Brown, Jeffrey, 1956- (Interviewer, Narrator)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	Arlington, VA : NewsHour Productions LLC, 2015.
Series:	Academic Video Online
Subjects:	Alexander, Kwame. > Crossover. African American authors > 21st century > Interviews. Boys > Books and reading. Young adult poetry, American > History and criticism. Basketball stories > History and criticism. Novels in verse > History and criticism. Écrivains noirs américains > 21e siècle > Entretiens. Garçons > Livres et lecture. Poésie pour jeunes adultes américaine > Histoire et critique. Récits de basket-ball > Histoire et critique. Roman en vers > Histoire et critique. African American authors Basketball stories Boys > Books and reading Novels in verse Young adult poetry, American 2000-2099 interviews. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Interviews Nonfiction television programs Television news programs Interviews. Nonfiction television programs. Television news programs. Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction. Téléjournaux.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)