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I have just come up with a new basketball rule. Here it is. Just because you lose one game, doesn't mean that you can't win others.

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For me the ending was mixed emotions because I was sad and happy at the same time. I wish the dad didn't die. I didn't like how the aouthor made us feel somuch empathy it was so sad. I hoped the dad would have fought through.

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I loved this book. Basketball means a lot to me and I would never give it up for a million dollars. I really love the Basketball Rules. I liked how Josh's Dad (Da Man) uses the rules for real life. I really liked this book but, WHY DID DA MAN HAVE TO DIE!?!?

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I wish that Josh's dad hadn't died, but that is what made it so good. One of the good things though is that it was also about basketball so i get it. That was one of my favorite book

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This is one of the saddest books I've ever read. I had a prediction that Da Man (Dad) would die after the heart attack during the one on one but it still came as a surprise to me. The last poem, Free Throws, was one of my favorite in the whole book.

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The Crossover, of course, was a great book. However, it's so so so sad! I wish that Chuck would've just gone to the doctor instead of ending up in the hospital for a heart attack. I wish that there was something, anything that they could have done to save him. I can still see why this book has a Newbery award. It's pretty good but sad too.

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WHYYYYYYYYYYYY? WHYYYYYYYYY?

Does Da Man have to die???? WHYYYYYYY?? Other than the ending, this book was so good! No words, this was so good. I can see why it won the Newbery this year. I'm not a basketball person, really, but this book was still extremely awesome. (Except for the ending) WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY????

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The Crossover was a great book. I guess that the only thing not good (A.K.A bad) about it was that you could guess that the dad was going to die. I liked the dictionary poems and how Josh connected the words with life. The basketball ruleswere cool too.

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The Crossover is such a good book!

I Love all of the rhyming words that Kwame Alexander uses. He is like a Dr. Seuss for fifth graders. I almost cried when Josh's Dad died. I can see why this book was a Newberry!

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The book is really good. I like it until the dad dies. I would be really sad if my dad died. Such a sad book.

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I absolutely loved this book! I did not know what to feel when Chuck died. It all happened so quickly, I did not want to cry, but did not want to be all like happy that we finished finally and that it was an amazing book. I am so glad that Kwame Alexander wrote this book! I now know why it won a Newberry! He ended it sadly, but thats what made it exciting! I really want to read another one of Kwames books ma!

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ERMAGERSH MA FLIPPIN FEELS! WHY MUST U HURT MEH IN DIS WAY?!?!?!?!?! Ok im good now. To response. The. Cross. Over. Was A. Really Good. Book. It Really. Deserved. The. Newberry Award. I Loved. The Formats. And The. Ryming. Words. Ok need to speed this up so normal periods. Man that sounds wrong. Kwame Alexander wrote an amazing book. Great Job Kwame!

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The Crossover was a totally amazing book! The ending was amazing but SO sad, I almost cried! This book was definitely an amazing choice for the newbery. My favorite part of the book was Josh's dad's (Da Man) rules on the court and for life.

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This book is so touching! I feel so sad. This is such an amazing book. I really liked that it was full of poems that's just amazing to me. One of my favorite parts was when Alexis forgives Joshua. I thought Joshua's dad was going to die and it's really sad, I still can't get over it. But I can tell why it won the Newbery Award.

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Whenever I finish a book, I, feel, like I cant say anything. Same with some movies. I just have to wait, and stop. I just sometimes cant move on that easily. I cant really get over it for like 10 minutes, and I wish I had time to get over it right now. The ending was meaningful, and I thought it was good. I want to know, if you put all of Da Mans basketball rules in together, what would they say? Would it mean something? This definitely deserved the Newberry, so thank you, Mrs. Mueller, for reading this book.

In our hearts; We are all champoins.

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ERMEGERD!!!!!!Ma feels! MA FEELS! Ma feels part in ma brain are EXPLODING! I don't know if I should be smiling or CRYING SO VIOLENTLY!!!!! WHY MUST YOU HURT ME IN THIS WAY!!! WE WILL MISS YOU CHUCK (DA MAN) BELL! *bursts in to uncontrollable sobs* Although, I have to say it was SOOO GOOD!

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This was a really good book. I knew that his dad was going to die... and I was right. I see why it won the Newberry award now. I want to read more of his books. The ending was bitter-sweet how the twins made up but their dad died. I really loved this book and it'll take me a little to get over, but it's okay because I don't have to worry about obsessing over it at home because no one at home has read it or plans to any time soon.

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This book is so... overwhelming. Because the climax is so close to the end and resolution, you don't know how to feel. I can see why it won the newbery. Check out my basketball rule somewhere on this page

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The crossover was a great book . I really like the way the text was styled and it had a great story.

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I really liked how at the end when in the last game how it said game over which I think meant game over on his dads life. sad :(

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I really enjoyed reading this book! The ending was very sad. All the poems were amazingly written

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I really like how he made the ending. I have yet to read a book with an amazing ending like that. I honestly thought there would be a plot twist when Alexis forgived Josh on the phone.

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Such a sad ending. I love it. Such an amazing book. It so deserved the Newbery .

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Honestly, I loved this book. The patterns of the writing, the theme, the meaning. It broke my heart that his dad died but, you're the author. I think when Filthy was trying to get to 50 free throws, and JB comes out. I love how they fix their friendship. I love this book.

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I like how at the end of the final game he said ¨game over¨ referring to DA MAN's life. Which is very poetic and creative. I hate how he left us at a cliffhanger. Do they make the fiftieth three throw or miss? I think that Kwame Alexander deserved at least a million Newbery awards. He made us so empathetic about the characters.

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I don't think I would be a very good sad author, because I can't take it when a character dies in a book! I wish Josh had gotten to see his dad before he dies. Chuck went to the hospital before he died, and so did Josh's dad. I hope Josh and Jordan don't die that way. I really liked all of the hidden details that took a lot of thinking to uncover! I really liked this book but I really wanted to know if he made the last shot! Good job winning the newberry!

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1. The Crossover by Kwame Alexander is one of the best stories ever. I enjoyed every poem all to the very end. The layout was amazing. Most stories with characters that die don't make me want to cry, but this story definitely did. The way Kwame used so many metaphors, similes, and text structures made the story x10 better. Also I feel like all of the poems were so thought out and written so well. Overall I love this book!

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I thought the ending of crossover was really sad. I didn't want it to end. I really wanted Dad (aka Chuck Bell) to comne back to life. It was really, REALLY sad when he died, but when Josh got the champion ship rin g it was also sad. I think that there should be a 2nd crossover. This book deserves a million awards!

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All I can say is AMAZING!!!

I like the way Kwame Alagzander wrote his poems in different text styles and shapes. I think the theme of the entire book is family is important and that you should cherish them because they will not last forever. At the end of one of the last poems, he said game over and i think it is metaphor on the dad dying  and the game ending. Overall, this book was amazing and deserves a newberry!

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THIS BOOK IS SO SAD!!!!!!! I feel so bad for the Bell family. This book definitely deserved the Newbery award. I really hope that they made the 50th shot.

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WAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! I wish that Chuck did not die. I think it would be cool if the ring had a message that could only be read if he made 51 free throws in a row. Anyway, this was an amazing book! I hope there is a sequel or something.

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Wow! I can not believe that Chuck died! This book was so touching. It was actually kind of bitter-sweet because the twins never made up, completely, but they talk now. All of the little metaphors and differnt fonts were very interesting! I love this book so, so, so much!

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I really like the way Kwame Alexander ended the book. I like how the twins made up and he ended the book bitter sweet. It was bitter when the dad died but sweet how he ended it kind of happily. I didn't like when I first heard that it was a novel in verse but I ended up loving that book sooooo much. I like all the text structures and different ways to read the poems. I don't think I will ever be clever enough to do that!