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Streaming Video
PBS NewsHour. Poet's novel turns young sports lovers into book lovers
2015
Overview
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 Alexander to discuss his award-winning young adult book.
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NewsHour Productions
