Crossover, Kwame Alexander. I cannot say enough about how much I love this book. Beautiful words from start to end. When I finished, I was ready to start all over again. Josh Bell, or Filthy McNasty, as his dad calls him, is the narrator. Through his poetic words, we follow him onto the basketball court, where he takes after his famous dad, "I'm da man, Chuck Bell." His brother, Jordan, and him are close, until Miss Sweet Tea (Alexis), a beautiful girl steals the eye of Jordan, causing a riff that proves tough to repair. When he deliberately lands the ball in his brother's face during a game, he is benched by his mother, who happens to be the assistant principal.

That's as far as I'm going to go. Find the book. Read it. Love it. Treat yourself to a gem.