How old are the characters in The Crossover?

There is so much to enjoy about this book: First, the characters: Josh and Jordan Bell are twelve-year-old twins who live and breathe basketball.
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How old are the boys in The Crossover?

Twelve-year-old twins Josh and Jordan (JB) are a well-oiled machine on the basketball court. But then JB gets a girlfriend, and before Josh knows it, things start to change.
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How old is the main character in crossover?

Josh is a six-foot-tall,12-year-old junior high student who excels at basketball. He and his twin brother, JB, play for the Wildcats and are going after the championship this year.
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How old is Josh in The Crossover?

Josh is the twelve-year-old protagonist of the novel. He's nearly six feet tall and has a twin, JB.
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How old is JB in The Crossover?

Josh and JB are twins, double trouble on the basketball court, almost 13 years old. When we first encounter them in Kwame Alexander's beautifully measured novel of life and lines, “The Crossover,” they are deep into a year when everything changes.
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How old is Jordan in The Crossover?

Josh and Jordan Bell are fourteen-year-old twins who live to play b-ball. They are exceptional on the court: fast, skilled and dedicated. Their father played professional ball, back in the day, and he encourages and coaches them in the game.
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How old is Chuck Bell in The Crossover?

Chuck Bell

This character is the father of the protagonist and narrator. He is 39 years old and a former basketball star in the Euroleague. He is retired from his professional career due to the need for knee surgery, which he passed on.
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What is JB personality in the crossover?

JB is Josh's twin. Like Josh, he's good at basketball, and to differentiate himself from his twin, he wears his hair shaved. He describes himself as the cool one, and he's especially good at free throws. JB begins to mature before Josh does, which causes a number of problems for Josh.
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What grade are Josh and JB in?

In poetic cadence akin to rap, seventh grader Josh Bell writes about basketball and his family. Josh and his identical twin, JB, both love basketball, as their father did, a former professional basketball player. With Dad's help and support, they devote themselves to practice and lead their school team.
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What grade level is crossover?

strongly recommended for ALL readers grades 6+ (and some 5th graders)
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What grade is Josh Bell in the crossover?

The Crossover is a novel in verse that tells the story of Josh Bell, a seventh-grader who is passionate about and talented at the game of basketball.
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What year does the crossover take place in?

It's 1988 and Charlie Bell is 12 and going through the hardest time in his life. But while staying with his grandparents, he is introduced to basketball and jazz – and everything changes. Rebound is funny, moving and almost impossible not to read in one sitting.
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What does Miss Sweet Tea look like in the crossover?

She's beautiful and often wears pink Reeboks. All the boys are taken with her, but she's especially interested in JB. At first, Miss Sweet Tea is nice to Josh as well but after Josh throws the ball at JB and nearly breaks his nose, she starts treating him with disdain and disgust.
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What are the differences between Josh and JB in The Crossover?

Josh and JB are identical twins, but they are very different. Josh had long hair (well, HAD long hair!) and JB shaves his head. Josh is quiet and JB is loud. Josh wants to go to Duke and JB wants to go to UNC.
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How old is Ryan Butcher in The Boys?

Parker Corno played Ryan in Season 1 finale, "You Found Me", credited as "8 yr old boy". Ryan was originally based on Black Noir's Son from the comics.
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How can you tell Josh admires his father?

How can you tell that Josh admires his father? Josh and his father have a loving relationship . They joke around a lot and spend time together . While Josh thinks that some of the things his father does are outdated, he likes being around his dad and hearing his jokes .
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What calamity happened to Josh's hair?

Q. What was the CALAMITY that happened to Josh? The new girl likes JB. JB cut off 5 dreads instead of 1.
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Who is Vondie in The Crossover?

Trevor Raine Bush: Vondie.
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Why does Josh have dreadlocks in The Crossover?

At the beginning of the novel, Josh wears his hair in locks. He explains that he does this not just to differentiate himself from JB, but also because it makes him feel closer to Dad, whose locks looked like wings in an old photo.
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What do Josh and JB have in common?

Josh and JB both love basketball, but it is Josh who truly admires and wishes to emulate his father by following in his father's footsteps. For Josh, basketball is not merely about fame at school, or future fortune, but because he truly does have a love – a deep and abiding passion – for the game itself.
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Why is Josh so angry The Crossover?

Josh is angry because Dad tried to dunk and Josh wants to win a championship, but he can't do it in the hospital. He's angry because Dad promised he'd be here forever.
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What disease does the dad have in the crossover?

Josh also discovers that Dad has hypertension, which makes Dad's fainting episodes and bloody noses start to make more sense. Because Dad's dad, Josh and JB's grandfather, died in the hospital of hypertension, however, Dad distrusts doctors.
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Who are the twins in crossover?

Josh Bell and his twin, Jordan, aka JB, are stars of their school basketball team. They are also successful students, since their educator mother will stand for nothing else. As the two middle schoolers move to a successful season, readers can see their differences despite the sibling connection.
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What disease does Chuck Bell have in the crossover?

In Kwame Alexander's The Crossover, there was a character named Charles “Da Man” Bell. When he got diagnosed with Patella tendonitis, his life went spiraling downhill.
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