Author: Alexander,
Kwame
Publisher: Boston,
MA: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2018
Annotation:
Rebound is a story of ‘Charlie Bell’ who lost his father
in young age. Grandpa and his cousin ‘Roxie’ motivates him in acquiring new
skill of playing basketball. He remains passionate and improves his game
gradually and becomes a professional basketball player. He learned to
remain calm even in challenging situation in his professional life. Book has a
comic-style illustration, optimistic approach, heart touching and fabulous
poetry which make ‘Charlie Bell’ a superhero. Author named the book ‘Rebound’
in order to showcase how to bounce back and live the life even in the situation
of distress and sorrow. Its first person narrative book that covers genre of
realistic fiction, sports fiction, basketball stories and African American
fiction. This book is for reluctant readers with character driven storyline.
Its tone is emotionally intense moving tone. This book is specifically for 6-12
grade level.
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