Books like The Crossover

The Crossover by Kwame Alexander reads as energetic, poignant. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Long Way Down

Jason Reynolds

Both explore grief & family

83% genome match

Rebound

Kwame Alexander · 2018

Both explore grief & basketball

74% genome match

Inside Out & Back Again

Thanhha Lai · 2011

Both explore family & identity

59% genome match

After Tupac and D Foster

Jacqueline Woodson · 2008

Both explore identity

50% genome match

Slam!

Walter Dean Myers · 1996

Both explore basketball & identity

60% genome match

The Poet X

Elizabeth Acevedo

Both explore identity & family

58% genome match

Keeping the night watch

Hope Anita Smith · 2008

Both explore grief & family

60% genome match

Kira-kira

Cynthia Kadohata · 2004

Both explore family & grief

56% genome match

(Me) Moth

Amber McBride · 2021

Both explore grief & identity

59% genome match

Every Body Looking

Candice Iloh · 2020

Both explore identity & family

58% genome match

Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Both explore identity & family

53% genome match

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