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PBS NewsHour. Poet's novel turns young sports lovers into book lovers
Title
PBS NewsHour. Poet's novel turns young sports lovers into book lovers / [produced by NewsHour Productions].
Publication
Arlington, VA : NewsHour Productions LLC, 2015.
Physical Description
1 online resource (5 minutes)
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Title from resource description page (viewed May 18, 2023).
In English.
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
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.
Variant and related titles
ASP-AVON. OCLC KB.
PBS newshour.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 31, 2023
Performers
Interviewee: Kwame Alexander ; reporter: Jeffrey Brown.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Interviews.
Nonfiction television programs.
Television news programs.
Interviews.
Nonfiction television programs.
Television news programs.
Also listed under
NewsHour Productions, publisher, production company.
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