The Crossover

For Big Al and Barbara,

also known as Mom and Dad

Copyright © 2014 by Kwame Alexander

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file.

ISBN 978-0-544-10771-7

eISBN 978-0-544-28959-8

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