18 books like The Crossover

What to read after The Crossover — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Rebound Yuriko Nishiyama · 2002 · 183p · ≈ 6h · Moderate It's a new school year and Kobayashi has been offered the position of captain of team Johann. Can he handle the pressure? Will Shurman now feel free to reveal his feelings for Kim and how will that affect the team? Shares: Basketball, Basketball stories, Graphic Novels

The Real Deal (That's So Raven #13) Alice Alfonsi · 2004 · ★ 3.9 · 143p · ≈ 4h · Moderate When Raven's design wins hera finalist spot in a contest for young designers, she's certain that her visionof herself striding down a runway in the winning dress will come true. But thedirector of the fashion show has different ideas. She only wants skinny,size-two models on the runway, and she tells Raven that she doesn't have "thelook" to model her own design. After a failed attempt to lose… Shares: Basketball, Basketball stories, African Americans

Prince of the Blood Raymond E. Feist · 1989 · ★ 4.0 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate If there were two more impetuous and carefree men in the Kingdom of the Isles, they had yet to be found. Twins Borric and Erland wore that mantle proudly, much to the chagrin of their father, Prince Arutha of Krondor. But their blissful youth has come to an end. Their uncle, the King, has produced no male children. Bypassing himself, Arutha names Borric, the eldest twin by seconds, the Royal… Shares: Twins, Brothers

A heartbreaking work of staggering genius Dave Eggers · 2000 · ★ 3.7 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate From Wikipedia: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (ISBN 0-330-48455-9) is a memoir by Dave Eggers released in 2000. It chronicles his stewardship of younger brother Christopher "Toph" Eggers following the cancer-related deaths of his parents. The book was an enormous commercial and critical success, reaching number one on The New York Times bestseller list and being nominated as a… Shares: Parents, Brothers

Beezus and Ramona Beverly Cleary · 1955 · ★ 4.0 · 183p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Beezus and Ramona is a 1955 children's novel written by Beverly Cleary. It is the first of Cleary's books to focus on Ramona Quimby and her sister Beatrice, known as Beezus. Beezus and Ramona is realistic fiction, written from nine-year-old Beezus's point of view, as she struggles to get along with her four-year-old sister. Eventually becoming the first book of the Ramona series, it was… Shares: Parents, Siblings

Poor Miss Finch Wilkie Collins · 1872 · ★ 3.8 · 250p · ≈ 8h · Challenging You are here invited to read the story of an Event which occurred in an out-of-the-way corner of England, some years since. Shares: Twins, Brothers

Master of Dragons Margaret Weis · 2003 · ★ 4.2 · 367p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Das Parlament der Drachen ist uneins. Die Zwistigkeiten drohen die Weltordnung zum Einsturz zu bringen. In einer verborgenen Burg züchten abtrünnige Drachen eine neue Rasse, welche die Menschheit unterwerfen soll. Doch die Hoffnung für die Menschen liegt in der Stadt Seth mit dem Orden der Priesterinnen. Und bei den Zwillingen der Hohepriesterin Melisande: der eine ist ein menschliches Wesen,… Shares: Twins, Brothers

Harlem beat Yuriko Nishiyama · 1997 · 181p · ≈ 6h · Moderate A graphic novel in which Scratch, a street basketball team made up of Nate Torres, a known quitter, bully Kyle Ozzman, and show-off Maso Kawamura, join the Mixx-hoops tournament and draw the toughest team in the neighborhood as their first opponent. Shares: Basketball, Graphic Novels

Personal effects E. M. Kokie · 2012 · ★ 4.0 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Matt has been sleepwalking through life while seeking answers about his brother T.J.'s death in Iraq, but after discovering that he may not have known his brother as well as he thought he did, Matt is able to stand up to his father, honor T.J.'s memory, and take charge of his own life. Shares: Fathers and sons, Brothers, Siblings

The Black Prism Brent Weeks · 2010 · ★ 4.4 · 708p · ≈ 23h · Moderate Gavin Guile is the Prism, the most powerful man in the world. He is high priest and emperor, a man whose power, wit, and charm are all that preserves a tenuous peace. But Prisms never last, and Guile knows exactly how long he has left to live: Five years to achieve five impossible goals. But when Guile discovers he has a son, born in a far kingdom after the war that put him in power, he must… Shares: Twins, Fathers and sons

Twilight Stephenie Meyer · 2005 · ★ 3.7 · 498p · ≈ 16h · Moderate About three things I was absolutely positive. First, Edward was a vampire. Second, there was a part of him -- and I didn't know how dominant that part might be -- that thirsted for my blood. And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him. When Isabella Swan moves to the gloomy town of Forks and meets the mysterious, alluring Edward Cullen, her life takes a thrilling and… Shares: School & Education, Graphic Novels

Big Nate in the Zone Lincoln Peirce · 2007 · ★ 4.5 · 216p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Nate always on a bad strike, but when he touches Chad's lucky foot, everything comes together. The question is, "How long will this strike last?" Find out in Big Nate in the Zone. Shares: School & Education, Graphic Novels

Fangirl Rainbow Rowell · 2013 · ★ 3.9 · 438p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Cath is a Simon Snow fan. Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan... But for Cath, being a fan is her life—and she’s really good at it. She and her twin sister, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids; it’s what got them through their mother leaving. Reading. Rereading. Hanging out in Simon Snow forums, writing Simon Snow fan fiction, dressing up like the… Shares: Twins, Siblings

Sons Pearl S. Buck · 1932 · ★ 3.9 · 467p · ≈ 15h · Challenging "Wang Lung lay dying." Thus the action of SONS begins immediately after that of the last chapter of THE GOOD EARTH. This new novel carries on the saga of the house of Wang, of Pear Blossom and the aging Lotus, of the three sons of Wang Lung, their wives and their children. The chief character is the youngest son, Wang The Tiger, leader of men, who through raids and sieges and pitched battles… Shares: Fathers and sons, Brothers

Anansi Boys Neil Gaiman · 2005 · ★ 4.0 · 480p · ≈ 16h · Moderate Anansi Boys is a fantasy novel by English writer Neil Gaiman. In the novel, "Mr. Nancy" — an incarnation of the West African trickster god Anansi — dies, leaving twin sons, who in turn discover one another's existence after being separated as young children. The novel follows their adventures as they explore their common heritage. Although it is not a sequel to Gaiman's previous novel American… Shares: Fathers and sons, Brothers

Full Moon Rising (Riley Jensen, Guardian, Book 1) Keri Arthur · 2006 · ★ 3.9 · 291p · ≈ 9h · Moderate In this exciting debut, author Keri Arthur explodes onto the supernatural scene with a sexy, sensuous tale of intrigue and suspense set in a world where legends walk and the shady paths of the underworld are far more sinister than anyone envisioned.A rare hybrid of vampire and werewolf, Riley Jenson and her twin brother, Rhoan, work for Melbourne's Directorate of Other Races, an organization… Shares: Twins, Siblings

カ−ドキャプタ−さくら 1 CLAMP · 1996 · ★ 4.0 · 181p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Shares: Twins, Graphic Novels

The Unvanquished William Faulkner · 1938 · ★ 3.8 · 293p · ≈ 9h · Challenging Set in Mississippi during the Civil War and Reconstruction, THE UNVANQUISHED focuses on the Sartoris family, who, with their code of personal responsibility and courage, stand for the best of the Old South's traditions. Shares: Fathers and sons, African Americans

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