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Kwame Alexander

Born

in Reston, VA, The United States

August 21, 1968

Website

http://www.kwamealexander.com

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Genre

Children's, Young Adult, Poetry

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Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, and New York Times Bestselling author of 21 books, including The Crossover, which received the 2015 John Newbery Medal for the Most Distinguished Contribution to American literature for Children, the Coretta Scott King Author Award Honor, The NCTE Charlotte Huck Honor, the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award, and the Passaic Poetry Prize. Kwame writes for children of all ages. His other works include Surf's Up, a picture book; Booked, a middle grade novel; and He Said She Said, a YA novel.

Kwame believes that poetry can change the world, and he uses it to inspire and empower young people through his PAGE TO STAGE Writing and Publishing Program released by Scholastic. A regular speaker at colleges and confere ...more

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Average rating: 4.19 · 173,508 ratings · 27,921 reviews · 79 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Crossover 4.22 avg rating — 68,754 ratings — published 2014 — 51 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Booked (The Crossover, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 19,633 ratings — published 2016 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rebound (The Crossover, #0.5) 4.30 avg rating — 13,952 ratings — published 2018 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Solo by Kwame Alexander, Mary Rand Hess (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 13,580 ratings — published 2017 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander, Kadir Nelson (Illustrator) 4.63 avg rating — 7,236 ratings — published 2019 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Door of No Return (The Door of No Return, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 7,285 ratings — published 2022 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Swing by Kwame Alexander, Mary Rand Hess (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 6,998 ratings — published 2018 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Playbook: 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life by Kwame Alexander, Thai Neave (Illustrator) 4.23 avg rating — 3,050 ratings — published 2017 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Read a Book by Kwame Alexander, Melissa Sweet (Illustrator ) 3.85 avg rating — 3,302 ratings — published 2019 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Light For The World To See: A Thousand Words on Race and Hope 4.30 avg rating — 2,296 ratings — published 2020 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Crossover (2 books)
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The Door of No Return (2 books)
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The Crossover Graphic Novel (2 books)
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Dawud Anyabwile (Illustrator)

4.31 avg rating — 1,956 ratings

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