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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: 4.2 · 148,734 ratings · 24,984 reviews · 59 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Crossover 4.25 avg rating — 57,402 ratings — published 2014 — 45 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 Series) 4.19 avg rating — 18,091 ratings — published 2016 — 3 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 Series) 4.31 avg rating — 12,704 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) 3.94 avg rating — 12,664 ratings — published 2017 — 12 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 (Caldecott Medal Book) by Kwame Alexander, Kadir Nelson (Illustrator) 4.67 avg rating — 6,477 ratings — published 2019 — 11 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) 3.91 avg rating — 6,374 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 Door of No Return 4.36 avg rating — 4,439 ratings — published 2022 — 13 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 Crossover by Kwame Alexander, Dawud Anyabwile (Illustrator) 4.42 avg rating — 2,943 ratings — published 2019 — 7 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 — 2,853 ratings — published 2017 — 7 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 ) 3.84 avg rating — 3,110 ratings — published 2019 — 4 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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El Deafo by Cece Bell

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Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin

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The Crossover by Kwame Alexander

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Egg and Spoon by Gregory Maguire

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Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff

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The Meaning of Maggie by Megan Jean Sovern

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The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights by Steve Sheinkin

2 votes 3.6%

The Riverman (The Riverman Trilogy, #1) by Aaron Starmer

The Riverman, Chapters 1-5 by Aaron Starmer

2 votes 3.6%

El Deafo by CeCe Bell (write-in)

2 votes 3.6%

Nest by Esther Ehrlich

1 vote 1.8%

Searching for Sarah Rector: The Richest Black Girl in America by Tonya Bolden

1 vote 1.8%

Absolutely Almost (write-in)

1 vote 1.8%

Rain Reign (write-in)

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Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms (write-in)

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The Paper Cowboy by Kristin Levine

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