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Kwame Alexander

Author of Newbery Medal and Caldecott Award winning books.

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American children's writer, poet

Born 21 August 1968

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  • Cover of: Becoming Muhammad Ali

    First published in 2020 — 10 editions
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    First published in 2018 — 6 editions
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    First published in 2020 — 6 editions
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    First published in 2015 — 5 editions
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    First published in 2017 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Crossover

    First published in 2014 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The Undefeated

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  • Cover of: 360⁰: a revolution of Black poets

    First published in 1998 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Acoustic Rooster and his barnyard band

    First published in 2011 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets

    First published in 2017 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Light for the World to See

    First published in 2020 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: American Story

    First published in 2022 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Write Thing: Kwame Alexander Engages Students in Writing Workshop

    First published in 2018 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Crossover Series Boxed Set

    First published in 2021 — 3 editions
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    First published in 2022 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Black Star

    First published in 2024 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Unspoken: Talking about Slavery

    First published in 2023 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Do The Write Thing: Seven Steps to Publishing Success

    First published in 2002 — 2 editions
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American children's writer, poet

Born 21 August 1968

Subjects

Children's fiction, African Americans, New York Times bestseller, Poetry, Fiction, American poetry, History, Juvenile literature, African americans, fiction, Children's poetry, African American authors, Animals, Authorship, Books and reading, Children's poetry, American, Civil rights, Domestic animals, fiction, Juvenile fiction, Juvenile poetry, Juvenile works, Musicians, fiction, Novels in verse, Race relations, Social conditions, Adolescence, fiction

Places

Ghana, United States, Washington (D.C.)

People

ADDIE MAE COLLINS, Aaron Douglas, Althea Gibson (1927-2003), Augusta Savage (1892-1962), Billie Holiday (1915-1959), CAROLE ROBERTSON, CYNTHIA WESLEY, Carol Denise McNair, Duke Ellington (1899-1974), Ella Fitzgerald, Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937), Jack Johnson (1878-1946), Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000), Jesse Owens (1913-), John Lewis (1940-2020), Langston Hughes (1902-1967), LeBron James, Louis Armstrong (1901-1971), Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968), Michael Brown Jr. (1996-2014), Michael Jordan (1963-), Miles Davis, Muhammed Ali (1942-), Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784), Reece Whitley

Time

20th century, 21st century

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Alternative names

  • Alexander, Kwame
  • Alexander Kwame
  • Kwame ALEXANDER

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March 17, 2024 Edited by Lisa merge authors
September 16, 2022 Edited by Lisa merge authors
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