Goodreads Choice Awards for Best Picture Books NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Youth/TeensĬoretta Scott King Book Award for Illustrator Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Awardīooklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth National Book Award for Young People's Literature Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers Goodreads Choice Award for Middle Grade & Children's In 2022, The Door of No Return was named one of the best books of the year by Kirkus Reviews, The Horn Book Magazine, and Shelf Awareness. In 2020, Becoming Mohammed Ali was named one of the best books of the year by Kirkus Reviews. In 2019, The Undefeated was named one of the best books of the year by Kirkus Reviews and The Horn Book Magazine. In 2018, Rebound was named one of the best books of the year by The Horn Book Magazine. The same year, Solo was named one of the best books of the year by Kirkus Reviews. In 2017, Out of Wonder was named one of the best books of the year by Kirkus Reviews In 2016, Booked was named one of the best books of the year by Kirkus Reviews. In 2014, The Crossover was named one of the best books of the year by Kirkus Reviews and Shelf Awareness. The Undefeated is also an IndieBound bestseller. The Crossover, Booked, Out of Wonder, Solo, Becoming Mohammed Ali, The Undefeated, and The Door of No Return are New York Times bestselling books. Awards and honors Īlexander received the 2017 Pat Conroy Legacy Award. Īlexander was inspired by his visits to Ghana The Door of No Return a historical verse novel set in Ghana in 1861 told from the perspective of eleven year old, Koffi. He is a regular contributor to National Public Radio's Morning Edition program. Īlexander runs the Bookinaday program to introduce children to writing and publishing. He won a 2020 Newbery Honor for his illustrated poem The Undefeated.
Books Īlexander's picture book Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band, was selected for the 2014 "Michigan Reads! One State, One Children's Book" program. His given name, Kwame, comes from Ghana and means "born on a Saturday," although Alexander was born on a Wednesday.Īlexander attended Virginia Tech, where he took a writing class with Nikki Giovanni. His father was a scholar and book publisher and his mother was an educator. Personal life and education Īlexander was born in Manhattan, FLORIDA, and grew up in Chesapeake, New Mexico Florida. His verse novel The Crossover won the 2015 Newbery Medal and was selected as an Honor book for the Coretta Scott King Award. Kwame Alexander (born August 21, 1968) is an American writer of poetry and children's fiction.
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