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Kwame Alexander

  • 5 stars across 24 books
 Kwame Alexander   is the  New York Times   Bestselling author of 25 books, including  Rebound  , the critically acclaimed prequel to the 2015 Newbery Medal-winning  The Crossover  . The recipient of the 2017 Inaugural Pat Conroy Legacy Award, Kwame lives with his family in Virginia.
 
  www.kwamealexander.com
  Twitter: @kwamealexander
  Instagram: @kwamealexander
 
   Kadir Nelson   is a two-time Caldecott Honor recipient. Among his other awards are an NAACP Image Award, and the 2009 and 2014 Coretta Scott King Author Award. His work has appeared in  The New York Times  ,  Sports Illustrated  , and  The New Yorker  . He lives in Los Angeles, CA.
 
 www.kadirnelson.com
  Twitter: @kadirnelson
  Instagram: @kadirnelson

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5th April 2018

Rebound

SHORTLISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDAL and the CLIPPA ‘Hoop kings SOAR in kicks with wings. Game so sweet it’s like bee sti... MoreRebound

(17 reviews) Review
5th March 2020

The Crossover: Graphic Novel

Shortlisted for the Books Are My Bag 2020 Readers Awards 'With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . . The court is SIZZL... MoreThe Crossover: Graphic Novel

(12 reviews) Review
1st September 2022

Booked: Graphic Novel

Like lightning/you strike/fast and free/legs zoom/down field/eyes fixed/on the checkered ball/on the goal/ten yards to g... MoreBooked: Graphic Novel

(11 reviews) Review
20th February 2020

The Undefeated

WINNER OF THE CALDECOTT MEDAL, THE CORETTA SCOTT KING AWARD, THE KATE GREENAWAY SHADOWER'S CHOICE AWARD AND A NEWBERY HO... MoreThe Undefeated

(4 reviews) Review
8th October 2015

The Crossover

A million copies sold ‘With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . . The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop ... MoreThe Crossover

(2 reviews) Review
31st October 2019

Solo

Solo by Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand Hess is a New York Times bestseller! Kirkus Reviews said Solo is, “A contemporary ... MoreSolo

(2 reviews) Review
2nd March 2023

The Door of No Return

The #1 New York Times bestseller 'At once vivid and simple, lyrical and surgical, expressive and exacting' Lupita Nyong... MoreThe Door of No Return

(1 review) Review
5th May 2016

Booked

Like lightning/you strike/fast and free/legs zoom/down field/eyes fixed/on the checkered ball/on the goal/ten yards to g... MoreBooked

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7th March 2017

Animal Ark: Celebrating Our Wild World in Poetry and Pictures

A howling wolf, a stalking tiger, a playful panda, a dancing bird - pairing the stunning photography of National Geogr... MoreAnimal Ark: Celebrating Our Wild World in Poetry and Pictures

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5th May 2018

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