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Alexander has received many awards as a writer, among them the 2017 Pat Conroy Legacy Award (an award that honors the example of acclaimed author Pat Conroy and recognizes writers who have achieved a lasting impact on their literary community), [9] and 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, a poet, writer and author of the acclaimed teen basketball novel “The Crossover” — which is now a TV series — is appearing in Bellingham for several events.
The Undefeated is a 2019 poem by Kwame Alexander and illustrated by Kadir Nelson. The poem's purpose is to inspire and encourage black communities, while also delivering a tribute to black Americans of all occupations in past years. The poem describes the toughness black Americans faced during times such as slavery, and segregation in America ...
The Crossover is a 2014 children's book by American author Kwame Alexander and the winner of the 2015 Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award Honor. [2] The book, which is told entirely through verse, was first published in the United States in hardback on March 18, 2014, through HMH Books for Young Readers.
Watson and author-poet Kwame Alexander said that they, along with family and close friends, recently sat by Giovanni's side "chatting about how much we learned about living from her, about how ...
Based on Kwame Alexander's award-winning novel of the same name, ... Through multiple interviews, “Danny's life story unfolds, revealing elements of the mysterious past that shaped him, and the ...
The Crossover is an American sports drama television series based on the novel of the same name by Kwame Alexander. It was released on April 5, 2023 on Disney+ . It received two nominations at the 2nd Children's and Family Emmy Awards , winning Outstanding Young Teen Series .
Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets is a 2017 collection of poems for children's by Kwame Alexander with co-authors Chris Colderley and Marjory Wentworth and illustrated by Ekua Holmes. The book won the 2018 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award. [1] Each of the 20 poems is written in tribute to and in the style of a well known poet. [2]