Kwame Alexander
Kwame Alexander is a poet, children's author, playwright, producer, performer, and winner of the Newbery Medal for his novel-in-verse, The Crossover, and shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal with Rebound. He conducts creative writing workshops in middle and high schools, often reaching more than five hundred students monthly. He lives with his wife and two daughters in the Washington, D.C. area.
Authored Books
Rebound
Author: Kwame Alexander
Publisher: Andersen
It’s 1988 and Charlie Bell is 12 and going through the hardest time in his life. But while staying with his grandparents, he is introduced to basketball and jazz – and everything changes. Rebound is funny, moving and almost impossible not to read in one sitting.
Booked
Author: Kwame Alexander
Publisher: Andersen Press
From fast-paced football matches to school and family drama, this novel written in verse has something for everyone and will grip reluctant readers from page one.
The Crossover
Author: Kwame Alexander
Publisher: Andersen Press
Josh and his twin brother JB are mad about basketball. They’re stars of their school team and being on the court is everything. Although different from each other, the two brothers have always been as close as can be. But things are changing. JB’s more interested in spending time with the new girl at school than with Josh, and as the fractures in their broth…