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Kwame Alexander

Kwame Alexander (born August 21, 1968) is an American writer of poetry and children's fiction. His verse novel The Crossover won the 2015 Newbery Medal recognizing the year's "most distinguished contribution to American literature for children." It was also selected as an Honor book for the Coretta Scott King Award. He also won a 2020 Newbery Honor for his illustrated poem The Undefeated. His picture book Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band, was selected for the 2014 "Michigan Reads! One State, One Children's Book" program.

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Born

1968-08-21

Birth Place

Manhattan,_New_York

Education

Virginia_Tech

Spouse(s)

Stephanie Stanley

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Chicago Tribune

Biblioracle: Writing as reality show? Kwame Alexander looks to bring a competition to TV with ‘America’s Next Great Author’

I suppose it was inevitable. We’ve had reality competition shows for singers, models, fashion designers, dancers, chefs, potters and even crafters, (the charming “Making It” co-hosted by Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman), so now we’re going to get a reality show featuring writers. Maybe. “America’s Next Great Author” the “groundbreaking reality TV show for writers” is only in the earliest ...

BOOKS & LITERATURE22 DAYS AGO

The Guardian

Kwame Alexander to present new reality show America’s Next Great Author

Reality TV producers have exhausted singers, dancers, drag artists, potters, tailors, and beautiful young people hoping to find love. Now, it seems, the spotlight has fallen on writers. This week, a call has appeared on social media for contestants to apply to be on the pilot of a new show called America’s Next Great Author (ANGA).

BOOKS & LITERATURE2022-07-12

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Newberry Medal author, Kwame Alexander, pops by Bryan ISD for a visit

BRYAN, Texas — Abby Scoresby and her students loved "The Crossover" written by Kwame Alexander so much that she decided to send the award-winning author an email about how much his book had done for her students. "Something about Abby's letter that really stood out for me was that...

BRYAN, TX2022-02-15

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The Crossover: Disney+ Orders Drama Series Based on Book by Kwame Alexander

The Crossover is coming to Disney+. The upcoming drama series, based on the children’s book by Kwame Alexander, stars Jaylyn Hall, Amir O’Neil, Derek Luke, Sabrina Revelle, Skyla I’Lece, Deja Monique Cruz, and Trevor Raine Bush, tells the story of twins Josh and JB Bell, two young basketball players. Production begins next month. Additional details, including a premiere date, will be announced at a future time.

TV SERIES2022-01-21

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A Series Inspired By The Award-Winning Book “The Crossover” By Kwame Alexander, Is Set For Disney+

BURBANK, Calif. (January 20, 2022) – “The Crossover,” a drama series based on the critically acclaimed bestselling novel in verse by Kwame Alexander, a Newbery Medal-winning and Coretta Scott King Book Awards’ Author Honoree, has been ordered to series for premiere on Disney+. The Disney Branded Television series will be produced by 20th Television. Production begins in February.

TV SERIES2022-01-21

The Associated Press

Author Kwame Alexander to launch new trilogy this fall

NEW YORK (AP) — A trilogy by award-winning children’s author Kwame Alexander that tells the saga of an African family begins this fall with “The Door of No Return.”. The book will be published Sept. 27, Little Brown & Company announced Tuesday. According to the publisher, the three books follow the lives of 11-year-old Kofi and his family from pre-colonial Ghana to the “woes and wonders” they face in Europe and America.

BOOKS & LITERATURE2022-01-11