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Coretta Scott · 2025 · Honor

Children's Young Adult Biography & Memoir Nonfiction

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Coretta Scott King Book AwardsAuthor Award	2025	Honor

About This Book

Recognized by the Coretta Scott King Book Awards in 2025.

About the Author

Kwame AlexanderUS

Kwame Alexander is an American poet and children's author born in New York City in 1968. He won the 2015 Newbery Medal for *The Crossover*, a verse novel about twin basketball-playing brothers. He is the founder of several literary organisations and also appeared in the *Reading Rainbow* revival. Read more →