Kwame Alexander

Kwame Alexander

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How to Sing a Song (Picture Book) was the most recently released book by Kwame Alexander, on October 1st, 2024.

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Kwame Alexander Stats: The highest rated book by Kwame Alexander on Book Notification is Booked, the 2nd novel in The Crossover series. The second-highest rated book is The Undefeated, a Non-Fiction book.

The most read book by Kwame Alexander on Book Notification is The Crossover, the first novel in The Crossover series. The second most read book is Booked (The Crossover #2).

Below is a complete list of Kwame Alexander books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Kwame Alexander is The Crossover Series.

List of The Crossover Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
The Crossover
2014
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2
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Booked
2016
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3
Rebound
2018
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List of The Door of No Return Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Door of No Return
2022
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2
Black Star
2024
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
He Said, She Said
2013
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2
8
Solo (With: Mary Rand Hess)
2017
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3
Swing (With: Mary Rand Hess)
2018
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List of Picture Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band
2011
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2
Indigo Blume and the Garden City
2012
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3
Little Boys Soar
2014
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4
Surf's Up
2016
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5
Acoustic Rooster's Barnyard Boogie Starring Indigo Blume
2020
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6
An American Story
2023
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7
How to Write a Poem
2023
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8
How to Sing a Song (With: Randy Preston)
2024
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List of Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Just Us
1997
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2
360° A Revolution of Black Poets
1998
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3
Crush
1999
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4
Kupenda
2000
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5
Dancing Naked on the Floor
2005
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6
Broken Miracles
2006
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7
Family Pictures
2007
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8
And Then You Know
2012
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9
The Playbook
2017
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10
Animal Ark
2017
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11
Out of Wonder (With: Marjory Wentworth, Ekua Holmes, Chris Colderley)
2017
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12
Light for the World to See
2020
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List of Children's Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Becoming Muhammad Ali (With: James Patterson)
2020
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Do the Write Thing
2001
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2
The Write Thing
2018
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3
8
The Undefeated
2019
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4
How to Read a Book (With: Melissa Sweet)
2019
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5
Kwame Alexander's Free Write
2020
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6
Why Fathers Cry at Night
2023
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List of Kwame Alexander Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Alone Together
2020
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2
This Is the Honey
2024
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Kwame Alexander

Kwame Alexander is the author of the Kwame Alexander Collections series which currently consists of 12 novels. The Kwame Alexander Collections series started in 1997 with the novel Just Us. The most recently released novel in the Kwame Alexander Collections series was Light for the World to See which was released in 2020. There are no upcoming novels for the Kwame Alexander Collections series.

Kwame Alexander has also written the Picture Books series which has 8 books including Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band and Indigo Blume and the Garden City.

Kwame Alexander: Awards & Accolades

Alexander's books have won multiple awards, The Crossover won the John Newbery Medal Awards, Newbery Medal, in 2015. The Undefeated won the John Newbery Medal Awards, Newbery Honor, in 2020.

Kwame Alexander books have also been nominated for multiple awards, The Crossover was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Middle Grade and Children’s, in 2014 as well as the Coretta Scott King Awards - Coretta Scott King Book Awards in 2015. The Undefeated was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Picture Books, in 2019 as well as the Kirkus Prize - Best Young Readers' Literature in 2019. How to Read a Book was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Picture Books, in 2019. The Door of No Return was nominated for the Coretta Scott King Awards, Coretta Scott King Book Awards, in 2023.

Related Authors

The most common authors followed by users who also follow Kwame Alexander are:

  1. J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter Series.
  2. James Patterson, author of the Alex Cross Series.
  3. Suzanne Collins, author of The Hunger Games Series.
  4. Lemony Snicket, author of the A Series Of Unfortunate Events Series.
  5. Neil Gaiman, author of the American Gods Series.

Kwame Alexander: F.A.Q

What book awards has Kwame Alexander won?

The Crossover: John Newbery Medal Awards Newbery Medal (2015).
The Undefeated: John Newbery Medal Awards Newbery Honor (2020).

What was the first book Kwame Alexander wrote?

The first book written by Kwame Alexander was Just Us, published in 1997.

What was the most recent book Kwame Alexander wrote?

Their most recently released work was How to Sing a Song on October 1st, 2024.

Will there be any more books by Kwame Alexander?

Kwame Alexander does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

How many books has Kwame Alexander written?

Kwame Alexander has written 35 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 3 books in The Crossover Series, 2 books in The Door of No Return Series, 3 Standalone Novels, 8 books in the Picture Books, 12 books in the Collections, 1 book in the Children's Books, 6 books in the Non-Fiction Books.

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