Kwame Alexander is author of the Newbery A ward winning book\, The Crossover\, Newbery Honor/Caldecott Medal winning book\, The Undefeated\, and most recently\, An Ameri can Story\, for an Illinois Libraries Present event for young people and their families. \;Kwame will share ways to say yes to your story a nd persist in the face of rejection as he shares his own publishing journe y. As a creator of more than 36 books\, Kwame will energize our community to harness the power of words and storytelling for change!
\nPlease note that this program will be presented live without a recording.
\nKwame Alexander Kwame Alexander is a poet\, educator\, publisher\, and Ne w York Times Bestselling author of 36 books\, including Swing\, Becoming M uhammad Ali\, co-authored with James Patterson\, Rebound\, The Undefeated\ , The Crossover\, and The Door of No Return. A regular contributor to NPR' s Morning Edition\, Kwame is the recipient of numerous awards\, including The Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award\, The Coretta Scott King Author Honor \, Three NAACP Image Award Nominations\, and the 2017 Inaugural Pat Conroy Legacy Award. In 2018\, he opened the Barbara E. Alexander Memorial Libra ry and Health Clinic in Ghana\, as a part of LEAP for Ghana\, an internati onal literacy program he co-founded. He is the writer and executive produc er of The Crossover show on Disney+.
\nThis event is made possible b y Illinois Libraries Present\, a statewide collaboration among public libr aries offering premier events. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library\, a department of the Office of Secretary of S tate\, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Se rvices\, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act ( LSTA). ILP is committed to inclusion and accessibility. \;
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