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SUMMARY:Author Event with Kwame Alexander
LOCATION:Manhattan Beach Library\nManhattan Beach Library
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DESCRIPTION:Author Kwame Alexander offers educators\, parents and children
  a tool to learn through storytelling about a pivotal and challenging part
  of American history\, with his new release An American Story..\nhttps://l
 acountylibrary.libnet.info/event/7739259
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Through lyrical writing and stunning illus
 trations\, this powerful picture book tells the story of American slavery 
 through the voice of a teacher who is struggling to help her students unde
 rstand its place in history. <em>An American Story</em> and <em>The Door o
 f No Return</em> are recommended for ages 8+</p>\n<p>Books will be on sale
  during the event in partnership with Pages: A Bookstore.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><
 strong>About the Author</strong><br />Kwame Alexander is a poet\, educator
 \, publisher\, and New York Times bestselling author of 37 <br />books\, i
 ncluding the Caldecott Medal and Newbery Honor-winning picture book The <b
 r />Undefeated\, illustrated by Kadir Nelson\, the Newbery medal-winning n
 ovel\, The Crossover (a <br />forthcoming TV series on Disney+)\, and Beco
 ming Muhammad Ali\, co-authored with James <br />Patterson. He is also a r
 egular contributor to NPR's Morning Edition.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><br /><strong>
 About the Artist</strong><br />Dare Coulter (she/her) is an award-winning 
 artist\, muralist\, and sculptor whose primary artistic <br />objective is
  to create positive imagery of black people and families. She lives in Nor
 th Carolina <br />but intends to have a global presence by installing scul
 ptures depicting black joy around the <br />world.</p>\n<p>This event is h
 eld in-person. LA County Public Health strongly encourages masks and physi
 cal distancing indoors regardless of vaccination status. Masks will contin
 ue to be available for customers upon request.&nbsp\;</p>\nhttps://lacount
 ylibrary.libnet.info/event/7739259
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