Kwame Alexander, a household name among readers of children’s and YA literature, is the New York Times bestselling author of 35 books, including The Undefeated, winner of the Caldecott Medal and Newbery Honor, and The Crossover, winner of the Newbery Medal.
Kwame Alexander
7 p.m. Thursday, October 6
Page Hall
University at Albany Downtown Campus
135 Western Avenue, Albany NY 12203
Free and open to the public. Free parking.
His new novel is The Door of No Return (Sept. 2022), the story of Kofi, an 11-year-old boy who is taken from the normal childhood and vibrant life of his West African village into the brutality of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
Major support and funding provided by the Carl E. Touhey Foundation.
Patrick’s work has been published internationally, including on the front pages of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. He lives in downtown Albany.
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