Author Kwame Alexander at the Manhattan Beach Library | Saturday, January 14th from 2:00 - 3:00 pm
Join {pages} a bookstore and Manhattan Beach Library for a children’s book event with Author Kwame Alexander
Saturday, January 14, 2023 from 2:00-3:00 pm at the Manhattan Beach Library (1320 Highland Avenue in Manhattan Beach)
New York Times bestselling author, Kwame Alexander will present two of his newest books @ Manhattan Beach Library, with sales through {pages} a bookstore, on Saturday, January 14 @ 2:00pm! This is a FREE event but we would appreciate book purchases be made through {pages} a bookstore. Signed books can be pre-ordered and picked up at the event or purchase your books at the event. All copies will be signed and personalized.
Kwame Alexander, #1 New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of The Undefeated, The Crossover, and The Door of No Return, pens a powerful picture book, An American Story, that tells the story of American slavery through the voice of a teacher struggling to help her students understand its harrowing history. Multilayered and stunningly illustrated, Alexander, and debut artist Dare Coulter present a sweeping narrative of a history almost impossible to tell, full of tragedy and cruelty that spans both centuries and continents.
From the fireside tales in an African village, through the unspeakable passage across the Atlantic, to the backbreaking work in the fields of the South, this is a story of a people's struggle and strength, horror and hope. This is the story of the beginning of America, a story that needs to be told and understood by all of us. A testament to the resilience of the African American community, this book honors what has been and envisions what is to be.
Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, publisher, and New York Times bestselling author of 37 books, including the Caldecott Medal and Newbery Honor-winning picture book The Undefeated, illustrated by Kadir Nelson, the Newbery medal-winning novel, The Crossover (a forthcoming TV series on Disney+), and Becoming Muhammad Ali, co-authored with James Patterson. He is also a regular contributor to NPR's Morning Edition.
