KWAME ALEXANDER

The #1 New York Times bestseller'At once vivid and simple, lyrical and surgical, expressive and exacting' Lupita Nyong'oDreams are todays answers for tomorrows questions.Eleven-year-old Kofi Offin has dreams of water, of its urgent whisper that beckons with promises and secrets. He has heard the call on the banks of Upper Kwanta, West Africa, where he lives. He loves these things above all else: his family, the fireside tales of his fathers father, a girl named Ama, and, of course, swimming. But when the unthinkable a sudden death occurs during a festival between rival villages, Kofi ends up in a fight for his life. What happens next will send him on a harrowing journey across land and sea, and away from everything he loves. Yet Kofis dreams may be the key to his freedom

Set during the turbulent segregation era Kwame Alexander weaves a spellbinding story of struggle determination and the unflappable faith of an American family Twelve year old Charley is set on becoming the first female pitcher to play professional baseball even if that s a lofty dream for a Black girl in the American South in the 1920s Even so her grandfather Kofi s thrilling stories about courageous ancestors and epic journeys make it impossible not to dream big She knows he has so much more to tell but according to her parents she isn t old enough to know about certain things like what happened to Booker Preston that one night in Great Bridge and why she can never play on the brand new baseball field on the other side of town When Charley challenges a neighbourhood bully to a game at the church picnic she knows she can win even with her ragtag team Then a dispute on the field leads to Charley making a fateful decision one that will bring consequences she never could have imagined

SHORTLISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDAL and the CLIPPA Hoop kings SOARin kicks with wings Game so sweetit s like bee stings It s 1988 Charlie Bell is still mourning his father and struggling to figure out how he feels for his best girl friend CJ When he gets into trouble one too many times he s packed off to stay with his grandparents for the summer There his cousin Roxie introduces him to a whole new world basketball A legend on the courts is born But can Charlie resist when trouble comes knocking once again From the New York Times bestselling author Kwame Alexander Rebound is a stunning coming of age novel in verse about basketball family and staying true to yourself A prequel to The Crossover winner of the Newbery Medal and follow up to Booked highly commended for the CLiPPA prize and nominated for the Carnegie Medal With comic book illustrations from award winning graphic novel artist Dawud Anyabwile

The 1 New York Times bestsellerShortlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Writing At once vivid and simple lyrical and surgical expressive and exacting Lupita Nyong oDreams are today s answers for tomorrow s questions Eleven year old Kofi Offin has dreams of water of its urgent whisper that beckons with promises and secrets He has heard the call on the banks of Upper Kwanta West Africa where he lives He loves these things above all else his family the fireside tales of his father s father a girl named Ama and of course swimming But when the unthinkable a sudden death occurs during a festival between rival villages Kofi ends up in a fight for his life What happens next will send him on a harrowing journey across land and sea and away from everything he loves Yet Kofi s dreams may be the key to his freedom

Un espectacular retrato de lo salvaje. Un lobo que aúlla, un tigre al acecho, un panda juguetón, un pájaro en plena danza de cortejo. Aunando las impresionantes imágenes del fotógrafo de National Geographic Joel Sartore con la delicada prosa poetica del ganador de premio Newbery, Kwame Alexander, este lujoso libro de imagenes celebra la belleza, la diversidad y la fragilidad del mundo animal. Con mas de cuarenta extraordinarias fotografias, sus paginas invitan a los niños a explorar las manchas, las texturas y los atributos de cada animal, retratados con impresionante detalle, al tiempo que nos emplaza a preservarlos a todos y a proteger a cada uno de ellos.