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Books for Kwame Alexander Fans

A list of YA and middle grade books perfect for readers who like Kwame Alexander. Updated April 2026.

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  • A Black autistic teen needs to figure out what happened to his older brother on the night he was assaulted by police.
    Book, 2025New York : Atheneum, [2025] — YA DAVIS
  • Shawn risks public humiliation as something terrible happens on social media, and his family is suddenly at risk of eviction. 5th grade and up.
    Book, 2025New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2025. — YA LESSORE
  • A transgender student is called back to play football for her highschool team to try and make it to the championships.
    Book, 2025Montclair, NJ : Levine Querido, 2025. — YA ZELLER
  • Tre lives under high expectations as he does everything within his power to lead his team on an Ojibwe reservation to the state championships.
    Book, 2023New York, NY : Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023] — YA GRAVES
  • Follow an overweight young swimmer who finds triumph through self-discovery in this novel in verse. Middle Grade
    Book, 2021New York : Nancy Paulsen Books, [2021] — J FIPPS
  • A graphic novel with a swim focus that's about overcoming odds. Middle Grade
    Book, 2022New York, NY : Harper Alley, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022] — J CHRISTMAS GRAPHIC NOVEL COLL
  • Sports and family history come together in this page-turner by Nic Stone. Middle Grade.
    Book, 2021New York : Crown Books for Young Readers, [2021] — J STONE
  • An inspirational work of concrete poetry appropriate for all ages.
    Book, 2020Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2020. — 811.608 ALEXANDER
  • A young son grapples with the mental health consequences of his father's sports career in this novel in verse. YA
    Book, 2020New York : Nancy Paulsen Books, [2020] — YA WOODSON