Vermont College of Fine Arts, Northwestern University
Genre
young adult fiction, middle grade fiction, short stories, non-fiction
Years active
1999-now
Notable works
How It Went Down, X, The Rock and the River, The Season of Styx Malone
Notable awards
2016 Walter Dean Myers Award
Website
keklamagoon.com//
Kekla Magoon is an American author, best known for her NAACP Image Award-nominated young adult novel The Rock and the River, How It Went Down, The Season of Styx Malone, and X. In 2021, she received the Margaret Edwards Award from the American Library Association for her body of work. Her works also include middle grade novels, short stories, and historical, socio-political, and economy-related non-fiction.
KeklaMagoon is an American author, best known for her NAACP Image Award-nominated young adult novel The Rock and the River, How It Went Down, The Season...
Malcolm X: 1964. Chicago: Third World Press. ISBN 978-0-88378-351-1. with KeklaMagoon (2015). X: A Novel. Somerville, Mass.: Candlewick Press. ISBN 978-0-763-66967-6...
Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2022-08-27. "THE ROCK AND THE RIVER by KeklaMagoon Read by Dion Graham | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved...
People is a nonfiction book about the Black Panther Party, written by KeklaMagoon and published November 23, 2021 by Candlewick Press. In 2021, the book...
The Rock and the River is a young adult historical fiction novel by KeklaMagoon, published January 6th 2009 by Aladdin. The Rock and the River is a Junior...
February 5, 2013 (2013-02-05) Margaret Wright 2 Strangers on a Train KeklaMagoon 3 Mystery of the Midnight Rider May 7, 2013 (2013-05-07) 4 Once Upon...
Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir Honor Ilyasah Shabazz and KeklaMagoon X 2017 N/A John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nathan Powell March: Book Three...
People Winner E. B. Lewis The Negro Speaks of Rivers Honor Steptoe author KeklaMagoon The Rock and the River Winner 2011 Author Rita Williams-Garcia One Crazy...
student's minds to social justice issues and contemporary issues they face. Magoon, Kekla (December 18, 2015). "'All American Boys,' by Jason Reynolds and Brendan...
Laura Ruby Bone Gap HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray Ilyasah Shabazz and KeklaMagoon X: A Novel Candlewick Press Neal Shusterman Challenger Deep HarperTeen...
Valentine, Love and Other Four Letter Words Tahereh Mafi: Shatter Me series KeklaMagoon: How it Went Down, X Michelle Magorian: A Little Love Song Adeline Yen...
Henderson "Black. Nerd. Problems." by Lamar Giles "Out of the Silence" by KeklaMagoon "The Ingredients" by Jason Reynolds "Oreo" by Brandy Colbert "Samson...
Hill, Ha Jin, Margot Kahn, Laura Koenig, Dennis Lehane, Marianne Leone, KeklaMagoon, Claire Messud, Celeste Ng, Erika L. Sanchez, Joanna Schaffhausen, Lemony...
Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party’s Promise to the People by KeklaMagoon Saving Earth: Climate Change and the Fight for Our Future by Olugbemisola...
Rage Finalist Julie Murphy Dumplin' Nicola Yoon Everything, Everything KeklaMagoon How It Went Down Elana K. Arnold Infandous Susan Juby The Truth Commission...
Blue Stars: Mission One: The Vice Principal Problem, co-written with KeklaMagoon and illustrated by Molly Murakami is a middle grade graphic novel featuring...
recommended it for readers who enjoy Lisa Ramee’s A Good Kind of Trouble and KeklaMagoon’s The Season of Styx Malone. Both the book and audiobook editions of From...
Leonard and Sam Sedgman Adventures on Trains: Murder on the Safari Star KeklaMagoon Chester Keene Cracks the Code 2024 Adrianna Cuevas The Ghosts of Rancho...
Stompin' at The Savoy by Moira Rose Donahue (2021) The Highest Tribute by KeklaMagoon (2021) Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice by Nikki Grimes (2021) Follow...
Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism, & Treachery (2010) 2021 KeklaMagoon X: A Novel (2015) How It Went Down (2014) The Rock and the River (2009)...
2015 Fiction Lynne Ewing The Lure Ashley Little Anatomy of a Girl Gang KeklaMagoon How It Went Down Jason Reynolds When I Was the Greatest P. D. Workman...
Literary Work: Youth/Teens, besting fellow authors Walter Dean Myers, KeklaMagoon, Jerdine Nolen, and Nikki Grimes. In 2004, Burlingame, along with Aberdeen...
Stith Brilliance Audio Finalist 2011 16th The Rock and the River (2009) KeklaMagoon Dion Graham Brilliance Audio Winner Will Grayson, Will Grayson (2010)...
Langston Honor author Varian Johnson The Parker Inheritance Honor author KeklaMagoon The Season of Styx Malone Honor illustrator Ekua Holmes The Stuff of...
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