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Author: Kwame Alexander
Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
Imprint: Andersen Press Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 14.40cm
, Height: 3.80cm
, Length: 22.20cm
Weight: 0.544kg
ISBN: 9781839133244
ISBN 10: 1839133244
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 02 March 2023
Recommended Age: From 12 to 14 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
At once vivid and simple, lyrical and surgical, expressive and exacting, comforting and cutting An intensely powerful coming-of-age story steeped in African tradition and mythology * Waterstones * Absolutely spellbinding: Kwame Alexander weaves together storytelling, poetry, music and history like no one else can. An unforgettable journey to be treasured and shared across generations -- Rick Riordan Interweaving moments of joyful exuberance and heartbreaking sadness via sensate lines by turns sweet and stinging, Alexander's sweeping novel conjures a captivating, resonant world of African tradition, life, and ancestral wisdom -- Publishers Weekly * starred review * Alexander's rich language is lyrical and haunting as the water, long a source of comfort for Kofi, becomes full of uncertainty and danger. A riveting, not-to-be-missed trilogy opener that will leave readers invested in what is to come -- Kirkus * starred review * Alexander turns the nightmare of the past into an epic story for all times and all people. The Door of No Return is a breathtaking, heartbreaking triumph and an instant classic -- Lev Grossman * New York Times bestselling author of The Magicians *
At once vivid and simple, lyrical and surgical, expressive and exacting, comforting and cutting
""At once vivid and simple, lyrical and surgical, expressive and exacting, comforting and cutting"" -- Lupita Nyong'o ""a gripping coming-of-age story"" * Guardian * ""An intensely powerful coming-of-age story steeped in African tradition and mythology"" * Waterstones * ""Yet another brilliant, engrossing verse novel - Kwame Alexander is one of the greats"" -- Sarah Crossan ""[Alexander's] most ambitious work to date... This is a powerful work which draws much of its power from its portrayal of Kofi's life among the Asante and Kofi's restlessly upbeat and curious, if rather innocent, nature"" * Books for Keeps * ""This illuminating, lyrical trilogy-opener follows a West African boy’s journey from his Asante Kingdom hometown to the brutal crossing of a ferocious sea"" * LoveReading4Kids *
Author Information
Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, and the New York Times bestselling author of numerous books, including Rebound, shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, The Crossover, winner of the Newbery Medal, and The Undefeated, winner of the Caldecott Medal. Kwame is also the recipient of several other awards, including the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award and the Coretta Scott King Author Honour. He is the writer and executive producer of The Crossover TV series, which won a Daytime Emmy Award, and is co-founder of LEAP for Ghana, an international literacy programme.
