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Film industry LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Crossover Disney+ series, based on the Newbery-Medal winning novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author Kwame Alexander, won the Emmy® Award for Outstanding Young Teen Series. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) announced the winners of the 2nd Annual Children's & Family Emmy Awards on Sunday, December 17, 2023, during ceremonies held at the historic Westin Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles and aired live on The Emmys® apps.
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- Disney+ Series Based on Best-Selling, Award-Winning Novel by Executive Producer and Showrunner Kwame Alexander
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Crossover Disney+ series, based on the Newbery-Medal winning novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author Kwame Alexander, won the Emmy® Award for Outstanding Young Teen Series.
- "This wasn't a dream come true, because it was never even a dream.
- I've just always wanted to write books that inspired and entertained, and to do the same in Television.
- The Crossover, which premiered on Disney+ in April 2023, was produced in partnership with LeBron James' SpringHill Company and Big Sea Entertainment , Kwame Alexander's production company that is dedicated to creating innovative, highly original children's and family entertainment.
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Crossover NEW YORK, Dec. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On January 3, 2023, Kwame Alexander, the #1 New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of The Crossover, The Door of No Return and The Undefeated, will kick off a national tour at Judy Blume's in Key West, Florida for An American Story, a bold children's picture book that explains American slavery through the voice of a teacher who is struggling to help her students understand its place in history.
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- Kwame Alexander's An American Story releases Jan. 3 and will help educators and parents start the conversation.
- "I wrote this book after a rather difficult parent-teacher conference back in my daughter's fourth grade school year," said Alexander, whose book The Crossover is a forthcoming Disney+ television series.
- "An American Story is for all teachers and parents trying to find their voices, trying to share a lesson that we all find so difficult to discuss.
- Dare Coulter (she/her) is an award-winning artist, muralist, and sculptor whose primary artistic objective is to create positive imagery of Black people and families.
NEW YORK, March 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) Books & Media today announced a multi-city, multi-author tour to celebrate the launch of its highly anticipated Versify imprint , founded by acclaimed author Kwame Alexander .
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- NEW YORK, March 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) Books & Media today announced a multi-city, multi-author tour to celebrate the launch of its highly anticipated Versify imprint , founded by acclaimed author Kwame Alexander .
- The books, which go on sale April 2, have earned a combined 13 starred reviews from industry media to date.
- Immediately following the Versify tour, Kwame Alexander will embark on a national bus tour to celebrate the paperback editions of his Newbery Medalwinning verse novel, The Crossover, and its acclaimed follow-up Booked.
- "Kwame Alexander events are as dynamic and inspiring as his books," said Catherine Onder, SVP and Publisher of HMH Books for Young Readers.
