Kwame Alexander Books in Order
Kwame Alexander has written 35 books, published between 1997 and 2026. The first book is Just Us (1997) and the newest is The Mighty Macy (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 35
- Published
- 1997–2026
- Pages on record
- 3,301 in 21 of 35 books
- Reading time
- 55–83 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,301 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 21 of 35 titles with a page count on record.
Kwame Alexander, born August 21, 1968, writes poetry and children's fiction. The catalogue holds 35 books from Just Us (1997) to The Mighty Macy (2026), including 360° A Revolution of Black Poets (1998), Crush (1999), Do the Write Thing (2001) and Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band (2011). Door of No Return is an Alexander series. Subjects include African Americans, American poetry, stories in rhyme, musicians, high schools and authorship.
How many Kwame Alexander books are there?
Kwame Alexander has 35 books, released between 1997 and 2026. They include 2 series and 29 titles listed outside any series.
Kwame Alexander Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 35 Kwame Alexander books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Just Us1997 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/419971121/4
- 2360° A Revolution of Black Poets1998 · 232 pages · confirmed 1/419982321/4
- 3Crush1999 · 72 pages · confirmed 1/41999721/4
- 4Kupenda2000 · 60 pages · confirmed 1/42000601/4
- 5Do the Write Thing2001 · 141 pages · confirmed 1/420011411/4
- 6Dancing Naked on the Floor2005 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/42005641/4
- 7Broken Miracles2006 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/42006641/4
- 8Family Pictures2007 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/420071761/4
- 9Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 10Indigo Blume and the Garden City2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 11And Then You Know2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 12He Said, She Said2013 · 330 pages · confirmed 1/420133301/4
- 1320142561/4
- 14Little Boys Soar2014 · 28 pages · confirmed 1/42014281/4
- 1520163201/4
- 16Surf's Up2016 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42016321/4
- 17Solo2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 18The Playbook2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 19Animal Ark2017 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/42017481/4
- 20Out of Wonder2017 · 56 pages · confirmed 1/42017561/4
- 21The Write Thing2018 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/420182081/4
- 2220184141/4
- 23Swing2018 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/420184481/4
- 24The Undefeated2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 25How to Read a Book2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 26Acoustic Rooster's Barnyard Boogie Starring Indigo Blume2020 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42020321/4
- 27Kwame Alexander's Free Write2020 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/420201121/4
- 28Light for the World to See2020 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/42020961/4
- 292022–1/4
- 30An American Story2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 31Why Fathers Cry at Night2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 32How to Write a Poem2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 332024–1/4
- 34How to Sing a Song2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 352026–1/4
Kwame Alexander books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Crossover in order
3 books- 1. The Crossover
- 2. Booked
- 3. Rebound
Door of No Return in order
2 booksKwame Alexander Children's in order
1 bookStandalone books
29 books29 Kwame Alexander titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Kwame Alexander books in order?
You only need to read Kwame Alexander books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Kwame Alexander
Start with Just Us (1997), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Kwame Alexander book?
The Mighty Macy (2026) is the newest Kwame Alexander book released so far.
Is there a new Kwame Alexander book coming?
No next Kwame Alexander book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Kwame Alexander has won
Wikidata records 1 award for Kwame Alexander. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Newbery Medal2015Wonfor The Crossover
Kwame Alexander at a glance
- Still publishing
- Kwame Alexander published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Kwame Alexander books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,301 pages across the 21 of 35 books with a recorded length, a median of 112 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Kwame Alexander books, 17 of 35, were published in the 2010s.
What the Kwame Alexander books are about
23 of the 35 Kwame Alexander books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: african americans is tagged on 8 of 23. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- African Americans 8 of 23 books
- Children's fiction 5 of 23 books
- Poetry 5 of 23 books
- Juvenile literature 3 of 23 books
- Authorship 2 of 23 books
- Basketball 2 of 23 books
- Black authors 2 of 23 books
- Books 2 of 23 books
- Domestic animals 2 of 23 books
- Fathers and sons 2 of 23 books
- High schools 2 of 23 books