The Playbook: 52 Rules To Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life

Acoustic Rooster's Barnyard Boogie Starring Indigo Blume

The Crossover

How to Write a Poem

Kwame Alexander's Free Write: A Poetry Notebook (Ghostwriter)

An American Story

The Fierce 44: Black Americans Who Shook Up the World

She Persisted in Sports: American Olympians Who Changed the Game


A companion to the Newbery Medal-winning middle grade novel The Crossover, the basis of the show streaming on Disney+!

What can we imagine for our lives What if we were the star players, moving and grooving through the game of life What if we had our own rules of the game to help us get what we want, what we aspire to, what will enrich our lives

Illustrated with photographs by Thai Neave, The Playbook is intended to provide inspiration on the court of life. Each rule contains wisdom from inspiring athletes and role models such as Nelson Mandela, Serena Williams, LeBron James, Carli Lloyd, Steph Curry, and Michelle Obama. Kwame Alexander also shares his own stories of overcoming obstacles and winning games in this motivational and inspirational book for readers of any age and for anyone needing a little bit of encouragement.

You gotta know the rules to play the game. Ball is life. Take it to the hoop. Soar.

Discover Your Child's Next Read

The Playbook: 52 Rules To Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life

Kwame Alexander, Thai Neave, 2017

Acoustic Rooster's Barnyard Boogie Starring Indigo Blume

Kwame Alexander, Tim Bowers, 2020

The Crossover

Kwame Alexander, Dawud Anyabwile, 2014

How to Write a Poem

Kwame Alexander, Melissa Sweet, Deanna Nikaido, 2023

Kwame Alexander's Free Write: A Poetry Notebook (Ghostwriter)

Kwame Alexander, 2020

An American Story

Dare Coulter, Kwame Alexander, 2023

The Fierce 44: Black Americans Who Shook Up the World

The Staff Of The Undefeated, Robert Ball, 2019

She Persisted in Sports: American Olympians Who Changed the Game

Alexandra Boiger, Chelsea Clinton, 2020