The UndefeatedThe Newbery Medal winning author of The Crossover pens an ode to Black American triumph and tribulation, with art from a two time Caldecott Honoree. "[A] powerful tribute to the African American experience, replete with joy and pride in the accomplishments of individual artists and athletes, leaders, and thinkers. Poetry knows when to lean forward and when to pull back, and in 'The Undefeated, ' Alexander has walked that line perfectly. This book will

Emotionally and intellectually powerful

The Swamp Thing

because he's so often misunderstood and called what he is not

at the hands of a police officer

will she pay the price for the American dream

deposition

Meet figureheads

No matter how hard she strives to do right

But what Starr does--or does not--say could destroy her community

For others

she a dancer-and both are trying to make their mark in a world that by turns celebrates and rejects them

Sixteen-year-old Alex Rufus's curse of seeing the future distracts him from being and doing his best