Kekla Magoon | |
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 Magoon at the 2019 Texas Book Festival | |
| Born | 1980 (age 43–44) Michigan, U.S. |
| Language | English |
| Alma mater | Vermont College of Fine Arts (MA) Northwestern University (BA) |
| Genre | Young adult fiction, middle grade fiction, short stories, non-fiction |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Notable works | How It Went Down X The Rock and the River The Season of Styx Malone |
| Notable awards | Walter Dean Myers Award (2016) Margaret A. Edwards Award (2021) |
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| keklamagoon | |
Kekla Magoon (born 1980) is an American author, best known for her NAACP Image Award-nominated young adult novel The Rock and the River, How It Went Down, The Season of Styx Malone, and X. In 2021, she received the Margaret Edwards Award from the American Library Association for her body of work. Her works also include middle grade novels, short stories, and historical, socio-political, and economy-related non-fiction.