Kekla Magoon
Author · 13 books
Kekla Magoon is an American author of novels and nonfiction for young readers. Born in Michigan, she spent several years of her childhood with her family in Cameroon before they moved to Indiana. She studied history, with a focus on Africa and the Middle East, at Northwestern University and also attended Vermont College of Fine Arts. She wrote her first novel while still in high school. Her work has received numerous honors, including the Margaret A. Edwards Award, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the John Steptoe New Talent Award, three Coretta Scott King Honors, a Walter Award Honor, and an NAACP Image Award. She was also a finalist for the National Book Award.