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Kekla Magoon Biography

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Kekla Magoon is an American author born in 1980. Her works are primarily aimed at young adult readers, known for their profound themes and rich imagination.

Inspirational Beautiful Books

Author:Kekla Magoon

“People make mistakes. They look at the surface of things and see what they want to.”

Humanity Mistakes Stereotypes

Book:How It Went Down

Source: How It Went Down

“You're only responsible for your own actions. You can't control how someone else reacts to what you do. You made a choice. Stand by it.”

Made Action Choices Responsible

Book:The Rock and the River

Source: The Rock and the River

“The river moves, but it follows a path. When it tires of one journey, it rubs through some rock to forge a new way. Hard work, but that's its nature.”

Way Hard Moving Path Journey Rocks Hard Work Rivers New Ways Tire

Author:Kekla Magoon

“The river is motion, turmoil, rage. As the river flows, it wonders what it would be like to be so still, to take a breath, to rest. But the rock will always wonder what lies around the bend in the stream.”

Stills Would Be Lying Wonder Rocks Flow Rivers Breaths Rage Streams Turmoil Around The Bend

Book:The Rock and the River

Source: The Rock and the River

“Malcolm X finally became the person he was meant and raised to be. He fought against the forces of racism to return to that. Malcolm wanted to inspire other people to find their own strength.”

People Persons Wanted Force Inspire Return Racism Raised Inspire Others

Author:Kekla Magoon

“We need a whole bunch of books about people of color, kids on the spectrum, etc. It's strange that we have a population of school children that is majority nonwhite but their books are majority white.”

People Needs Children Book Whole Kids School White Strange Color Majority Population Bunch Etc Spectrum

Author:Kekla Magoon

“We need heroes of color in all different genres. It's also valuable for white readers to be able to meet people in books that are different than themselves. That can be a way of expanding their minds and experiences.”

People Way Needs Mind Book Different Able White Color Reader Hero Valuable Genre Expanding Different Genres

Author:Kekla Magoon

About the Author

Born: 1980
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Quotes: 8

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