The Coretta Scott King Book Awards are given annually to outstanding African American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values. The award commemorates the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and honors his wife, Mrs. Coretta Scott King, for her courage and determination to continue the work for peace and world brotherhood.
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The Sun Is Also a Star Yoon, Nicola 2016-11 – Delacorte Press 9780553496680 Check Our Catalog Awards:
The dazzling new novel from Nicola Yoon, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything (in theaters now ), will have you falling in love with Natasha and Daniel as they fall in love with each other
Natasha: I’m a girl who believes in science and facts. Not fate. Not destiny. Or dreams that will never come true. I’m …More
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Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat Steptoe, Javaka 2016-10 – Little, Brown Books for Young Readers 9780316213882 Check Our CatalogAwards: Caldecott Medal (2017), Coretta Scott King Award (2017) Winner of the Randolph Caldecott Medal and the Coretta Scott King Illustrator AwardJean-Michel Basquiat and his unique, collage-style paintings rocketed to fame in the 1980s as a cultural phenomenon unlike anything the art world had ever seen. But before that, he was a little boy who saw art everywhere: in poetry books and museums, in games and in the words that we speak, |
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March: Book Three Lewis, John Author Aydin, Andrew Illustrator Powell, Nate 2016-08 – Top Shelf Productions 9781603094023 Check Our CatalogAwards: Coretta Scott King Award (2017), Michael L. Printz Award (2017), Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award (2017) Welcome to the stunning conclusion of the award-winning and best-selling MARCH trilogy. Congressman John Lewis, an American icon and one of the key figures of the civil rights movement, joins co-writer Andrew Aydin and artist Nate Powell to bring the lessons of history to vivid life for a new generation, urgently relevant for today’s world.By the fall of 1963, the Civil Rights Movement has …More
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Gone Crazy in Alabama Williams-Garcia, Rita 2015-04 – Amistad Press 9780062215871 Check Our Catalog 3rd book in Gaither sisters series Coretta Scott King Award winner * ALA Notable Book * School Library Journal Best Book of the Year * Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year * ALA Booklist Editors’ Choice * Shelf Awareness Best Book of the Year * Washington Post Best Books of the Year * TheBulletin of the Center for Children’s Books Blue …More
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Trombone Shorty Andrews, Troy Illustrator Collier, Bryan 2015-04 – Abrams Books for Young Readers 9781419714658 Check Our CatalogAwards: Caldecott Medal (2016), Coretta Scott King Award (2016), Georgia Children’s Book Award (2017), Orbis Pictus Award (2016), Parents Choice Awards (Spring) (2008-Up) (2015) A 2016 Caldecott Honor Book and Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Award Winner Hailing from the Treme neighborhood in New Orleans, Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews got his nickname by wielding a trombone twice as long as he was high. A prodigy, he was leading his own band by age six, and today this Grammy-nominated artist headlines the legendary New Orleans Jazz Fest. |
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Brown Girl Dreaming Woodson, Jacqueline 2014-08 – Nancy Paulsen Books 9780399252518 Check Our CatalogAwards: Alabama Camellia Award (2016), Black-Eyed Susan Award (2016), Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards (2015), Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (2015), Children’s Book Committee Award (2015), Coretta Scott King Award (2015), Cybils (2014), E.B. White Read Aloud Award (2015), Georgia Children’s Book Award (2016), Great Stone Face Book Award (2016), Kentucky Bluegrass Award (2016), L.A. Times Book Prize (2014), National Book Awards (2014), Nevada Young Readers’ Award (2016), Newbery Medal (2015), North Carolina Children’s Book Award (2016), Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize (2015), Rhode Island Teen Book Award (2016), Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award (2015), SIBA Book Award (2015)
A New York Times Bestseller and National Book Award Winner Jacqueline Woodson, the acclaimed author of Another Brooklyn, tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing verse.Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow…More
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Firebird Copeland, Misty Illustrator Myers, Christopher 2014-09 – G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers 9780399166150 Check Our CatalogAwards: Coretta Scott King Award (2015), Ezra Jack Keats Book Award (2015) In her debut picture book, American Ballet Theatre soloist Copeland tells the inspiring story of a budding ballet star. Lyrical and affecting text paired with bold, striking illustrations by Caldecott Honoree Myers makes this an ideal read for aspiring ballerinas everywhere. Full color. …More |
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P.S. Be Eleven Williams-Garcia, Rita 2013-05 – Amistad Press 9780061938627 Check Our Catalog 2nd book in Gaither sisters series Awards: In this exquisite sequel to the “New York Times” bestseller “One Crazy Summer” Newbery Honor Book and winner of the Coretta Scott King AwardNthe Gaither sisters return to Brooklyn and find that changes large and small have come to their home. …More
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Knock Knock: My Dad’s Dream for Me Beaty, Daniel 2013-12 – Little, Brown Books for Young Readers 9780316209175 Check Our Catalog Awards:
“A boy wakes up one morning to find his father gone. At first, he feels lost. But his father has left him a letter filled with advice to guide him through the times he cannot be there”– …More |
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I, Too, Am America Hughes, Langston Illustrator Collier, Bryan 2012-05 – Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 9781442420083 Check Our Catalog Awards:
The poetic wisdom of Hughes merges with visionary illustrations from Collier in this inspirational picture book that carries the promise of equality and creates a breathtaking reminder of unity. …More |
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Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America Pinkney, Andrea Davis Author Pinkney, Brian Illustrator Pinkney, Brian 2012-10 – Disney-Hyperion 9781423142577 Check Our Catalog Awards:
“Hand in Hand” presents the stories of 10 men from different eras in American history, organized chronologically to provide a scope from slavery to the modern day. Men profiled include Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. DuBois, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Barack H. Obama II. Illustrations. …More |
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Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans Nelson, Kadir Illustrator Nelson, Kadir 2011-09 – Balzer & Bray/Harperteen 9780061730740 Check Our Catalog Awards:
The story of America and African Americans is a story of hope and inspiration and unwavering courage. But it is also the story of injustice; of a country divided by law, education, and wealth; of a people whose struggles and achievements helped define their country. Kadir Nelson, one of this generation’s most accomplished, award-winning artists, has created an epic yet intimate …More
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Underground Evans, Shane W. Illustrator Evans, Shane W. 2011-01 – Roaring Brook Press 9781596435384 Check Our Catalog Awards:
A family silently crawls along the ground. They run barefoot through unlit woods, sleep beneath bushes, take shelter in a kind stranger’s home. Where are they heading? They are heading for Freedom by way of the Underground Railroad. …More |
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One Crazy Summer Williams-Garcia, Rita 2010-01 – Amistad Press 9780060760885 Check Our Catalog 1st book in Gaither sisters series Awards: In a humorous and breakout book by Williams-Garcia, the Penderwicks meet the Black Panthers in 1968 Oakland, California. …More
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Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave Hill, Laban Carrick Illustrator Collier, Bryan 2010-09 – Little, Brown Books for Young Readers 9780316107310 Check Our CatalogAwards: Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award (2013), Black-Eyed Susan Award (2012), Caldecott Medal (2011), Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (2011), Coretta Scott King Award (2011), Georgia Children’s Book Award (2013), Louisiana Young Readers’ Choice Award (2013), North Carolina Children’s Book Award (2012), Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize (2011), SIBA Book Award (2011), South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award (2013) A National Book Award finalist teams up with an award-winning illustrator to present a beautiful and inspiring biography of a slave who lived in South Carolina in the 1800s and his extraordinary talent for pottery. Full color. …More |
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The Rock and the River Magoon, Kekla 2009-01 – Aladdin Paperbacks 9781416975823 Check Our CatalogAwards: Black-Eyed Susan Award (2012), Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (2010), Coretta Scott King Award (2010), Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award (2012), Georgia Children’s Book Award (2013), Grand Canyon Reader Award (2013), Nutmeg Book Award (2012), Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award (2012), Tayshas Reading (2011), Virginia Readers Choice Award (2012) Set in 1968 Chicago, this powerful debut novel follows 13-year-old Sam Childs, the son of a known civil rights activist who questions the possibility of change after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. …More |
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My People Hughes, Langston Illustrator Smith Jr, Charles R. 2009-01 – Atheneum Books for Young Readers 9781416935407 Check Our CatalogAwards: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (2010), Coretta Scott King Award (2010), Golden Archer Award (2011), Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award (2010) Hughes’s spare yet eloquent tribute to his people has been cherished for generations. Now, acclaimed photographer Smith interprets this beloved poem in vivid sepia photographs that capture the glory, the beauty, and the soul of being a black American today. …More |
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We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball Nelson, Kadir Illustrator Nelson, Kadir 2008-01 – Jump at the Sun 9780786808328 Check Our CatalogAwards: Beehive Awards (2010), Bluebonnet Awards (2010), Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (2009), Coretta Scott King Award (2009), Cybils (2008), Orbis Pictus Award (2009), Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Award (2010), Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award (2009) In this “New York Times” bestseller, noted artist Kadir Nelson tells the story of baseball’s unsung heroes. [A] sumptuous volume that no baseball fan should be without. …More |
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The Blacker the Berry Thomas, Joyce Carol Illustrator Cooper, Floyd 2008-07 – Amistad Press 9780060253752 Check Our CatalogAwards: Coretta Scott King Award (2009), Louisiana Young Readers’ Choice Award (2011) Two Coretta Scott King Honorees celebrate the many shades of black in this lyrical and illuminating collection of poems, including “Golden Goodness,” “Cranberry Red,” and “Biscuit Brown.” Full color. …More |
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Bird Elliott, Zetta Author Strickland, Shadra 2008-10 – Lee & Low Books 9781600602412 Check Our CatalogAwards: Coretta Scott King Award (2009), West Virginia Children’s Book Award (2011) An African-American boy nicknamed Bird uses drawing as a creative outlet as he struggles to make sense of his grandfather’s death and his brother’s drug addiction. Illustrations. …More |
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