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Coretta Scott King Book Awards

Juvenile and Easy Reader Winners

J 808.1 Out Alexander, Kwame Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets E ALE Alexander, Kwame The Undefeated J Bio Andrews Andrews, Troy Trombone Shorty E BAU Bauer, Marion Dane The Stuff of Stars E BEA Beaty, Daniel Knock, Knock: My Dad’s Dream for Me J Fic Bond Bond, Victoria Zora and Me J 398.209669 Bea Bryan, Ashley Beat the Story Drum, Pum, Pum E BRY Bryan, Ashley Beautiful Blackbird J Bio Bryan Bryan, Ashley Infinite Hope: A Black Artist’s Journey from World War II to Peace J 782.253 Let Bryan, Ashley Let It Shine: Three Favorite Spirituals E COP Copeland, Misty Firebird: Ballerina Misty Copeland Shows a Young Girl How to Dance Like a Firebird E COX Cox, Judy My Family Plays Music J 741.5 Cra Craft, Jerry New Kid J Fic Curtis Curtis, Christopher Paul Bud, Not Buddy J Fic Curtis Curtis, Christopher Paul Elijah of Buxton E DUB DuBurke, Randy The Moon Ring J Fic Elliott Elliott, Zetta Bird J Bio Makeba Erskine, Kathryn Mama Africa!: How Miriam Makeba Spread Hope With Her Song J 973.7115 Eva Evans, Shane Underground E FLO Flournoy, Valerie The Patchwork Quilt J Fic Frazier Frazier, Sundee Tucker Brendan Buckley’s Universe and Everything In It J 811.5 Gre Greenfield, Eloise Nathaniel Talking J Bio Coleman Grimes, Nikki Talkin’ About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman J 398.2 Ham Hamilton, Virginia The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales J 398.2 Ham Hamilton, Virginia Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales and True Tales J 305.896 Har Hartfield, Claire A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riots of 1919 J Fic Hathaway Hathaway, Barbara Missy Violet and Me J Bio Dave Hill, Laban Carrick Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave

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J Bio Kool Hill, Laban Carrick When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop J 811.52 Hug Hughes, Langston I, Too, Am America J 811.52 Hug Hughes, Langston My People J Bio Parks Giovanni, Nikki Rosa J 782.254 Igu Igus, Toyomi I See the Rhythm of Gospel J 221.11 Joh Johnson, James Weldon The Creation J Bio Maathai Johnson, Jean Cullerton Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace J Fic Mbalia Mbalia, Kwame Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky J Fic McKissack McKissack, Pat The Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural E MCK McKissack, Pat Goin’ Someplace Special E MCK McKissack, Pat Mirandy and Brother Wind E MCK McKissack, Pat What is Given from the Heart J Fic Moore Moore, David Barclay The Stars Beneath Our Feet E Mor Mora, Oge Thank You, Omu J 379.263 Mor Morrison, Toni Remember: The Journey to School Integration J 973.0496 Nel Nelson, Kadir Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans J 796.35764 Nel Nelson, Kadir We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball J Bio Reeves Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux Bad News for Outlaws: The remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshall E NYO Nyong’o, Lupita Sulwe J 973.0496 Pin Pinkney, Andrea Davis Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America J Fic Walter Walter, Mildred Pitts Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World E RAN Ransome, James E. The Bell Rang J Fic Reynolds Reynolds, Jason Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks J Bio Tubman Schroeder, Alan Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman J 811.54 Sha Shange, Notzake Ellington Was Not a Street J Fic Smith Smith, Ronald L. Hoodoo J 811.54 In Steptoe, Javaka In Daddy’s Arms I Am Tall: African Americans Celebrating Fathers J Bio Basquiat Steptoe, Javaka Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat E STE Steptoe, John Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale J Fic Taylor Taylor, Mildred D. The Friendship J 811.54 Tho Thomas, Joyce Carol The Blacker the Berry: Poems

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J Bio Tubman Weatherford, Carole Boston Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom J Bio Hamer Weatherford, Carole Boston Voice of Freedom: , Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement E WIL Wiles, Deborah J Fic Williams Williams, Alicia D. Genesis Begins Again J Fic Williams-Garcia Williams-Garcia, Rita Gone Crazy in Alabama J Fic Williams-Garcia Williams-Garcia, Rita One Crazy Summer J Fic Williams-Garcia Williams-Garcia, Rita P.S. Be Eleven J Bio Woodson Woodson, Jacqueline Brown Girl Dreaming

Young Adult Winners

YA Fic Draper Draper, Sharon M. Forged by Fire YA Fic Draper Draper, Sharon M. Tears of a Tiger YA Fic Flake Flake, Sharon Skin I’m In YA Fic Grimes Grimes, Nikki Bronx Masquerade YA Fic Jackson Jackson, Tiffany D. Monday’s Not Coming YA Fic Johnson Johnson, Angela The First Part Last YA Fic Johnson Johnson, Angela Heaven YA Fic Jones Jones, Traci L. Standing Against the Wind YA Fic Lester Lester, Julius Day of Tears YA 741.5 Lewis Lewis, John March: Book Three YA Fic Magoon Magoon, Kekla The Rock and the River YA Fic Myers Myers, Walter Dean Fallen Angels YA Fic Myers Myers, Walter Dean Slam YA Fic Myers Myers, Walter Dean The Young Landlords no call # Petrus, Junauda The Stars and the Blackness Between Them YA Fic Reynolds Reynolds, Jason When I Was the Greatest EBK Bio Robinson Robinson, Jackie I Never Had It Made YA Fic Taylor Taylor, Mildred D. Let the Circle Be Unbroken YA Fic Taylor Taylor, Mildred D. The Road to Memphis YA Fic Watson Watson, Renée Piecing Me Together YA Fic Yoon Yoon, Nicola The Sun is Also a Star

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