Coretta Scott King Book Awards
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About the Coretta Scott King Book Awards Designed to commemorate the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and to honor Mrs. Coretta Scott King for her courage and determination to continue the work for peace, the Coretta Scott King Book Awards annually recognize outstanding books for young adults and children by African American authors and illustrators that reflect the African American experience. Further, the Award encourages the artistic expression of the black experience via literature and the graphic arts in biographical, social, and historical treatments by African American authors and illustrators.
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Author
2009 Winner(s)
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We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball
written and illustrated by Kadir Nelson (published by Disney-Jump at the Sun, an imprint of Disney Book Group) |
2009 Honor(s)
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Becoming Billie Holiday
by Carole Boston Weatherford, (published by Wordsong, an imprint of Boyds Mills Press, Inc) |
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The Blacker the Berry
by Joyce Carol Thomas, (published by Joanna Cotler Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers) |
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Keeping the Night Watch
by Hope Anita Smith, (published by Henry Holt and Company) |
Illustrator
2009 Winner(s)
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The Blacker the Berry
illus. by Floyd Cooper (published by Joanna Cotler Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers) |
2009 Honor(s)
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Before John Was a Jazz Giant
illus. by Sean Qualls (published by Henry Holt and Company) |
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The Moon Over Star
illus. by Jerry Pinkney (published by Dial Books for Young Readers, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group) |
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We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball
written and illustrated by Kadir Nelson (Disney-Jump at the Sun, an imprint of Disney Book Group) |
Current sponsor:
Johnson Publications - $1,000 to the winning authorBook Wholesalers, Inc. (BWI) - $1,000 to the winning illustrator
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