1980 Winners and Honors

"The Young Landlords,” written by Walter Dean Myers, and published by Viking.

"Cornrows,” illustrated by Carole Byard, written by Camille Yarbrough, and published by Coward-McCann.

“Movin' Up,” written by Berry Gordy, and published by Harper.

“Childtimes: A Three-Generation Memoir,” written by Eloise Greenfield and Lessie Jones Little, and published by Harper.

“Andrew Young: Young Man with a Mission,” written by James Haskins, and published by Lothrop.

“James Van Der Zee: The Picture Takin' Man,” written by James Haskins, and published by Dodd.

“Let the Lion Eat Straw,” written by Ellease Southerland, and published by Scribner.