2006 Winners and Honors

"Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue,” written by Julius Lester, and published by Jump at the Sun, an imprint of Hyperion Books for Children.

"Rosa,” illustrated by Bryan Collier, written by Nikki Giovanni, and published by Henry Holt and Company.

“Maritcha: A Nineteenth-Century American Girl,” written by Tonya Bolden, and published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc.

“Dark Sons,” written by Nikki Grimes, and published by Jump at the Sun, an imprint of Hyperion Books for Children.

“A Wreath for Emmett Till,” written by Marilyn Nelson, illustrated by Philippe Lardy, and published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

“Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan,” illustrated by R. Gregory Christie, written by Mary Williams, and published by Lee and Low Books.

“Jimi & Me,” written by Jaime Adoff, and published by Jump at the Sun, an imprint of Hyperion Books for Children.