Coretta Scott King Awards

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.  
Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre Cover Image

Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre (Hardcover)

By Carole Boston Weatherford, Floyd Cooper (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781541581203
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Published: Carolrhoda Books (R) - February 2nd, 2021

2022 Author Award Winner

2022 Illustrator Award Winner

Home Is Not a Country Cover Image

Home Is Not a Country (Hardcover)

By Safia Elhillo
$17.99
ISBN: 9780593177051
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Published: Make Me a World - March 2nd, 2021

2022 Author Award Honor

Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party’s Promise to the People Cover Image

Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party’s Promise to the People (Hardcover)

By Kekla Magoon
$24.99
ISBN: 9781536214185
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Published: Candlewick - November 8th, 2021

2022 Author Award Honor

The People Remember Cover Image

The People Remember (Hardcover)

By Ibi Zoboi, Loveis Wise (Illustrator)
$19.99
ISBN: 9780062915641
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Published: Balzer + Bray - September 28th, 2021

2022 Author Award Honor

Nina: A Story of Nina Simone Cover Image

Nina: A Story of Nina Simone (Hardcover)

By Traci N. Todd, Christian Robinson (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9781524737283
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Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers - September 28th, 2021

2022 Illustrator Award Honor

We Wait for the Sun Cover Image

We Wait for the Sun (Hardcover)

By Katie McCabe, Raissa Figueroa (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9781250229021
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Published: Roaring Brook Press - February 9th, 2021

2022 Illustrator Award Honor

Soul Food Sunday Cover Image

Soul Food Sunday (Hardcover)

By Winsome Bingham, C. G. Esperanza (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781419747717
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Published: Abrams Books for Young Readers - November 16th, 2021

2022 Illustrator Award Honor

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Me (Moth) Cover Image

Me (Moth) (Hardcover)

By Amber McBride
$18.99
ISBN: 9781250780362
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Published: Feiwel & Friends - August 17th, 2021

John Steptoe New Talent Author Award

Before the Ever After Cover Image

Before the Ever After (Hardcover)

By Jacqueline Woodson
$17.99
ISBN: 9780399545436
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Published: Nancy Paulsen Books - September 1st, 2020

2021 Author Award Winner

All the Days Past, All the Days to Come Cover Image

All the Days Past, All the Days to Come (Paperback)

By Mildred D. Taylor
$11.99
ISBN: 9780425288085
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Published: Penguin Books - January 5th, 2021

2021 Author Award Honor

King and the Dragonflies Cover Image

King and the Dragonflies (Hardcover)

By Kacen Callender
$17.99
ISBN: 9781338129335
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Published: Scholastic Press - February 4th, 2020

2021 Author Award Honor

Lifting as We Climb: Black Women's Battle for the Ballot Box Cover Image

Lifting as We Climb: Black Women's Battle for the Ballot Box (Hardcover)

By Evette Dionne
$19.99
ISBN: 9780451481542
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Published: Viking Books for Young Readers - April 21st, 2020

2021 Author Award Honor

RESPECT: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul Cover Image

RESPECT: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul (Hardcover)

By Carole Boston Weatherford, Frank Morrison (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9781534452282
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Published: Atheneum Books for Young Readers - August 25th, 2020

2021 Illustrator Award Winner

Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration Cover Image

Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration (Hardcover)

By Samara Cole Doyon, Kaylani Juanita (Illustrator)
$16.95
ISBN: 9780884487975
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Published: Tilbury House Publishers - January 7th, 2020

2021 Illustrator Award Honor

Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks Cover Image

Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks (Hardcover)

By Suzanne Slade, Cozbi A. Cabrera (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781419734113
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Published: Abrams Books for Young Readers - April 7th, 2020

2021 Illustrator Award Honor

Me & Mama Cover Image

Me & Mama (Hardcover)

By Cozbi A. Cabrera, Cozbi A. Cabrera (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781534454217
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Published: Denene Millner Books/Simon & Schuster Books f - August 25th, 2020

2021 Illustrator Award Honor

Legendborn (The Legendborn Cycle) Cover Image

Legendborn (The Legendborn Cycle) (Hardcover)

By Tracy Deonn
$19.99
ISBN: 9781534441606
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Published: Margaret K. McElderry Books - September 15th, 2020

John Steptoe New Talent Author Award