Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners

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.  

Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement By Angela Joy, Janelle Washington (Illustrator) Cover Image

Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Hardcover)

By Angela Joy, Janelle Washington (Illustrator)
$19.99
ISBN: 9781250220950
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Published: Roaring Brook Press - September 6th, 2022
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Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual By Carole Boston Weatherford, Frank Morrison (Illustrator) Cover Image

Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual (Hardcover)

By Carole Boston Weatherford, Frank Morrison (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780593306345
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Published: Crown Books for Young Readers - September 20th, 2022
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Freewater (Newbery & Coretta Scott King Award Winner) By Amina Luqman-Dawson Cover Image

Freewater (Newbery & Coretta Scott King Award Winner) (Hardcover)

By Amina Luqman-Dawson
$16.99
ISBN: 9780316056618
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - February 1st, 2022
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We Deserve Monuments By Jas Hammonds Cover Image

We Deserve Monuments (Hardcover)

By Jas Hammonds
$18.99
ISBN: 9781250816559
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Published: Roaring Brook Press - November 29th, 2022
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Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre By Carole Boston Weatherford, Floyd Cooper (Illustrator) 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
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Before the Ever After By Jacqueline Woodson Cover Image

Before the Ever After (Paperback)

By Jacqueline Woodson
$8.99
ISBN: 9780399545443
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Published: Nancy Paulsen Books - September 6th, 2022
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RESPECT: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul By Carole Boston Weatherford, Frank Morrison (Illustrator) 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
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New Kid: A Newbery Award Winner By Jerry Craft, Jerry Craft (Illustrator) Cover Image

New Kid: A Newbery Award Winner (Paperback)

By Jerry Craft, Jerry Craft (Illustrator)
$12.99
ISBN: 9780062691194
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Published: Quill Tree Books - February 5th, 2019
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The Undefeated By Kwame Alexander, Kadir Nelson (Illustrator) Cover Image

The Undefeated (Hardcover)

By Kwame Alexander, Kadir Nelson (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781328780966
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Published: Versify - April 2nd, 2019
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A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 By Claire Hartfield Cover Image

A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 (Paperback)

By Claire Hartfield
$13.99
ISBN: 9780358667995
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Published: Clarion Books - June 28th, 2022
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The Stuff of Stars By Marion Dane Bauer, Ekua Holmes (Illustrator) Cover Image

The Stuff of Stars (Hardcover)

By Marion Dane Bauer, Ekua Holmes (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780763678838
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Published: Candlewick - September 4th, 2018
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Piecing Me Together By Renée Watson Cover Image

Piecing Me Together (Paperback)

By Renée Watson
$10.99
ISBN: 9781681191072
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Published: Bloomsbury YA - June 5th, 2018
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Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets By Kwame Alexander, Ekua Holmes (Illustrator), Chris Colderley, Marjory Wentworth Cover Image

Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets (Hardcover)

By Kwame Alexander, Ekua Holmes (Illustrator), Chris Colderley, Marjory Wentworth
$18.99
ISBN: 9780763680947
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Published: Candlewick - March 14th, 2017
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March: Book Three By John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell (Illustrator) Cover Image

March: Book Three (Paperback)

By John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell (Illustrator)
$19.99
ISBN: 9781603094023
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Published: Top Shelf Productions - August 2nd, 2016
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Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (Caldecott & Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner) By Javaka Steptoe Cover Image

Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (Caldecott & Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner) (Hardcover)

By Javaka Steptoe
$18.99
ISBN: 9780316213882
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - October 25th, 2016
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Gone Crazy in Alabama By Rita Williams-Garcia Cover Image

Gone Crazy in Alabama (Paperback)

By Rita Williams-Garcia
$8.99
ISBN: 9780062215895
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Published: Quill Tree Books - September 6th, 2016
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Trombone Shorty By Troy Andrews, Bryan Collier (Illustrator) Cover Image

Trombone Shorty (Hardcover)

By Troy Andrews, Bryan Collier (Illustrator)
$19.99
ISBN: 9781419714658
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Published: Abrams Books for Young Readers - April 14th, 2015
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Brown Girl Dreaming By Jacqueline Woodson Cover Image

Brown Girl Dreaming (Paperback)

By Jacqueline Woodson
$10.99
ISBN: 9780147515827
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Published: Nancy Paulsen Books - October 11th, 2016
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Firebird By Misty Copeland, Christopher Myers (Illustrator) Cover Image

Firebird (Hardcover)

By Misty Copeland, Christopher Myers (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780399166150
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Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers - September 4th, 2014
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