Coretta Scott King Author Award

The Coretta Scott King Author Award is given annually to outstanding African American authors 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.

We are the ship : the story of Negro League baseball
We are the ship : the story of Negro…
by Kadir Nelson
A long hard journey : the story of the pullman porter
A long hard journey : the story of the…
by Pat McKissack
Africa dream
Africa dream
by Eloise Greenfield
Bad news for outlaws : the remarkable life of Bass Reeves, deputy U.S. marshall
Bad news for outlaws : the remarkable life…
by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
bronx masquerade
bronx masquerade
by Nikki Grimes
Bud, not Buddy
Bud, not Buddy
by Christopher Paul Curtis
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
Brown girl dreaming
Brown girl dreaming
by Jacqueline Woodson
Christmas in the big house, Christmas in the quarters
Christmas in the big house, Christmas in…
by Pat McKissack
Copper sun
Copper sun
by Sharon M Draper
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Escape to freedom : a play about young Frederick Douglass
Escape to freedom : a play about young…
by Ossie Davis
Elijah of Buxton
Elijah of Buxton
by Christopher Paul Curtis
Day of tears : a novel in dialogue
Day of tears : a novel in dialogue
by Julius Lester
Everett Anderson's goodbye
Everett Anderson's goodbye
by Lucille Clifton
Hand in hand : ten Black men who changed America
Hand in hand : ten Black men who changed…
by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Forged by fire
Forged by fire
by Sharon M Draper
Fallen angels
Fallen angels
by Walter Dean Myers
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Gone crazy in Alabama
Gone crazy in Alabama
by Rita Williams-Garcia
Heart and soul : the story of America and African Americans
Heart and soul : the story of America and…
by Kadir Nelson
I never had it made,
I never had it made,
by Jackie Robinson
Heaven
Heaven
by Angela Johnson
Her stories : African American folktales, fairy tales, and true tales
Her stories : African American folktales,…
by Virginia Hamilton
Justin and the best biscuits in the world
Justin and the best biscuits in the world
by Mildred Pitts Walter
Miracle's boys
Miracle's boys
by Jacqueline Woodson
Martin Luther King, Jr.; man of peace.
Martin Luther King, Jr.; man of peace.
by Lillie Patterson
let the circle be unbroken
let the circle be unbroken
by Mildred D Taylor
motown and didi :a love story
motown and didi :a love story
by Walter Dean Myers
P.S. Be eleven
P.S. Be eleven
by Rita Williams-Garcia
now is your time! :the african-american struggle for freedom
now is your time! :the african-american…
by Walter Dean Myers
One crazy summer
One crazy summer
by Rita Williams-Garcia
remember :the journey to school integration
remember :the journey to school integration
by Toni Morrison
Ray Charles.
Ray Charles.
by Sharon Bell Mathis
Slam!
Slam!
by Walter Dean Myers
Sweet whispers, Brother Rush
Sweet whispers, Brother Rush
by Virginia Hamilton
seventeen black artists
seventeen black artists
by Elton C Fax
The dark-thirty : Southern tales of the supernatural
The dark-thirty : Southern tales of the…
by Pat McKissack
The land
The land
by Mildred D Taylor
The people could fly : American Black folktales
The people could fly : American Black…
by Virginia Hamilton
The friendship
The friendship
by Mildred D Taylor
The first part last
The first part last
by Angela Johnson
The road to Memphis
The road to Memphis
by Mildred D Taylor
The story of Stevie Wonder
The story of Stevie Wonder
by James Haskins
The young landlords
The young landlords
by Walter Dean Myers
This life
This life
by Sidney Poitier
Toning the sweep
Toning the sweep
by Angela Johnson
Hoodoo
Hoodoo
by Ronald L. (Ronald Lenard) Smith
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