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Coretta Scott King Award Winners

Mary Landrum
Children’s Librarian, Northside Branch

The Coretta Scott King Award recognizes books that present positive images of African Americans. Here's a list of recent winners.

Bad news for outlaws : the remarkable life of Bass Reeves, deputy U.S. marshall
by Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux.

Length: 1 v. (unpaged) :

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Publisher: Carolrhoda Books, Minneapolis : c2009.
by Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux.

Length: 1 v. (unpaged) :

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Publisher: Carolrhoda Books, Minneapolis : c2009.
Bronx masquerade
by Grimes, Nikki.

Length: 167 p. ;

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Publisher: Dial Books, New York : 2002.
by Grimes, Nikki.

Length: 167 p. ;

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Publisher: Dial Books, New York : 2002.
Bud, not Buddy
by Curtis, Christopher Paul.

Length: viii, 245 p. :

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Publisher: Delacorte Press, New York : 1999.
by Curtis, Christopher Paul.

Length: viii, 245 p. :

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Publisher: Delacorte Press, New York : 1999.
Copper sun
by Draper, Sharon M.

Length: 302, [4] p. ;

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Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, New York : c2006.
by Draper, Sharon M.

Length: 302, [4] p. ;

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Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, New York : c2006.
Day of tears : a novel in dialogue
by Lester, Julius.

Length: 177 p. ;

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Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children, New York : c2005.
by Lester, Julius.

Length: 177 p. ;

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Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children, New York : c2005.
Elijah of Buxton
by Curtis, Christopher Paul.

Length: 341 p. ;

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Publisher: Scholastic Press, New York : 2007.
by Curtis, Christopher Paul.

Length: 341 p. ;

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Publisher: Scholastic Press, New York : 2007.
Heart and soul : the story of America and African Americans
by Nelson, Kadir.

Length: 108 p. :

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Publisher: Balzer + Bray, New York : c2011.
by Nelson, Kadir.

Length: 108 p. :

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Publisher: Balzer + Bray, New York : c2011.
Miracle's boys
by Woodson, Jacqueline.

Length: 133 p. ;

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Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York : c2000.
by Woodson, Jacqueline.

Length: 133 p. ;

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Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York : c2000.
One crazy summer
by Williams-Garcia, Rita.

Length: 218 p. ;

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Publisher: Amistad, New York, NY : c2010.
by Williams-Garcia, Rita.

Length: 218 p. ;

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Publisher: Amistad, New York, NY : c2010.
Remember : the journey to school integration
by Morrison, Toni.

Length: 78 p. :

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Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston : 2004.
by Morrison, Toni.

Length: 78 p. :

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Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston : 2004.
The first part last
by Johnson, Angela

Length: 131 p. ;

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Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, New York : 2003.
by Johnson, Angela

Length: 131 p. ;

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Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, New York : 2003.
The land
by Taylor, Mildred D.

Length: 375 p. ;

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Publisher: Phyllis Fogelman Books, New York : c2001.
by Taylor, Mildred D.

Length: 375 p. ;

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Publisher: Phyllis Fogelman Books, New York : c2001.
We are the ship : the story of Negro League baseball
by Nelson, Kadir.

Length: 88 p. :

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Publisher: Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children, New York : c2008.
by Nelson, Kadir.

Length: 88 p. :

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Publisher: Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children, New York : c2008.