Coretta Scott King Award Seal
The Coretta Scott King Award is presented annually by the Coretta Scott King Task Force of the American Library Association's Ethnic Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table (EMIERT). Recipients are authors and illustrators of African descent whose distinguished books promote an understanding and appreciation of the “American Dream.” The Award commemorates the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and honors his widow, Coretta Scott King, for her courage and determination in continuing the work for peace and world brotherhood.
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Nigeria Jones
(Author Winner)
Author: Ibi Aanu Zoboi
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Call Number: ***Not currently in collection
Description: When her mother disappears, Nigeria Jones, the daughter of the leader of a Black liberation group, searches for her, uncovering a shocking truth which leads her to question everything she thought she knew about her life and her family.
An American Story
(Illustartor Winner)
Author: Kwame Alexander
Grade Level: PreK - 3
Call Number: 306.362 AL272A
Description: From the fireside tales in an African village, through the unspeakable passage across the Atlantic, to the backbreaking work in the fields of the South, this is a story of a people's struggle and strength, horror and hope. This is the story of American slavery, a story that needs to be told and understood by all of us. A testament to the resilience of the African American community, this book honors what has been and envisions what is to be.
There Goes the Neighborhood
Author Award Winner
Author: Jade Adia
Call Number: ***Not currently in collection
We Could Fly
Illustrator Award Winner
Author: Rhiannon Giddens
Call Number: ***Not currently in collection
2024 Coretta Scott King Honorable Mention Titles
BIG
Author: Vashti Harrison
Call Number: E H2484B
How do you spell unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee
Author: Carole Weatherford
Call Number: B C83962W
Kin: rooted in hope
Author: Carole Weatherford
Call Number: ***Item being cataloged
There was a Party for Langston
Author: Jason Reynolds
Call Number: B H8745RE
Holding Her Own: the exceptional life of Jackie Ormes
Author: Traci Todd
Call Number: ***Not currently in collection
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