"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. "
2014 Author Award Winner
"P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia In this spirited stand-alone sequel to “One Crazy Summer,” the Gaither sisters return to Brooklyn after a summer spent with their mother in Oakland, California. Delphine, Vonetta and Fern thrive in the tumultuous era of the late 1960s, but Delphine is tasked by her mother to, “P.S. Be Eleven.”
2014 Illustrator Award Winner
Bryan Collier, illustrator of “Knock Knock: my dad’s dream for me” “Collier brings to life Daniel Beaty’s powerful narrative of a son’s longing for his absent father.
2014 John Steptoe Award for New Talent
Theodore Taylor III, illustrator
of “When the Beat was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop” written by Laban Carrick Hill. An introduction to
pioneering DJ Clive Campbell describes how he devised new ways of
playing music between dance songs, sharing insight into his youth in
1970s Jamaica and the Bronx, and how his musical achievements helped
counter gang violence.
2014 Author Honors
John Lewis and Andrew Aydin, authors of “March: Book One,"This autobiography in
graphic novel format tells the story of John Lewis, "a major figure in
the civil rights movement. Lewis,
one of the original Freedom Riders and currently in his 13th term as a
U.S. Representative, recalls his early years--from raising (and
preaching to) chickens on an Alabama farm to meeting Martin Luther King
Jr. and joining lunch-counter sit-ins in Nashville in 1960. Grades 8 & up.
Walter Dean Myers, author of “Darius & Twig,” Darius is a supersmart writer. His two escapes: his alter ego, Fury, a
peregrine falcon; and hanging out with Twig. Darius thinks Twig could go
far as a top-notch runner. But Darius isn't so sure about himself. Is
it possible for an artist's life to lead anywhere? Grades 8 and up
Nikki Grimes, author of “Words with Wings,” Gabby daydreams to
tune out her parents' arguments, but when her parents divorce her
daydreaming gets her into trouble. Until she finds a friend who also
daydreams and her teacher decides to work a daydreaming-writing session
into every school day.
2014 Illustrator Honor
Kadir Nelson, illustrator and author of “Nelson Mandela,” It is the story of a young boy's determination to change South Africa
and of the struggles of a man who eventually became the president of his
country by believing in equality for people of all colors.
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