Literature Awards: Coretta Scott King Awards
Learn about the Coretta Scott King Awards, which recognize outstanding African American authors and illustrators of children’s literature. Includes biographies about the people who won the awards for 2011, plus information about the books.
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"One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams - Garcia: Reviews
Read the reviews of "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia, the 2011 Coretta Scott King Author Award winner.
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Rita Williams-Garcia: Biography
Learn about the 2011 winner of the Coretta Scott King Author Award.
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Bryan Collier: Biography
Find out about Bryan Collier, the 2011 winner of the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award for "Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave."
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"Lockdown" by Walter Dean Myers: Description
Read the description for"Lockdown", one of the 2011 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book Award winners.
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Walter Dean Myers: Biography
Learn about the life of Walter Dean Myers, one of the 2011 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book Award winners.
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"Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes: Reviews and Description
Read reviews and the description for "Ninth Ward", one of the 2011 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book Award winners.
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Jewell Parker Rhodes: Biography
Learn about the life of Jewell Parker Rhodes, one of the 2011 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book Award winners.
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"Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty" by G. Neri: Description and Reviews
Read reviews and the description for "Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty," one of the 2011 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book Award winners.
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G. Neri: Biography
Learn about the life of G. Neri, one of the 2011 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book Award winners.
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Javaka Steptoe: Biography
Find out about Javaka Steptoe, the 2011 winner of the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book Award for "Jimi: Sounds Like a Rainbow: A Story of the Young Jimi Hendrix."
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"Zora and Me" by Victoria Bond and T.R. Simon - Bio, Description and Reviews
Learn about the writing team of Victoria Bond and T.R. Simon, winners of the 2011 Coretta Scott Kin/John Steptoe New Talent Award, read a description of their novel "Zora and Me" and some of the book's reviews.
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Sonia Lynn Sadler Biography
Find out about Sonia Lynn Sadler, winner of the 2011 Coretta Scott Kin/John Steptoe New Talent Award for illustrating "Seeds of Change" by Jen Cullerton Johnson.
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