Here’s a list of the last ten years’ worth of books which have won Coretta Scott King Awards, with links to the copies available through the library. This should make it easier to find these important titles. I’ll add older titles and of titles by award-winning illustrators as the month goes on.
2020: New Kid (Jerry Craft) – BOOK – CD – EBOOK
2019: A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 (Claire Hartfield) – BOOK – EBOOK
2018: Piecing Me Together – BOOK – EBOOK – PLAYAWAY
2017: March: Book Three (John Lewis and Andrew Aydin) – BOOK – EBOOK
2016: Gone Crazy in Alabama (Rita Williams-Garcia) – BOOK – CD – EBOOK – EAUDIO
2015: Brown Girl Dreaming (Jacqueline Woodson) – BOOK – CD – EBOOK – EAUDIO
2014: P.S. Be Eleven (Rita Williams-Garcia) – BOOK – EBOOK – EAUDIO
2013: Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America (Andrea Davis Pinkney) – BOOK
2012: Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans (Kadir Nelson) – BOOK – EAUDIO
2011: One Crazy Summer (Rita Williams-Garcia) – BOOK – EBOOK – LARGE PRINT
The Coretta Scott King Award is given annually to both authors and illustrators to honor outstanding children’s and teen books by African-Americans reflecting the African-American experience. The first award was given in 1974, so there’s quite a list to come. If you need help getting one of these books (or any book), just talk to one of our librarians, and we’ll be glad to help you.
