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Book Award Winners March 2019
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Coretta Scott King Book Award
Even though Black History Month is over, you can continue to celebrate by reading these award winning books by African American authors. The Coretta Scott King award began in 1969 and is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. The award recognizes African American authors and illustrators of children's and young adult books that focus on African American culture and human values.
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The stuff of starsby Marion Dane BauerDescribes how the universe, the planet Earth, and a human child all came into being, and how all are interconnected. 2019 Illustrator Winner
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Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. JackonMonday Charles is missing, and only Claudia seems to notice. Claudia and Monday have always been inseparable—more sisters than friends. So when Monday doesn’t turn up for the first day of school, Claudia’s worried. When she doesn’t show for the second day, or second week, Claudia knows that something is wrong. Monday wouldn’t just leave her to endure tests and bullies alone. Not after last year’s rumors and not with her grades on the line. Now Claudia needs her best—and only—friend more than ever. But Monday’s mother refuses to give Claudia a straight answer, and Monday’s sister April is even less help. As Claudia digs deeper into her friend’s disappearance, she discovers that no one seems to remember the last time they saw Monday. How can a teenage girl just vanish without anyone noticing that she’s gone? 2019 John Steptoe Award for New Talent (Author)
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Thank you, Omu!by Oge MoraWhen her wonderful stew attracts the attention of hungry neighbors, Omu generously shares portion after portion before discovering that she has nothing left to eat herself, a dilemma that culminates in a heartwarming community surprise. 2019 John Steptoe Award for New Talent (Illustrator)
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The people could fly : American Black folktales by Virginia HamiltonBorn out of the sorrow of the slave, but passed on in hope, this collection of retold African-American folktales explores themes of animals, fantasy, the supernatural, and the desire for freedom. 1986 Author Winner
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The patchwork quiltby Valerie FlournoyUsing scraps cut from the family's old clothing, Tanya helps her grandmother and mother make a beautiful quilt that tells the story of her family's life. 1986 Illustrator Winner
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Heaven by Angela JohnsonFourteen-year-old Marley's seemingly perfect life in the small town of Heaven is disrupted when she discovers that her father and mother are not her real parents. 1999 Author Winner
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Goin' someplace specialby Pat McKissackSet in the South in the 1950s, 'Tricia Ann is delighted to be able to go "someplace special" all by herself, but when she is faced with signs reading "For Whites Only," she must find the courage inside to continue her journey to the public library, where everyone is welcome. A Coretta Scott King Award Book. 2002 Illustrator Winner
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