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Award-Winning Books: King Author Award

Features titles of award winners such as the Newbery, Caldecott, and Coretta Scott King awards. Also includes the call number if the Vise Library owns a particular item.

What is the Coretta Scott King Author Award?

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. The award commemorates the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and honors his wife, Mrs. Coretta Scott King, for her courage and determination to continue the work for peace and world brotherhood. --http://www.ala.org/rt/emiert/cskbookawards

Winners

1970 Winner

Martin Luther King, Jr. by Lillie Patterson; Victor Mays (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780811645553
Publication Date: 1969-03-01
The Vise Library does not own this item

1971 Winner

Black Troubadour: Langston Hughes by Charlemae Hill Rollins
ISBN: 9789997507509
Publication Date: 1970-01-01
The Vise Library does not own this item

1972 Winner

Seventeen Black Artists by Elton C. Fax
ISBN: 9780396063919
Publication Date: 1971-10-01
The Vise Library does not own this item

1973 Winner

I Never Had It Made by Jackie Robinson; Alfred Duckett; Jackie W. Robinson
Call Number: 796.35 RO RO I
ISBN: 9780060555979
Publication Date: 2003-05-06
Located in the Stacks of the Vise Library

1974 Winner

Ray Charles by Sharon Bell Mathis; George Ford
ISBN: 9781584300182
Publication Date: 2001-05-01
The Vise Library does not own this item

1975 Winner

The Legend of Africania by Dorothy Robinson; Herbert Temple (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780874850376
Publication Date: 1974-08-01
The Vise Library does not own this item

1976 Winner

Duey's Tale by Pearl Bailey; Arnold Skolnick (Illustrator); Gary Azon (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780151265763
Publication Date: 1975-02-01
The Vise Library does not own this item

1977 Winner

Story of Stevie Wonder by Jim Haskins
ISBN: 9780586045411
Publication Date: 1978-01-12
The Vise Library does not own this item

1978 Winner

Africa Dream by Eloise Greenfield; Carole Byard (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780064432771
Publication Date: 1992-01-30
The Vise Library does not own this item

1979 Winner

Escape to Freedom by Ossie Davis
ISBN: 9780140343557
Publication Date: 1990-02-01
The Vise Library does not own this item

1980 Winner

The Young Landlords by Walter Dean Myers
ISBN: 9780140342444
Publication Date: 1989-10-01
The Vise Library does not own this item

1981 Winner

This Life by Sidney Poitier
ISBN: 9780394505497
Publication Date: 1980-05-01
The Vise Library does not own this item

1982 Winner

Let the Circle Be Unbroken by Mildred D. Taylor
Call Number: JUV TAY
ISBN: 9780803747487
Publication Date: 1981-01-01
Located in the Juvenile Books Section of the Vise Library

1983 Winner

Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush by Virginia Hamilton
Call Number: JUV HAM
ISBN: 9780399208942
Publication Date: 1982-08-13
Located in the Juvenile Books Section of the Vise Library

1984 Winner

Everett Anderson's Goodbye by Lucille Clifton; Ann Grifalconi (Illustrator)
Call Number: EASY CLI
ISBN: 9780805008005
Publication Date: 1988-07-15
Located in the Juvenile Books Section of the Vise Library

1985 Winner

Motown and Didi by Walter Dean Myers
ISBN: 9780440957621
Publication Date: 1987-09-01
The Vise Library does not own this item

1986 Winner

The People Could Fly by Virginia Hamilton; Leo Dillon (Illustrator); Diane Dillon (Illustrator)
Call Number: JUV HAM
ISBN: 9780679843368
Publication Date: 1993-01-04
Located in the Juvenile Books Section of the Vise Library

1987 Winner

Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World by Mildred Pitts Walter; Catherine Stock (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780061958915
Publication Date: 2010-03-09
The Vise Library does not own this item

1988 Winner

The Friendship by Mildred D. Taylor; Max Ginsberg (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780140389647
Publication Date: 1998-02-01
The Vise Library does not own this item

1989 Winner

Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
ISBN: 9780545055765
Publication Date: 2008-05-01
The Vise Library does not own this item

1990 Winner

A Long Hard Journey by Patricia C. McKissack; Fredrick L. McKissack
ISBN: 9780802768841
Publication Date: 1990-01-01
The Vise Library does not own this item

1991 Winner

The Road to Memphis by Mildred D. Taylor
ISBN: 9781101997550
Publication Date: 2016-04-12
The Vise Library does not own this item

1992 Winner

Now Is Your Time! by Walter Dean Myers
ISBN: 9780064461207
Publication Date: 1992-01-30
The Vise Library does not own this item

1993 Winner

The Dark-Thirty by Patricia C. McKissack; Brian Pinkney (Illustrator)
Call Number: JUV MCK
ISBN: 9780679890065
Publication Date: 2001-01-09
Located in the Juvenile Books Section of the Vise Library

1994 Winner

Toning the Sweep by Angela Johnson
ISBN: 9780590481427
Publication Date: 1994-08-01
The Vise Library does not own this item

1995 Winner

Christmas in the Big House by Patricia C. McKissack; Fredrick L. McKissack; John Thompson (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780590430272
Publication Date: 1994-10-01
The Vise Library does not own this item

1996 Winner

Her Stories by Virginia Hamilton; Leo Dillon (Illustrator); Diane Dillon (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780590473705
Publication Date: 1995-11-01
The Vise Library does not own this item

1997 Winner

Slam! by Walter Dean Myers
ISBN: 9780545055741
Publication Date: 2008-05-01
The Vise Library does not own this item

1998 Winner

Forged by Fire by Sharon M. Draper
ISBN: 9780689818516
Publication Date: 1998-01-01
The Vise Library does not own this item

1999 Winner

Heaven by Angela Johnson
ISBN: 9780689822292
Publication Date: 1998-09-01
The Vise Library does not own this item

2000 Winner

Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
Call Number: JUV CUR
ISBN: 9780553494105
Publication Date: 2004-09-14
Located in the Juvenile Books Section of the Vise Library

2001 Winner

Miracle's Boys by Jacqueline Woodson
ISBN: 9780142415535
Publication Date: 2010-01-07
The Vise Library does not own this item

2002 Winner

The Land by Mildred D. Taylor
ISBN: 9781101997567
Publication Date: 2016-04-12
The Vise Library does not own a copy of this item

2003 Winner

Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes
Call Number: YA GRI
ISBN: 9780425289761
Publication Date: 2017-08-08
Located in the Young Adults Books Section of the Vise Library

2004 Winner

The First Part Last by Angela Johnson
ISBN: 9781442403437
Publication Date: 2010-01-05
The Vise Library does not own a copy of this item

2005 Winner

Remember by Toni Morrison
ISBN: 9780618397402
Publication Date: 2004-05-03
The Vise Library does not own a copy of this item

2006 Winner

Day of Tears by Julius Lester
Call Number: JUV LES
ISBN: 9781423104094
Publication Date: 2007-03-20
Located in the Juvenile Books Section of the Vise Library

2007 Winner

Copper Sun by Sharon M. Draper
Call Number: JUV DRA
ISBN: 9781416953487
Publication Date: 2008-01-01
Located in the Juvenile Books Section of the Vise Library

2008 Winner

Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis
Call Number: JUV CUR
ISBN: 9780439023443
Publication Date: 2007-09-01
Located in the Juvenile Books Section of the Vise Library

2009 Winner

We Are the Ship by Kadir Nelson (Illustrator)
Call Number: JUV 796.357 N42w
ISBN: 9780786808328
Publication Date: 2008-01-08
Located in the Juvenile Books Section of the Vise Library

2010 Winner

Bad News for Outlaws by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson; R. Gregory Christie (Illustrator)
Call Number: JUV 363.28 N42b
ISBN: 9780822567646
Publication Date: 2009-01-11
Located in the Juvenile Books Section of the Vise Library

2011 Winner

One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
Call Number: JUV WIL
ISBN: 9780060760885
Publication Date: 2010-01-26
Located in the Juvenile Books Section of the Vise Library

2012 Winner

Heart and Soul by Kadir Nelson (Illustrator)
Call Number: JUV 973.04 N427 Hea
ISBN: 9780061730795
Publication Date: 2013-12-23
Located in the Juvenile Books Section of the Vise Library

2013 Winner

Hand in Hand by Andrea Davis Pinkney; Brian Pinkney (Illustrator)
Call Number: JUV 973.04 P655 Han
ISBN: 9781423142577
Publication Date: 2012-10-23
Located in the Juvenile Books Section of the Vise Library

2014 Winner

P. S. Be Eleven by Rita Williams-Garcia
Call Number: JUV WIL
ISBN: 9780061938641
Publication Date: 2015-01-27
Located in the Juvenile Books Section of the Vise Library

2015 Winner

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
Call Number: JUV 811.54 WO WO Bro
ISBN: 9780399252518
Publication Date: 2014-08-28
Located in the Juvenile Books Section of the Vise Library

2016 Winner

Gone Crazy in Alabama by Rita Williams-Garcia
Call Number: JUV WIL
ISBN: 9780062215871
Publication Date: 2015-04-21
Located in the Juvenile Books Section of the Vise Library

2017 Winner

March by John Lewis; Andrew Aydin; Nate Powell
Call Number: 328.73 LE LE MAR
ISBN: 9781603094023
Publication Date: 2016-08-02
Located in the Stacks of the Vise Library

2018 Winner

Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson
Call Number: YA WAT
ISBN: 9781681191058
Publication Date: 2017-02-14
Located in the Young Adults Books Section of the Vise Library

2019 Winner

A Few Red Drops by Claire Hartfield
Call Number: 305.89 H32A
ISBN: 9780544785137
Publication Date: 2018-01-02
Located in the Stacks of the Vise Library

2020 Winner

New Kid by Jerry Craft (Illustrator)
Call Number: JUV CRA
ISBN: 9780062691194
Publication Date: 2019-02-05
Located in the Juvenile Books Section of the Vise Library

2021 Winner

Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson
ISBN: 9780399545436
Publication Date: 2020-09-01
The Vise Library does not own this item

2022 Winners

"New Kid" by Jerry Craft - 2020 Author Winner