2015 Award-winning Children's Books: Coretta Scott King Award
2015 Coretta Scott King Winners
Author Award : Jacqueline Woodson
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Brown Girl Dreaming by ISBN: 9780399252518Publication Date: 2014In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement.
Illustrator Award : Christopher Myers, written by Misty Copeland.
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Firebird by ISBN: 9780399166150Publication Date: 2014In her debut picture book, Misty Copeland tells the story of a young girl--an every girl--whose confidence is fragile and who is questioning her own ability to reach the heights that Misty has reached. Misty encourages this young girl's faith in herself and shows her exactly how, through hard work and dedication, she too can become Firebird. Lyrical and affecting text paired with bold, striking illustrations that are some of Caldecott Honoree Christopher Myers's best work, makes Firebird perfect for aspriring ballerinas everywhere.
Coretta Scott King Medal
The Coretta Scott King Award is given to African American authors and illustrators for outstanding inspirational and educational contributions to children's and young adult literature.
In 1969, two school librarians were discussing their love for children's literature at an ALA meeting in New Jersey. As they waited at a booth for posters of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., they lamented the lack of awards for African American writers and illustrators. John Carroll, a publisher at the booth asked them why they didn't start an award that would distinguish and honor African American writers and illustrators. From that discussion came the Coretta Scott King Award.
The award is administered by the Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table or EMIERT.
Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award
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When I Was the Greatest by ISBN: 9781442459472Publication Date: 2014In Bed Stuy, New York, a small misunderstanding can escalate into having a price on your head-even if you're totally clean. This gritty, triumphant debut captures the heart and the hardship of life for an urban teen.
Author Award Honor Books
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How It Went Down by Call Number: JUV Mag Available in the Curriculum CollectionISBN: 9780805098693Publication Date: 2014When sixteen-year-old Tariq Johnson dies from two gunshot wounds, his community is thrown into an uproar. Tariq was black. The shooter, Jack Franklin, is white. In the aftermath of Tariq's death, everyone has something to say, but no two accounts of the events line up. Day by day, new twists and turns further obscure the truth. Tariq's friends, family, and community struggle to make sense of the tragedy, and to cope with the hole left behind when a life is cut short. In their own words, they grapple for a way to say with certainty: This is how it went down.
Honor Books : Illustrator
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Josephine by ISBN: 9781452103143Publication Date: 2014A portrait of the passionate performer and civil rights advocate Josephine Baker. -
Little Melba and Her Big Trombone by Call Number: B RUSISBN: 9781600608988Publication Date: 2014At age seven, Melba fell in love with a big, shiny trombone, and soon taught herself to play the instrument.
Author Award Honor Books
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How I Discovered Poetry by Call Number: PS3573.A4795 H69 2014ISBN: 9780803733046Publication Date: 2014The author reflects on her childhood in the 1950s and her development as an artist and young woman through fifty poems.
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