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The NAACP Image Awards nominates five books in nine categories for Outstanding Literature. You may print a list of all the award-winning and nominated books. Learn more at the NAACP Image Awards website.
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Fiction Nonfiction Poetry Debut Author Biography/Autobiography Children Youth/Teens Instructional Graphic Novel
39 Image Award Winning and Nominated Books for 2012
Winner – Biography/Autobiography
My Song: A Memoir
by Harry Belafonte and Michael Shnayerson
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Imprint: Knopf
(Oct 11, 2011)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 480 pages
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9780307272263
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 480 pages
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9780307272263
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Nominee – Biography/Autobiography
No Higher Honor: A Memoir of My Years in Washington
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Imprint: Crown
(Nov 01, 2011)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 784 pages
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9780307587862
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 784 pages
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9780307587862
Nominee – Biography/Autobiography
A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama’s Mother
by Janny Scott
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Imprint: Riverhead Books
(May 03, 2011)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 376 pages
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9781594487972
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 376 pages
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9781594487972
Nominee – Biography/Autobiography
The John Carlos Story: The Sports Moment That Changed the World
by Dave Zirin and John Wesley Carlos
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Imprint: Haymarket Books
(Oct 04, 2011)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 220 pages
Publisher: Haymarket Books
ISBN: 9781608461271
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 220 pages
Publisher: Haymarket Books
ISBN: 9781608461271
Winner – Children
You Can Be a Friend
by Tony Dungy
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Imprint: Little Simon
(Jan 11, 2011)
Fiction, Hardcover, 32 pages
Age Range: Picture Book
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
ISBN: 9781416997719
Fiction, Hardcover, 32 pages
Age Range: Picture Book
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
ISBN: 9781416997719
Nominee – Children
Acoustic Rooster And His Barnyard Band
by Kwame Alexander, Illustrated by Tim Bowers
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Imprint: Sleeping Bear Press
(Aug 22, 2011)
Fiction, Hardcover, 32 pages
Age Range: Picture Book
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
ISBN: 9781585366880
Fiction, Hardcover, 32 pages
Age Range: Picture Book
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
ISBN: 9781585366880
Nominee – Children
White Water
by Michael S. Bandy and Eric Stein, Illustrated by Shadra Strickland
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Imprint: Candlewick Press
(Aug 23, 2011)
Fiction, Hardcover, 40 pages
Age Range: Picture Book
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 9780763636784
Fiction, Hardcover, 40 pages
Age Range: Picture Book
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 9780763636784
Nominee – Children
Before There Was Mozart: The Story of Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-George
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Imprint: Schwartz & Wade
(Jan 25, 2011)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 40 pages
Age Range: Picture Book
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
ISBN: 9780375836008
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 40 pages
Age Range: Picture Book
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
ISBN: 9780375836008
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Nominee – Children
Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans
by Kadir Nelson, Illustrated by Kadir Nelson
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Imprint: Amistad
(Dec 23, 2013)
Nonfiction, Paperback, 112 pages
Age Range: Middle Grade
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780061730795
Nonfiction, Paperback, 112 pages
Age Range: Middle Grade
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780061730795
Winner – Debut Author
The Strawberry Letter: Real Talk, Real Advice, Because Bitterness Isn’t Sexy
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Imprint: One World/Ballantine
(Apr 05, 2011)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 192 pages
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9780345525505
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 192 pages
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9780345525505
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Nominee – Debut Author
2Grieve 2Gether: A Journal from the Heart Helping Survivors and Supporters Navigate the Healing Process
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Imprint: Denise Hall Brown
(Jul 22, 2011)
Nonfiction, Paperback, 176 pages
Publisher: Denise Hall Brown
ISBN: 9780983317005
Nonfiction, Paperback, 176 pages
Publisher: Denise Hall Brown
ISBN: 9780983317005
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Nominee – Debut Author
The Loom
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Imprint: Guideposts
(Dec 01, 2011)
Fiction, Paperback, 312 pages
Publisher: Guideposts
ISBN: 9780824948160
Fiction, Paperback, 312 pages
Publisher: Guideposts
ISBN: 9780824948160
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Nominee – Debut Author
Defining Moment: Barack Obama: The Historical Journey to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
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Imprint: IJABA Publishing Inc
(Dec 01, 2010)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 184 pages
Publisher: IJABA Publishing Inc
ISBN: 9780615271828
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 184 pages
Publisher: IJABA Publishing Inc
ISBN: 9780615271828
Nominee – Debut Author
We the Animals
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Imprint: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
(Aug 30, 2011)
Fiction, Hardcover, 126 pages
Age Range: Middle Grade
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780547576725
Fiction, Hardcover, 126 pages
Age Range: Middle Grade
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780547576725
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Winner – Fiction
Say Amen, Again
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Imprint: Gallery Books
(Jul 05, 2011)
Fiction, Paperback, 320 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
ISBN: 9781416578062
Fiction, Paperback, 320 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
ISBN: 9781416578062
Nominee – Fiction
Boundaries
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Imprint: Akashic Books
(Sep 27, 2011)
Fiction, Hardcover, 275 pages
Publisher: Akashic Books
ISBN: 9781617750335
Fiction, Hardcover, 275 pages
Publisher: Akashic Books
ISBN: 9781617750335
Nominee – Fiction
The Plot Against Hip Hop: A Novel (A D Hunter Mystery)
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Imprint: Akashic Books
(Nov 01, 2011)
Fiction, Paperback, 220 pages
Publisher: Akashic Books
ISBN: 9781617750243
Fiction, Paperback, 220 pages
Publisher: Akashic Books
ISBN: 9781617750243
Nominee – Fiction
Silver Sparrow
by Tayari Jones
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Imprint: Algonquin Books
(May 08, 2012)
Fiction, Paperback, 368 pages
Publisher: Workman Publishing Co., Inc.
ISBN: 9781616201425
Fiction, Paperback, 368 pages
Publisher: Workman Publishing Co., Inc.
ISBN: 9781616201425
Nominee – Fiction
A Silken Thread (Thorndike Press Large Print African American Series)
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Imprint: Thorndike Press
(Jun 15, 2011)
Fiction, Hardcover, 515 pages
Publisher: Thorndike Press
ISBN: 9781410435859
Fiction, Hardcover, 515 pages
Publisher: Thorndike Press
ISBN: 9781410435859
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Winner – Instructional
The T.D. Jakes Relationship Bible: Life Lessons on Relationships from the Inspired Word of God
by T. D. Jakes
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Imprint: Atria Books
(Nov 22, 2011)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 1584 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
ISBN: 9781439172780
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 1584 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
ISBN: 9781439172780
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Nominee – Instructional
A Year to Wellness and Other Weight Loss Secrets
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Imprint: Freeman House Publishing
(Jan 01, 2010)
Nonfiction, Paperback
Publisher: Freeman House Publishing
ISBN: 9781936683000
Nonfiction, Paperback
Publisher: Freeman House Publishing
ISBN: 9781936683000
Nominee – Instructional
Living My Dream: An Artistic Approach to Marketing
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Imprint: CreateSpace
(Nov 07, 2011)
Nonfiction, Paperback, 212 pages
Publisher: On-Demand Publishing LLC
ISBN: 9781466409897
Nonfiction, Paperback, 212 pages
Publisher: On-Demand Publishing LLC
ISBN: 9781466409897
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Nominee – Instructional
Too Important To Fail: Saving America’s Boys (Tavis Smiley Reports)
by Tavis Smiley
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Imprint: SmileyBooks
(Jan 01, 2011)
Nonfiction, Paperback, 284 pages
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9781401939113
Nonfiction, Paperback, 284 pages
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9781401939113
Nominee – Instructional
Our Difficult Sunlight: A Guide to Poetry, Literacy, & Social Justice in Classroom & Community
by Georgia A. Popoff and Quraysh Ali Lansana
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Imprint: Teachers and Writers Collaborative
(Feb 01, 2011)
Poetry, Paperback, 220 pages
Publisher: Teachers and Writers Collaborative
ISBN: 9780915924288
Poetry, Paperback, 220 pages
Publisher: Teachers and Writers Collaborative
ISBN: 9780915924288
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Winner – Nonfiction
The Wealth Cure: Putting Money In Its Place
by Hill Harper
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Imprint: Knopf
(Aug 23, 2011)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 288 pages
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9781592406500
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 288 pages
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9781592406500
Nominee – Nonfiction
Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, And Black Women In America
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Imprint: Yale University Press
(Sep 20, 2011)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 392 pages
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300165418
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 392 pages
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300165418
Nominee – Nonfiction
The Cosmopolitan Canopy: Race And Civility In Everyday Life
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Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company
(Mar 28, 2011)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 318 pages
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9780393071634
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 318 pages
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9780393071634
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Nominee – Nonfiction
Who’s Afraid Of Post-Blackness?: What It Means To Be Black Now
by Touré
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Imprint: Atria Books
(Sep 13, 2011)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 272 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
ISBN: 9781439177556
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 272 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
ISBN: 9781439177556
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Nominee – Nonfiction
Super Rich: A Guide To Having It All
by Russell Simmons and Chris Morrow
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Imprint: Knopf
(Jan 04, 2011)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 208 pages
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9781592405879
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 208 pages
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9781592405879
Winner – Poetry
Afro Clouds & Nappy Rain: The Curtis Brown Poems
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Imprint: iUniverse
(Oct 12, 2011)
Poetry, Hardcover, 100 pages
Publisher: Author Solutions
ISBN: 9781462055135
Poetry, Hardcover, 100 pages
Publisher: Author Solutions
ISBN: 9781462055135
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Nominee – Poetry
Intimate Thoughts
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Imprint: Godzchild Publications
(Oct 08, 2011)
Poetry, Paperback, 160 pages
Publisher: Godzchild, Inc
ISBN: 9781937095246
Poetry, Paperback, 160 pages
Publisher: Godzchild, Inc
ISBN: 9781937095246
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Nominee – Poetry
Honoring Genius: Gwendolyn Brooks: The Narrative of Craft, Art, Kindness and Justice
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Imprint: Third World Press
(Jan 01, 2012)
Poetry, Paperback, 101 pages
Publisher: Third World Press
ISBN: 9780883783252
Poetry, Paperback, 101 pages
Publisher: Third World Press
ISBN: 9780883783252
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Nominee – Poetry
Head Off & Split: Poems
by Nikky Finney
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Imprint: TriQuarterly Books
(Jan 27, 2011)
Poetry, Paperback, 116 pages
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
ISBN: 9780810152168
Poetry, Paperback, 116 pages
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
ISBN: 9780810152168
Nominee – Poetry
Last Seen (Felix Pollak Prize In Poetry)
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Imprint: University of Wisconsin Press
(Mar 10, 2011)
Poetry, Paperback, 80 pages
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
ISBN: 9780299282943
Poetry, Paperback, 80 pages
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
ISBN: 9780299282943
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Winner – Youth/Teens
Jesse Owens: I Always Loved Running (African-American Biographies (Enslow))
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Imprint: Enslow Publishing
(Mar 01, 2011)
Nonfiction, Library Binding, 128 pages
Age Range: Middle Grade
Publisher: Enslow Publishing LLC
ISBN: 9780766034976
Nonfiction, Library Binding, 128 pages
Age Range: Middle Grade
Publisher: Enslow Publishing LLC
ISBN: 9780766034976
Nominee – Youth/Teens
Kick
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Imprint: HarperTeen
(Feb 01, 2011)
Fiction, Hardcover, 208 pages
Age Range: Young Adult
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780062004895
Fiction, Hardcover, 208 pages
Age Range: Young Adult
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780062004895
Nominee – Youth/Teens
Eliza’s Freedom Road: An Underground Railroad Diary
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Imprint: Paula Wiseman Books
(Jan 04, 2011)
Fiction, Hardcover, 160 pages
Age Range: Middle Grade
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
ISBN: 9781416958147
Fiction, Hardcover, 160 pages
Age Range: Middle Grade
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
ISBN: 9781416958147
Nominee – Youth/Teens
Camo Girl
by Kekla Magoon
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Imprint: Aladdin
(Jan 04, 2011)
Fiction, Hardcover, 224 pages
Age Range: Middle Grade
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
ISBN: 9781416978046
Fiction, Hardcover, 224 pages
Age Range: Middle Grade
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
ISBN: 9781416978046
Nominee – Youth/Teens
Planet Middle School
by Nikki Grimes
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Imprint: Bloomsbury USA Children's Books
(Sep 13, 2011)
Fiction, Hardcover, 160 pages
Age Range: Middle Grade
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 9781599902845
Fiction, Hardcover, 160 pages
Age Range: Middle Grade
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 9781599902845
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