NAACP Image Awards Winners and Nominees
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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
Fiction Nonfiction Poetry Debut Author Biography/Autobiography Children Youth/Teens Instructional Graphic Novel
39 Image Award Winning and Nominated Books for 2013
Nominee – Biography/Autobiography
The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, And The Real Count Of Monte Cristo
by Tom Reiss
List Price: $27.00
Crown (Sep 18, 2012)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 432 pages
ISBN: 9780307382467Publisher: Penguin Random House
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Nominee – Biography/Autobiography
The One: The Life and Music of James Brown
by RJ Smith
List Price: $27.00
Crown (Sep 18, 2012)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 432 pages
ISBN: 9781592406579Publisher: Penguin Random House
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Nominee – Biography/Autobiography
The Good Food Revolution: Growing Healthy Food, People, and Communities
by Will Allen
List Price: $27.00
Crown (Sep 18, 2012)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 432 pages
ISBN: 9781592407101Publisher: Penguin Random House
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Nominee – Biography/Autobiography
Interventions: A Life in War and Peace
by Kofi Annan
List Price: $27.00
Crown (Sep 18, 2012)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 432 pages
ISBN: 9781594204203Publisher: Penguin Random House
Read Our Review of Interventions: A Life in War and Peace
Winner – Children
What Color Is My World?: The Lost History Of African-American Inventors
by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Raymond Obstfeld
List Price: $27.00
Crown (Sep 18, 2012)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 432 pages
ISBN: 9780763645649Publisher: Penguin Random House
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Nominee – Children
In the Land of Milk and Honey
List Price: $27.00
Crown (Sep 18, 2012)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 432 pages
ISBN: 9780060253837Publisher: Penguin Random House
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Nominee – Children
Fifty Cents And A Dream: Young Booker T. Washington
by Jabari Asim
List Price: $27.00
Crown (Sep 18, 2012)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 432 pages
ISBN: 9780316086578Publisher: Penguin Random House
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Nominee – Children
Harlem’s Little Blackbird
by Renée Watson, Illustrated by Christian Robinson
List Price: $27.00
Crown (Sep 18, 2012)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 432 pages
ISBN: 9780375869730Publisher: Penguin Random House
Read Our Review of Harlem’s Little Blackbird
Nominee – Children
Indigo Blume And The Garden City
List Price: $27.00
Crown (Sep 18, 2012)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 432 pages
ISBN: 9781888018981Publisher: Penguin Random House
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Winner – Debut Author
Nikki G: A Portrait of Nikki Giovanni in Her Own Words
List Price: $27.00
Crown (Sep 18, 2012)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 432 pages
ISBN: 9781475930801Publisher: Penguin Random House
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Nominee – Debut Author
The Sister Accord: 51 Ways to Love Your Sister
List Price: $27.00
Crown (Sep 18, 2012)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 432 pages
ISBN: 9780615530079Publisher: Penguin Random House
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Nominee – Debut Author
Congo: Spirit of Darkness (Volume 1)
by Mayi Ngwala and Allain Ngwala
List Price: $27.00
Crown (Sep 18, 2012)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 432 pages
ISBN: 9780984666300Publisher: Penguin Random House
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Nominee – Debut Author
Antebellum a Novel
List Price: $27.00
Crown (Sep 18, 2012)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 432 pages
ISBN: 9781620906903Publisher: Penguin Random House
Read Our Review of Antebellum a Novel
Nominee – Debut Author
A Cupboard Full of Coats: A Novel
List Price: $27.00
Crown (Sep 18, 2012)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 432 pages
ISBN: 9780062183736Publisher: Penguin Random House
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Winner – Fiction
The Reverend’ss Wife (Reverend Curtis Black #9)
List Price: $27.00
Crown (Sep 18, 2012)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 432 pages
ISBN: 9780446572477Publisher: Penguin Random House
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Nominee – Fiction
Silent Cry (Zane Presents)
List Price: $27.00
Crown (Sep 18, 2012)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 432 pages
ISBN: 9781620907214Publisher: Penguin Random House
Read Our Review of Silent Cry (Zane Presents)
Nominee – Fiction
A Wish and a Prayer: A Blessings Novel (Blessings Series)
List Price: $27.00
Crown (Sep 18, 2012)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 432 pages
ISBN: 9780061990809Publisher: Penguin Random House
Read Our Review of A Wish and a Prayer: A Blessings Novel (Blessings Series)
Nominee – Fiction
Destiny’s Divas: A Novel
by Victoria Christopher Murray
List Price: $27.00
Crown (Sep 18, 2012)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 432 pages
ISBN: 9781451650464Publisher: Penguin Random House
Read Our Review of Destiny’s Divas: A Novel
Nominee – Fiction
The Secret She Kept
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The Secret She Kept
List Price: $27.00
Crown (Sep 18, 2012)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 432 pages
ISBN: 9781620901724Publisher: Penguin Random House
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Winner – Instructional
Health First!: The Black Woman’s Wellness Guide
by Eleanor Hinton Hoytt and Hilary Beard
List Price: $27.00
Crown (Sep 18, 2012)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 432 pages
ISBN: 9781401936952Publisher: Penguin Random House
Read Our Review of Health First!: The Black Woman’s Wellness Guide
Nominee – Instructional
The No Excuse Guide To Success: No Matter What Your Boss--Or Life--Throws At You
by Jim Smith
List Price: $27.00
Crown (Sep 18, 2012)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 432 pages
ISBN: 9781601632128Publisher: Penguin Random House
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Nominee – Instructional
12 Ways to Put Money in Your Pocket Every Month Without a Part-Time Job, the Skinny Book That Makes Your Wallet Fat
List Price: $27.00
Crown (Sep 18, 2012)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 432 pages
ISBN: 9780615338255Publisher: Penguin Random House
Read Our Review of 12 Ways to Put Money in Your Pocket Every Month Without a Part-Time Job, the Skinny Book That Makes Your Wallet Fat
Nominee – Instructional
Formula 50: A 6-Week Workout and Nutrition Plan That Will Transform Your Life
List Price: $27.00
Crown (Sep 18, 2012)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 432 pages
ISBN: 9781583335024Publisher: Penguin Random House
Read Our Review of Formula 50: A 6-Week Workout and Nutrition Plan That Will Transform Your Life
Nominee – Instructional
It’s Complicated (But It Doesn’t Have to Be): A Modern Guide to Finding and Keeping Love
List Price: $27.00
Crown (Sep 18, 2012)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 432 pages
ISBN: 9781592407699Publisher: Penguin Random House
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Winner – Nonfiction
The Oath: The Obama White House and The Supreme Court
List Price: $27.00
Crown (Sep 18, 2012)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 432 pages
ISBN: 9780385527200Publisher: Penguin Random House
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Nominee – Nonfiction
Fraternity: In 1968, a visionary priest recruited 20 black men to the College of the Holy Cross and changed their lives and the course of history.
by Diane Brady
List Price: $27.00
Crown (Sep 18, 2012)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 432 pages
ISBN: 9780385524742Publisher: Penguin Random House
Read Our Review of Fraternity: In 1968, a visionary priest recruited 20 black men to the College of the Holy Cross and changed their lives and the course of history.
Nominee – Nonfiction
Power Concedes Nothing: One Woman’s Quest for Social Justice in America, from the Courtroom to the Kill Zones
by Connie Rice
List Price: $27.00
Crown (Sep 18, 2012)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 432 pages
ISBN: 9781416575009Publisher: Penguin Random House
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Nominee – Nonfiction
Guest of Honor: Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and the White House Dinner That Shocked a Nation
List Price: $27.00
Crown (Sep 18, 2012)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 432 pages
ISBN: 9781439169810Publisher: Penguin Random House
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Nominee – Nonfiction
The Courage To Hope: How I Stood Up To The Politics Of Fear
List Price: $27.00
Crown (Sep 18, 2012)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 432 pages
ISBN: 9781451650945Publisher: Penguin Random House
Read Our Review of The Courage To Hope: How I Stood Up To The Politics Of Fear
Winner – Poetry
Speak Water
by Truth Thomas
List Price: $27.00
Crown (Sep 18, 2012)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 432 pages
Publisher: Penguin Random House
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Nominee – Poetry
Maybe the Saddest Thing: Poems (National Poetry)
List Price: $27.00
Crown (Sep 18, 2012)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 432 pages
ISBN: 9780062191014Publisher: Penguin Random House
Read Our Review of Maybe the Saddest Thing: Poems (National Poetry)
Nominee – Poetry
The Ground: Poems
List Price: $27.00
Crown (Sep 18, 2012)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 432 pages
ISBN: 9780374167080Publisher: Penguin Random House
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Nominee – Poetry
Thrall: Poems
List Price: $27.00
Crown (Sep 18, 2012)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 432 pages
ISBN: 9780547571607Publisher: Penguin Random House
Read Our Review of Thrall: Poems
Nominee – Poetry
Hurrah’s Nest (Cedar Tick Natural History Chapbook)
by Arisa White
List Price: $27.00
Crown (Sep 18, 2012)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 432 pages
ISBN: 9780944048016Publisher: Penguin Random House
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Winner – Youth/Teens
Obama Talks Back: Global Lessons - A Dialogue With America’s Young Leaders
by Barack Obama and Gregory Reed
List Price: $27.00
Crown (Sep 18, 2012)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 432 pages
ISBN: 9781937269388Publisher: Penguin Random House
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Nominee – Youth/Teens
The Mighty Miss Malone
List Price: $27.00
Crown (Sep 18, 2012)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 432 pages
ISBN: 9780385734912Publisher: Penguin Random House
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Nominee – Youth/Teens
Pinned
List Price: $27.00
Crown (Sep 18, 2012)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 432 pages
ISBN: 9780545057189Publisher: Penguin Random House
Read Our Review of Pinned
Nominee – Youth/Teens
Fire in the Streets
by Kekla Magoon
List Price: $27.00
Crown (Sep 18, 2012)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 432 pages
ISBN: 9781442422315Publisher: Penguin Random House
Read Our Review of Fire in the Streets
Nominee – Youth/Teens
The Diary Of B. B. Bright, Possible Princess
by Alice Randall and Caroline Randall Williams, Illustrated by Shadra Strickland
List Price: $27.00
Crown (Sep 18, 2012)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 432 pages
ISBN: 9781618580153Publisher: Penguin Random House