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Coretta Scott King
Coretta Scott King 000000012032932X Coretta Scott King (1927-2006) was a prominent American civil rights activist and author, and the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. After her husband's assassinat...
Coretta: The Autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King
Coretta: The Autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King Coretta Scott King 9781250167101 Nonfiction Godwin Books Godwin Books Celebrate the life of the extraordinary civil and human rights activist Core...
Dexter Scott King
Dexter Scott King 0000000050308792 Dexter Scott King, a civil rights activist, attorney, author, actor, and film producer, worked to preserve the legacy of his father, Martin Luther King Jr., through...
She Persisted: Coretta Scott King
She Persisted: Coretta Scott King Kelly Starling Lyons 9780593353509 Nonfiction Philomel Books Penguin Random House Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Al...
Coretta’s Journey: The Life and Times of Coretta Scott King
Coretta’s Journey: The Life and Times of Coretta Scott King Alice Faye Duncan 9781662680045 Nonfiction Calkins Creek Boyds Mills Press Who was Coretta Scott King? Her black-veiled image at the funeral...
Yolanda Renee King
Yolanda Renee King NONE Yolanda Renee King, the only grandchild of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, is a young activist from Atlanta, Georgia. Inspired by her grandparents' legacy o...
Coretta: My Life, My Love, My Legacy
Coretta: My Life, My Love, My Legacy Coretta Scott King 9781250159939 Nonfiction Picador Macmillan Publishers The True Story of Coretta Scott King Told Fully for the First TimeNamed a Washington Post ...
We Dream a World: Carrying the Light from My Grandparents Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King
We Dream a World: Carrying the Light from My Grandparents Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King Yolanda Renee King 9781338753974 Fiction Orchard Books Orchard Books The granddaughter of Marti...
My Life, My Love, My Legacy
My Life, My Love, My Legacy Coretta Scott King 9781627795982 Nonfiction Henry Holt & Company Macmillan Publishers The Washington Post’s Books to Read in 2017The New York Times Book Review Editors’ Cho...
The Coretta Scott King Awards, 1970-2009: 40Th Anniversary (Coretta Scott King Awards Book)
The Coretta Scott King Awards, 1970-2009: 40Th Anniversary (Coretta Scott King Awards Book) Henrietta M. Smith 9780838935842 Nonfiction Amer Library Assn Editions American Library Association Coincidi...
Henrietta Mays Smith
Henrietta Mays Smith 0000000066593663 Dr. Henrietta M. Smith, Ph.D, is a distinguished scholar and editor with a background in English, History, and Library Science. She's known for her editorial wor...
Growing Up King: An Intimate Memoir
Growing Up King: An Intimate Memoir Dexter Scott King 9780446692373 Nonfiction Warner Books Hachette Book Group Growing Up King: An Intimate Memoir by Dexter Scott King is a deeply personal account fr...
The Words of Martin Luther King
The Words of Martin Luther King Coretta Scott King 9781435155923 Nonfiction Newmarket Newmarket By the time he was assassinated in 1968 at the age of thirty-nine, Martin Luther King, Jr., had led mill...
Sharon M. Draper
Sharon M. Draper 0000000374578086 Sharon M. Draper, acclaimed author of the Sassy series and numerous teen novels, is a New York Times bestseller and multiple Coretta Scott King Award winner. A forme...
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. MULTIPLE Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a Nobel laureate, was a key figure in the nonviolent civil rights movement and one of the most influential figures of the 20th century. A ...
50 Years Later: Why the Murder of Dr. King Still Hurts
50 Years Later: Why the Murder of Dr. King Still Hurts Earl Ofari Hutchinson 9781881032014 Nonfiction Middle Passage Press Middle Passage Press Fifty years after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther...
The Music Is the People
The Music Is the People Sean Qualls 9780063144255 Nonfiction HarperCollins HarperCollins CORETTA SCOTT KING HONOR ARTIST, SEAN QUALLS From Coretta Scott King Honor artist and illustrator of Questlo...
The Land (Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner)
The Land (Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner) Mildred D. Taylor 9780803719507 Fiction Dial Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House Winner of the Coretta Scott King Award! Millions of fans ha...
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson 0000000084378609 Vaunda Micheaux Nelson is an award-winning children's author and librarian. She penned “Bad News for Outlaws,” which won the 2010 Coretta Scott King Award, and...
Joyce Carol Thomas
Joyce Carol Thomas 0000000377888506 Joyce Carol Thomas is an award-winning author known globally for her novels and picture books. She received the National Book Award for 'Marked By Fire' and multip...
Charles R. Smith Jr.
Charles R. Smith Jr. NONE Charles R. Smith Jr. is an acclaimed author, poet, and photographer with over 30 books. He's a recipient of the Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration and Honor Author Aw...
Floyd Cooper
Floyd Cooper 0000000063165049 Floyd Cooper (1956-2021) was a celebrated illustrator, recipient of 4 Coretta Scott King Honors, and 10 ALA Notables. From Oklahoma, he pursued his career in NYC post hi...
Sharon Bell Mathis
Sharon Bell Mathis 0000000063330251 Sharon Bell Mathis, initially a teacher, became an acclaimed author known for her middle-grade novels and picture books. Her works such as 'Sidewalk Story', 'Tea C...
Ashley Bryan
Ashley Bryan 0000000063847832 Ashley Bryan (1923-2022) was a celebrated illustrator, recognized for his contributions to children's literature. His accolades include the Coretta Scott King—Virginia...
Being Clem (The Finding Langston Trilogy #3)
Being Clem (The Finding Langston Trilogy #3) Lesa Cline-Ransome 9780823446049 Fiction Holiday House Holiday House The final novel in the award-winning Finding Langston trilogy from Coretta Scott King ...
Mister Miracle: The Great Escape
Mister Miracle: The Great Escape Varian Johnson 9781779501257 Fiction DC Comics DC Comics Escaping Apokolips is hard enough when you don’t know your real name, struggle with PTSD, and have a giant cru...
I Have a Dream: Writings and Speeches That Changed the World
I Have a Dream: Writings and Speeches That Changed the World Martin Luther King, Jr. 9780062505521 Nonfiction HarperOne HarperCollins Special 75th Anniversary Edition "His life informed us, his dream...
Martin’s Big Words (hardcover): The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin’s Big Words (hardcover): The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Doreen Rappaport 9780786807147 Nonfiction Jump At The Sun Jump At The Sun Convert text to HMTL Custom Gem HTML A Caldecot...
Coretta Scott King (Americans All)
Coretta Scott King (Americans All) Lillie Patterson 9780811645850 Nonfiction Garrard Publishing Company Garrard Publishing Company A biography of the wife of the slain civil rights leader, Martin Luth...
Brian Pinkney
Brian Pinkney 0000000063549392 As a child, Brian Pinkney loved drawing pictures on every piece of paper he could find. He also loved watching his father, Jerry Pinkney, illustrate books for children...
Derrick Barnes
Derrick Barnes 0000000036217464 Derrick D. Barnes, a Kansas City native and Jackson State University graduate, is a celebrated author known for children's books like “Stop Drop and Chill” and “The Lo...
Strength to Love
Strength to Love Martin Luther King, Jr. 9780800697402 Nonfiction Fortress Press 1517 Media "If there is one book Martin Luther King, Jr. has written that people consistently tell me has changed their...
Ida B. Wells and the Untold Truth of a Country
Ida B. Wells and the Untold Truth of a Country Lesa Cline-Ransome 9780823456239 Nonfiction Holiday House Holiday House In 1862, Ida B. Wells was born into slavery. Today, her legacy lives on as a trai...
Freewater (Newbery & Coretta Scott King Award Winner)
Freewater (Newbery & Coretta Scott King Award Winner) Amina Luqman-Dawson 9780316056670 Fiction JIMMY Patterson Books Hachette Book Group
Ketanji: Justice Jackson’s Journey to the U.S. Supreme Court
Ketanji: Justice Jackson’s Journey to the U.S. Supreme Court Kekla Magoon 9780063296169 Nonfiction Quill Tree Books HarperCollins From two Coretta Scott King Honor winners comes this uplifting picture...
Hey Otter! Hey Beaver!
Hey Otter! Hey Beaver! Brian Pinkney 9780063159822 Fiction Greenwillow Books HarperCollins Best friends Otter and Beaver both love their stream—but for two completely different reasons! While Otter lo...
Justice Rising: 12 Amazing Black Women in the Civil Rights Movement
Justice Rising: 12 Amazing Black Women in the Civil Rights Movement Katheryn Russell-Brown 9780593403549 Nonfiction Viking Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House A celebration of twelve Black wo...
Garvey in the Dark
Garvey in the Dark Nikki Grimes 9781635925265 Fiction Wordsong Boyds Mills Press Winner, 2023 Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award Capturing the shock and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic through the ey...
Ida B. Wells, Voice of Truth: Educator, Feminist, and Anti-Lynching Civil Rights Leader
Ida B. Wells, Voice of Truth: Educator, Feminist, and Anti-Lynching Civil Rights Leader Michelle Duster 9781250239464 Nonfiction Godwin Books Godwin Books Ida B. Wells, Voice of Truth is an inspiring ...
She Persisted: Ruby Bridges
She Persisted: Ruby Bridges Kekla Magoon 9780593115862 Nonfiction Philomel Books Penguin Random House Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger...
The Season of Styx Malone (paperback)
The Season of Styx Malone (paperback) Kekla Magoon 9781524715984 Fiction Random House Children’s Books Penguin Random House A Coretta Scott King Honor Book And The Winner Of The Boston Globe Horn Book...
El Crossover (Spanish Edition)
El Crossover (Spanish Edition) Kwame Alexander 9780358064725 Fiction Clarion Books HarperCollins Ganador de la Medalla Newbery · Ganador del Premio Coretta Scott King · New York Times Be...
Watch Us Rise
Watch Us Rise Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan 9781547600083 Fiction Bloomsbury YA Bloomsbury Publishing "This stunning book is the story I’ve been waiting for my whole life; where girls rise up to claim ...
Thinker: My Puppy Poet and Me
Thinker: My Puppy Poet and Me Eloise Greenfield 9781492677246 Fiction Sourcebooks Jabberwocky Sourcebooks A new collection of poetry for kids from Coretta Scott King Book Award winner Eloise Greenfiel...
As Brave as You (Reprint)
As Brave as You (Reprint) Jason Reynolds 9781481415910 Fiction Atheneum Simon & Schuster, Inc. Kirkus Award Finalist Schneider Family Book Award Winner Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book In thi...
The Red Pencil (paperback)
The Red Pencil (paperback) Andrea Davis Pinkney 9780316247825 Fiction Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Hachette Book Group ★ "Amira’s thoughts and drawings are vividly brought to life throu...
The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond
The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond Brenda Woods 9780147514301 Fiction Puffin Books Penguin Random House Coretta Scott King Honor winner Brenda Woods’ moving, uplifting story of a girl finally m...
Chasing Freedom: The Life Journeys of Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony, Inspired by Historical Facts
Chasing Freedom: The Life Journeys of Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony, Inspired by Historical Facts Nikki Grimes 9780439793384 Fiction Orchard Books Orchard Books Nikki Grimes offers a glimpse int...
The Red Pencil
The Red Pencil Andrea Davis Pinkney 9780316247801 Fiction Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Hachette Book Group ""Amira, look at me,"" Muma insists.She collects both my hands in hers.""The Janjawe...
Max and the Tag-Along Moon
Max and the Tag-Along Moon Floyd Cooper 9780399233425 Fiction Philomel Books Penguin Random House Has the moon ever followed you home at night?Max loves his grandpa. When they must say good-bye after ...
In the Land of Milk and Honey
In the Land of Milk and Honey Joyce Carol Thomas 9780060253837 Fiction Amistad HarperCollins I ease myself back in the window seat and breathe in as the train breathes out We’re on our way! On o...
Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope
Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope Nikki Grimes 9781416971443 Nonfiction Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Simon & Schuster, Inc. Barack Obama is the story of an exceptional man, as to...
Jazz On A Saturday Night (Coretta Scott King Honor Book)
Jazz On A Saturday Night (Coretta Scott King Honor Book) Leo and Diane Dillon 9780590478939 Nonfiction The Blue Sky Press Scholastic Inc. Celebrated illustrators Leo and Diane Dillon have won the Cald...
Who Am I Without Him?: Short Stories About Girls And The Boys In Their Lives (Coretta Scott King Author Honor Books)
Who Am I Without Him?: Short Stories About Girls And The Boys In Their Lives (Coretta Scott King Author Honor Books) Sharon G. Flake 9780786806935 Fiction Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Hachett...
Uptown (An Owlet Book)
Uptown (An Owlet Book) Bryan Collier 9780805073997 Fiction Square Fish Macmillan Publishers Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator Bryan Collier discovers the vibrant world of Harlem, New York, ...
Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea
Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea Joyce Carol Thomas 9780064434393 Fiction Amistad HarperCollins ‘A cycle of a dozen lyrical poems exploring issues of African-American identity through delicately interwov...
George Ford
George Ford 0000000100607572 George Ford, a prolific children's book illustrator, has contributed to over 30 books. He is a Coretta Scott King Award recipient for his work on 'Ray Charles' and 'The S...
James Berry
James Berry 0000000081429589 James Berry was a renowned Jamaican poet based in the UK. He won the Coretta Scott King Book Award and the Smarties Grand Prix, and received an OBE for his contributions ...
Angela Johnson
Angela Johnson 0000000114404557 Angela Johnson, an acclaimed American author, has penned over 40 children's books and poems since 1989. Her numerous awards include the Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Awar...
Christopher Paul Curtis
Christopher Paul Curtis 0000000114691891 Christopher Paul Curtis, born in Flint, Michigan, worked in a car factory before turning to writing. Inspired by a family history of entertainers, he authored...
Mildred D. Taylor
Mildred D. Taylor 0000000382722105 Mildred DeLois Taylor, born September 13, 1943, is a renowned author known for her award-winning novels like 'The Road to Memphis' and 'Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry...
Nikki Grimes
Nikki Grimes 0000000029034029 Recipient of the 2022 Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award Nikki Grimes is a renowned author, poet, and journalist from Harlem, New York. Known for her children a...
Rita Williams-Garcia
Rita Williams-Garcia 0000000067575336 Rita Williams-Garcia, a PEN/Norma Klein Award winner, is known for her distinguished young adult and middle-grade novels, including ALA Best Books and Coretta Sc...
Rosa Guy
Rosa Guy 0000000111564547 Rosa Guy, born in Trinidad in 1925, was an influential Harlem-based writer and activist. A co-founder of the Harlem Writer's Guild, she was also a member of the Black nation...
Walter Dean Myers
Walter Dean Myers 0000000108718912 Walter Dean Myers, born August 12, 1937, was an award-winning author from Harlem, known for his dedication to children and young adult literature. He received numer...
Willie Perdomo
Willie Perdomo 0000000031014801 Willie Perdomo, acclaimed author of 'Where a Nickel Costs a Dime' and 'Smoking Lovely', is a PEN America Beyond Margins Award recipient, NYFA Arts Fellowship winner, a...
Kekla Magoon
Kekla Magoon 0000000040185776 Kekla Magoon, an award-winning author of eight YA novels, including The Rock and the River and X: A Novel, also pens non-fiction on historical topics. She's won an NAACP...
Andrea Davis Pinkney
Andrea Davis Pinkney 0000000083413599 Andrea Davis Pinkney is a bestselling author of children and young adult books, awarded multiple honors such as Coretta Scott King Awards and NAACP Image Award n...
G. Neri
G. Neri 0000000022608771 G. Neri is a Coretta Scott King honor-winning author known for books like 'Yummy', 'Surf Mules', and 'Ghetto Cowboy'. His work, recognized by numerous organizations including...
Tanita S. Davis
Tanita S. Davis NONE Tanita S. Davis, award-winning author of six novels for young readers, is known for “Serena Says,” “Peas and Carrots,” and the Coretta Scott King Honor book, “Mare’s War.” A chat...
Hope Anita Smith
Hope Anita Smith 0000000032573509 Hope Anita Smith received a Coretta Scott King Book Award Author Honor for Keeping the Night Watch and a Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe New Talent Author Award for...
John Steptoe
John Steptoe 0000000083178664 John Lewis Steptoe (1950-1989) was a renowned children's book author and illustrator from Brooklyn, NY. Known for his rich illustrations depicting the African American e...
Tom Feelings
Tom Feelings 0000000063291627 Tom Feelings was a Brooklyn-born author, illustrator, and activist who portrayed the African-American experience through his work. He had a distinguished career, winning...
Colin Bootman
Colin Bootman NONE Colin Bootman is an acclaimed children's book illustrator and author, known for over 25 works including 'The Steel Pan Man of Harlem'. He's a recipient of numerous awards, such as ...
Daniel Minter
Daniel Minter 0000000030276690 Daniel Minter is an acclaimed painter and illustrator, known for his work in children's books and exhibitions worldwide. He is the illustrator of 11 books and a Coretta...
Michele Wood
Michele Wood 0000000384420661 Michele Wood is a minister and award-winning author known for her vivid illustrations and use of Christian symbolism. Her accolades include the American Book Award, the ...
James Ransome
James Ransome 0000000030399412 James E. Ransome is an award-winning illustrator known for his children's books. His accolades include the Coretta Scott King Award, IBBY Honor Award, and NAACP Image A...
Kathleen Atkins Wilson
Kathleen Atkins Wilson NONE Kathleen Atkins Wilson is a prolific artist with 40+ published editions, showcased in galleries nationwide and online. Her extraordinary artwork has won prestigious awards...
Wil Clay
Wil Clay NONE Wil Clay, a renowned artist, began his journey in art at a young age. He studied at prestigious art institutions before establishing studios in Providence and Houston. Initially focusin...
Jan Spivey Gilchrist
Jan Spivey Gilchrist 0000000067483263 Jan Spivey Gilchrist, a Ph.D. holder in English, has illustrated over 60 children's books since 1988, with numerous prestigious awards to her name. She's also an...
Shadra Strickland
Shadra Strickland NONE Shadra Strickland, an award-winning illustrator and teacher, studied at Syracuse University and the School of Visual Arts. She won the Ezra Jack Keats and Coretta Scott King/Jo...
Eric Velasquez
Eric Velasquez 0000000424545187 Eric Velasquez, an Afro-Puerto Rican illustrator from Harlem, offers a unique cultural perspective in his work. A graduate of the School of Visual Arts, Velasquez has ...
Charly Palmer
Charly Palmer 0000000036783693 Charly “Carlos” Palmer is a renowned artist, illustrator, and educator. Born in Alabama and trained in Chicago, he's famous for running a successful design studio and t...
Varian Johnson
Varian Johnson 0000000049306941 Varian Johnson is an award-winning author of children and young adult novels, including 'The Parker Inheritance' and 'The Great Greene Heist'. His works have received ...
Jerome Lagarrigue
Jerome Lagarrigue 0000000403502938 Jerome Lagarrigue, a Paris-raised artist, moved to the US in 1992 and graduated from Rhode Island School of Design. He has won prestigious awards including the Core...
Jerome Pumphrey
Jerome Pumphrey NONE Jerome Pumphrey is a celebrated designer, illustrator, and writer known for multiple acclaimed works like The Old Truck and It’s a Sign!. Collaborating with his brother Jarrett, ...
Jerome Pumphrey and Jarrett Pumphrey
Jerome Pumphrey and Jarrett Pumphrey MULTIPLE Jerome and Jarrett Pumphrey are award-winning authors and illustrators known for works like 'The Old Truck' and 'There Was a Party for Langston'. Jerome ...
Because of You, John Lewis
Because of You, John Lewis Andrea Davis Pinkney 9781338759082 Nonfiction Scholastic Press Scholastic Inc. An inspiring story of a friendship between Congressman John Lewis and 10-year-old activist Tyb...
The Home-Run King
The Home-Run King Patricia C. Mckissack 9780142414590 Fiction Puffin Books Penguin Random House A historical chapter book series from three-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and Newbery Honor autho...
Tonya Bolden
Tonya Bolden 0000000116508683 Tonya Bolden, a Princeton and Columbia University graduate, is an award-winning author/editor of over 40 books, including children's nonfiction and historical novels. He...
Gaither Sisters Trilogy Box Set: One Crazy Summer, P.S. Be Eleven, Gone Crazy in Alabama
Gaither Sisters Trilogy Box Set: One Crazy Summer, P.S. Be Eleven, Gone Crazy in Alabama Rita Williams-Garcia 9780062889652 Fiction Quill Tree Books HarperCollins All three books in the Coretta Scott ...
Nani and the Lion
Nani and the Lion Alicia D. Williams 9781665914222 Fiction Atheneum Books for Young Readers Simon & Schuster, Inc. From Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King – John Steptoe Award winner Alicia D. Willi...
Bloom How You Must: A Black Woman’s Guide to Self-Care and Generational Healing
Bloom How You Must: A Black Woman’s Guide to Self-Care and Generational Healing Tara Pringle Jefferson 9780063377875 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins A self-empowering wellness guide that celebrates t...
Sweet Justice: Georgia Gilmore and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Sweet Justice: Georgia Gilmore and the Montgomery Bus Boycott Mara Rockliff 9781524720643 Nonfiction Random House Studio Penguin Random House An inspiring picture-book biography about the woman whose ...
Just As I Am
Just As I Am Cicely Tyson 9780062931061 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins An Instant AALBC Bestseller! The stunning life-story of Academy, Tony, and three-time Emmy Award winning actress and trailbl...
Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Celebration of Black Prayer
Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Celebration of Black Prayer Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture 9780743234665 Fiction Free Press Free Press From the darkest days on slave ships to the def...
Montgomery Bus Boycott and the Women Who Started It: The Memoir of Jo Ann Gibson Robinson
Montgomery Bus Boycott and the Women Who Started It: The Memoir of Jo Ann Gibson Robinson Jo Ann Robinson 9780870495274 Nonfiction Univ Tennessee Press Univ Tennessee Press The Montgomery Bus Boycott,...
Lillie Patterson
Lillie Patterson NONE Lillie Patterson, a retired Baltimore teacher, wrote 16 children's books, including biographies, history, and poetry. Known for her vivid characters and moral stories, her works...
The Blue Sharks
The Blue Sharks Alicia D. Williams 9798217002191 Fiction G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House A new middle grade mystery from Coretta Scott King and Newbery Honor winner Ali...
amA–Zing: Black Joy from A–Z
amA–Zing: Black Joy from A–Z Carole Boston Weatherford 9781665971652 Fiction Atheneum Books for Young Readers Simon & Schuster, Inc. From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Carole Bos...