A selection of Coretta Scott King Award winning books. The Coretta Scott King Award is awarded to outstanding African American authors and illustrators of children's and young adult books. It was started in 1970 by the American Library Association (ALA) and is named in honor of Coretta Scott King, wife of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Here is a selection of award winners and honorees. Clicking on a book cover will take you to its catalog record.
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![cover of Standing in need of a prayer](/sites/www.lodipubliclibrary.org/files/2023-11/Standing%20in%20need%20of%20a%20prayer%20cover.jpg)
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![cover of Me and Mama](/sites/www.lodipubliclibrary.org/files/styles/large_400_/public/2024-01/cover%20of%20Me%20and%20Mama.jpg?itok=q3_s91Qy)
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![cover of The Undefeated](/sites/www.lodipubliclibrary.org/files/2023-11/The%20Undefeated%20cover.jpg)
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![cover of Sulwe](/sites/www.lodipubliclibrary.org/files/styles/large_400_/public/2024-01/cover%20of%20Sulwe.jpg?itok=ENjjhEB7)
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![cover of Me and the Boss](/sites/www.lodipubliclibrary.org/files/styles/large_400_/public/2024-01/cover%20of%20Me%20and%20the%20Boss.jpg?itok=voM24tXl)
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![cover of Unspeakable: the Tulsa race massacre](/sites/www.lodipubliclibrary.org/files/2023-11/Unspeakable%20cover.jpg)
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![cover of What is Given From the Heart](/sites/www.lodipubliclibrary.org/files/styles/large_400_/public/2024-01/cover%20of%20What%20is%20Given%20From%20the%20Heart.jpg?itok=xrS9KBOI)
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![cover of Respect](/sites/www.lodipubliclibrary.org/files/2023-11/RESPECT%20cover.jpg)
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![cover of Soul Food Sunday](/sites/www.lodipubliclibrary.org/files/styles/large_400_/public/2024-01/cover%20of%20Soul%20Food%20Sunday.jpg?itok=FrUezzgE)
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![cover of Choosing Brave](/sites/www.lodipubliclibrary.org/files/styles/large_400_/public/2024-01/cover%20of%20Choosing%20Brave.jpg?itok=d7nUmWk8)
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![cover of We Wait for the Sun](/sites/www.lodipubliclibrary.org/files/styles/large_400_/public/2024-01/cover%20of%20We%20Wait%20for%20the%20Sun.jpg?itok=zhkQr2ZY)
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![cover of Unspeakable: the Tulsa race massacre](/sites/www.lodipubliclibrary.org/files/styles/large_400_/public/2023-11/Unspeakable%20cover.jpg?itok=rGFBRzga)
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![cover of Hidden Figures](/sites/www.lodipubliclibrary.org/files/styles/large_400_/public/2024-01/cover%20of%20Hidden%20Figures.jpg?itok=5QUmWQZo)
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![cover of Out of Wonder](/sites/www.lodipubliclibrary.org/files/styles/large_400_/public/2023-11/Out%20of%20Wonder%20cover.jpg?itok=gVL1i4i3)
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![cover of Last Stop on Market Street](/sites/www.lodipubliclibrary.org/files/styles/large_400_/public/2024-01/cover%20of%20last%20stop%20on%20market%20street.png?itok=L5DeTwxs)
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![cover of Firebird](/sites/www.lodipubliclibrary.org/files/styles/large_400_/public/2023-11/Firebird%20cover.jpg?itok=dvArre3D)
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![cover of Underground](/sites/www.lodipubliclibrary.org/files/styles/large_400_/public/2023-11/Underground%20cover.jpg?itok=_uwij9Kb)
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![cover of Ellington Was Not a Street](/sites/www.lodipubliclibrary.org/files/styles/large_400_/public/2023-11/Ellington%20Was%20Not%20a%20Street.jpg?itok=d3pm1xvy)
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![cover of Uptown](/sites/www.lodipubliclibrary.org/files/styles/large_400_/public/2023-11/Uptown%20cover.jpg?itok=wPn5Lffb)
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![cover of The Patchwork Quilt](/sites/www.lodipubliclibrary.org/files/styles/large_400_/public/2024-01/cover%20of%20the%20patchwork%20quilt.jpg?itok=GDvjK5Kb)
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![cover of In the Time of the Drums](/sites/www.lodipubliclibrary.org/files/2023-11/In%20the%20Time%20of%20the%20Drums%20cover.jpg)