Coretta Scott King John Steptoe Award for New Talent
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The Coretta Scott King Award was established in 1970 and is given to an African American authors and African American illustrators whose books promote an understanding and appreciation of the "American Dream." The award is presented annually by the Coretta Scott King Task Force of the American Library Association's Ethnic Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table ( EMIERT). Authors and illustrators of African descent whose distinguished books promote an understanding and appreciation of the "American Dream." The author award started in 1970 and the first illustrator award was given in 1974. The award information was retrieved from the Coretta Scott King Book Award Chronological List of Recipients website. An Alphabetical List by Author and Illustrator was developed by the American Library Association.
Year |
John Steptoe Award for New Talent |
2008 |
Author Award: Frazier, Sundee Tucker. (2007). Brendan Buckley’s universe and everything in it. New York : Delacorte Press. INTR-FIC F8485br Brendan Buckley, a biracial ten-year-old, applies his scientific problem-solving ability and newfound interest in rocks and minerals to connect with his white grandfather, the president of Puyallup Rock Club, and to learn why he and Brendan’s mother are estranged. |
2007 |
Author Award: Jones, Traci L. (2006). Standing against the wind. New York : Farrar Straus and Giroux. INTR-FIC J812st As she tries to escape her poor Chicago neighborhood by winning a scholarship to a prestigious boarding school, shy and studious eighth-grader Patrice discovers that she has more options in life than she previously realized. |
2006 |
Author Award: Adoff, Jaime. (2005). Jimi & me. New York : Jump at the Sun/Hyperion. INTR-FIC A2395ji After his father's tragic death, twelve-year-old Keith James moves from Brooklyn to a small midwestern town where his mixed race heritage is not accepted, but he finds comfort in the music of Jimi Hendrix and the friendship of a white classmate. |
2005 |
Author Award: Hathaway, Barbara. (2004). Missy Violet & me. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co. INTR-FIC H3633mi During the early 1900s, eleven-year-old Viney spends her summer working for the local midwife and learns firsthand about birth, death, and "catchin' babies." |
2005 |
Illustrator Award: Roberts, Brenda C. (2004). Jazzy Miz Mozetta. (Pictures by Frank Morrison). New York : Farrar Straus Giroux. PRIM-FIC R6433ja On a beautiful evening, Miz Mozetta puts on her red dress and blue shoes and dances the jitterbug just like she did many years before. |
2004 |
Author Award: Smith, Hope Anita. (2003). The way a door closes . (Illustrations by Shane W. Evans). New York : H. Holt. 811.6 S6493wa Tells the story of a young man's struggle to accept the father who has walked out on his family. |
| 2004 |
Illustrator Award: Cox, Judy. (2003). My family plays music. (Illustrated by Elbrite Brown). New York : Holiday House. PRIM-FIC C8775my A musical family with talents for playing a variety of instruments enjoys getting together to celebrate. |
| 2003 |
Author Award: McDonald, Janet. (2002). Chill wind . New York : Frances Foster Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux. INTR-FIC M1355ch Afraid that she will have no where to go when her welfare checks are stopped, nineteen-year-old high school dropout Aisha tries to figure out how she can support herself and her two young children in New York City. |
| 2003 |
Illustrator Award: DuBurke, Randy. (2002). The moon ring. San Francisco : Chronicle Books. PRIM-FIC D8214mo One hot night, Maxine goes on a wild adventure thanks to the magic of the blue moon. |
| 2002 |
Illustrator Award: Wiles, Debbie. (2001). Freedom summer . (Illustrated by Jerome Lagarrigue). New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers. PRIM-FIC W6767fr In 1964, Joe is pleased that a new law will allow his best friend John Henry, who is colored, to share the town pool and other public places with him, but he is dismayed to find that prejudice still exists. |
| 2001 |
No award presented |
| 2000 |
No award presented |
| 1999 |
Illustrator Award: Chocolate, Deborah M. Newton. (1998). The piano man . (Illustrations by Eric Velasquez). New York : Walker and Co. PRIM-FIC C545PI A young Afro-American girl recalls the life story of her grandfather who performed in vaudeville and played piano for the silent movies. |
| 1999 |
Author Award: Flake, Sharon. (1998). The skin I'm in . New York : Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children. INTR-FIC F5765sk Thirteen-year-old Maleeka, uncomfortable because her skin is extremely dark, meets a new teacher with a birthmark on her face and makes some discoveries about how to love who she is and what she looks like. |
| 1998 |
No award presented |
| 1997 |
Southgate, Martha. (1996). Another way to dance
. New York : Delacorte Press. INTR-FIC S7275an |
| 1996 |
No award presented. |
| 1995 |
Draper, Sharon M. (1994). Tears of a tiger . New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers. INTR-FIC D7665te The death of high school basketball star Rob Washington in an automobile accident affects the lives of his close friend Andy, who was driving the car, and many others in the school. |
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