The Coretta Scott King Awards
Celebrating African American authors and illustrators
In honor of Black History Month, the library is highlighting recipients of this award. Stop by the Upper School Library to view some of the CSK Award winning titles!
2017 Author Award Winner
March. Book Three*
Written by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin; art by Nate Powell
"March: Book Three is a riveting and multilayered graphic personal history of the civil rights movement and a window into the mind and experiences of a living legend,” said Coretta Scott King Book Awards Jury Chair Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop.
2017 Illustrator Award Winner
Written and illustrated by Javaka Steptoe
“Steptoe’s illustrations for Radiant Child are striking. Painted on found wood, they echo the ‘sloppy, ugly, and sometimes weird, but somehow still beautiful’ quality of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s art, while relating the story of his difficult life,” said Coretta Scott King Book Awards Jury Chair Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop.
2017 John Steptoe Award for New Talent
Written by Nicola Yoon
In The Sun Is Also a Star, by Nicola Yoon, fate leads to love for Jamaican-American teen Natasha, who is fighting deportation. Told over the span of 12 hours, this intricately woven novel includes themes of diversity, immigration, first love and social and family issues creating an endearingly romantic novel.
More to explore!
- Find ALL Coretta Scott King Award 2017 Recipients here
- Find ALL Coretta Scott King Award Recipients from 1970 - 2016 here
- Visit the Coretta Scott King Blog
- Read acceptance speeches of 2016 Award winners on the Horn Book blog
- View a Coretta Scott King Award Illustration Gallery here
- Explore the CSK Curriculum Resource Center at TeachingBooks.net
- Learn more about Unpublished Black History
- Discover what national museums are doing to pay tribute during Black History Month
* Titles are currently on display.
Stop in the Upper School Library to see winning titles!
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