Coretta Scott King, husband of slain Civil Right Leader Martin Luther King, Jr., passed away on January 31, 2006. She was an advocate for social and political issues in her own right -- fighting for such issues as civil rights, the right of women and anti-apartied inSouth Africa. Each year, the American Library Association's Ethnic Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table (EMIERT) bestows the Coretta Scott King Book Awards. The award (or awards) is given to an African American author and an African American illustrator for an outstandingly inspirational and educational contribution. The books promote understanding and appreciation of the culture of all peoples and their contribution to the realization of the American dream. The Award is further designed to commemorate the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and to honor Mrs. Coretta Scott King for her courage and determination to continue the work for peace and world brotherhood.

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Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners and Honorable Mentions at the A. C. Buehler Library:

Aïda, as told by Leontyne Price. illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon. Call Number: CL 782.1 P

Almost to Freedom. Vaunda Micheaux Nelson; illustrations by Colin Bootman. Call Number: FIC NELS

Battle of Jericho. Sharon M. Draper. Call Number: FIC DRAP

Beautiful Blackbird. Ashley Bryan. Call Number: CL 398.2096894 B

Black Hands, White Sails: The Story of African-American Whalers. Patricia C. McKissack & Fredrick L. McKissack. Call Number: CL 639.280896

Breaking Ground, Breaking Silence: The Story of New York's African Burial Ground. Joyce Hansen and Gary McGowan. Call Number: CL 305.567 H

Bronx Masquerade. by Nikki Grimes. Call Number: FIC GRIME

Captive. Joyce Hansen. Call Number: FIC HAN

Chill Wind. Janet McDonald. Call Number: FIC MCD

Creation. James Weldon Johnson; illustrated by James Ransome. Call Number: CL 811.52 J

Days of Jubilee: The End of Slavery in the United States. Patricia C. & Fredrick L. McKissack. Call Number: FIC DICAM

Ellington was Not a Street. Ntozake Shange; illustrations by Kadir Nelson. Call Number: CL 811.54 SH

Fortune's Bones: The Manumission Requiem. Marilyn Nelson. Call Number: CL 811.54 N

First Part Last. Angela Johnson. Call Number: FIC JOH

God Bless the Child. Words and music by Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog Jr.; illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. Call Number: CL 782.42164 H

Heaven. Angela Johnson. Call Number: FIC JOHN

I have Heard of a Land. Joyce Carol Thomas; illustrated by Floyd Cooper. Call Number: E THO

I See the Rhythm. Toyomi Igus; paintings by Michele Wood. Call Number: CL 780.8996073 I

Jazzy Miz Mozetta. Brenda C. Roberts; pictures by Frank Morrison. Call Number: E ROB

Jazmin's Notebook. Nikki Grimes. Call Number: FIC GRIM

Legend of Buddy Bush. Shelia P. Moses. Call Number: FIC MOSE

Let it Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters. Andrea Davis Pinkney; illustrated by Stephen Alcorn. Call Number: CL 323.092 P

Like Sisters on the Homefront. Rita Williams-Garcia. Call Number: FIC WIL

Locomotion. Jacqueline Woodson. Call Number: CL 811.54 WO

Meet Danitra Brown. Nikki Grimes; illustrated by Floyd Cooper. Call Number: CL 811.54 G

Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman. Alan Schroeder; pictures by Jerry Pinkney. Call Number: B TUBMAN

Miracle's Boys. Jacqueline Woodson. Call Number: FIC WOODS

Only Passing Through: The Story of Sojourner Truth. Anne Rockwell; illustrated by R. Gregory Christie. Call Number: B TRUTH

Other Side: Shorter Poems. Angela Johnson. Call Number: CL 811.54

Patchwork Quilt. Valerie Flournoy; pictures by Jerry Pinkney. Call Number: E FLO

Red Rose Box. Brenda Woods. Call Number: FIC WOODSB

Singing Man: Adapted from a West African Folktale. Angela Shelf Medearis; illustrated by Terea Shaffer. Call Number: CL 398.21 M

Talkin' about Bessie: The Story of Aviator Bessie Coleman. Nikki Grimes; illustrated by E.B. Lewis. Call Number: B COLEMAN

Thunder Rose. Jerdine Nolen; illustrated by Kadir Nelson. Call Number: FIC NOL

Uptown. Bryan Collier. Call Number: E COL

Virgie Goes to School with Us Boys. Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard; illustrated by E.B. Lewis. Call Number: FIC HOW

Watsons go to Birmingham--1963. Christopher Paul Curtis. Call Number: FIC CUR

Who am I without Him?: Short Stories about Girls and the Boys in their Lives. Sharon G. Flake. Call Number: CL 809.3 F

Books about the Coretta Scott King Book Awards at the A.C. Buehler Library:

Coretta Scott King Awards Book: From Vision to Reality. Henrietta M. Smith, editor. Call Number: 028.5079 C797

Coretta Scott King Awards Book, 1970-1999. Henrietta M. Smith. Call Number: R 028.5 C797

Celebrating the Coretta Scott King Awards: 101 Ideas & Activities. Nancy J. Polette. Call Number: 372.64044 P765c

Coretta Scott King Award Books: Using Great Literature with Children and Young Adults. Claire Gatrell Stephens. Call Number: 810.809282 S832c

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Web Sites

Biography of Coretta Scott King - from the King Center

The King Center - Founded by Coretta Scott King

Coretta Scott King Book Awards - From the American Library Association

National Public Radio Honors Coretta Scott King - Listens to news stories about King and listen to Coretta Scott King's speeches.

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Created on 02/07/2006 by Jennifer Paliatka, Assistant Reference Librarian, Elmhurst College.