Youths4Peace

Coretta Scott King
Award Books

2007 Coretta Scott King Awards

Author Medal Award

Draper, Sharon M.Copper Sun. Simon & Schuster/Antheneum Books for Young Readers, 2006. ISBN: 0689821813.

Taken from her Ashanti village, Amari enters into the world of slavery. Once in North Carolina she is sold to a plantation owner. There she meets an indentured white girl her age. Both longing for the day that they could be free, they embark on a journey they will never forget.  Gr. 9-12.

Illustrator Medal Award

Weatherford, Carole Boston.  Illustrations by Kadir Nelson.  When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom.   Hyperion Books for Children, 2006.  ISBN: 0786851759.

Carole Boston Weatherford describes in lyrical text and through Kadir Nelson's powerful illustrations Tubman’s spiritual journey as she hears the voice of God guiding her North to freedom on that very first trip to escape the brutal practice of forced servitude. Harriet Tubman would make nineteen subsequent trips back south, never being caught, but none as profound as this first one. Her bravery and relentless pursuit of freedom are a testament to the resilience of the human spirit.  2007 Caldecott Honor Award Book.   Gr. K - 3.

Author Honor Award

Nikki Grimes.  The Road to Paris.   G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2006.  ISBN: 0399245375.

Grimes tells a beautiful story in clear short chapters of family, friendship, and faith from the viewpoint of a child in search of home in a harsh world.  Gr. 3-7.

Illustrator Honor Awards

Myers, Walter Dean.  Illustrations by Christopher Myers.  Jazz.  Holiday House, Inc., 2006.  ISBN: 0823415457.

Father and son combine their talents to offer young readers colorful illustrations and rhythmic poetry about the history of jazz and how it changed the world.   Gr. 1-4.

Poetry for Young People: Langston Hughes. Edited by David Roessel and Arnold Rampersad.  Illustrations by Benny Andrews.  Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 2006.  ISBN:  1402718454.

Poetry for Young People: Langston Hughes brings the verse of one of the foremost icons of the Harlem Renaissance to young readers. Twenty-six of Hughes' most notable poems are accompanied by brief background information and vibrant paintings from renowned American artist Benny Andrews.      Gr. 3 and up.

2006

2008 in progress