Given to African American authors and illustrator for outstanding inspirational and educational contributions, the Coretta Scott King Book Award titles promote understanding and appreciation of the culture of all peoples and their contribution to the realization of the American dream of a pluralistic society.

		Let it shine : stories of Black women freedom fighters 2008 Illustrator Winner. Tells the stories of ten African-American women freedom fighters. Pinkney, Andrea Davis. J 323.0923 PINKNEY
		Elijah of Buxton 2008 Author Winner. In 1859, eleven-year-old Elijah Freeman, the first free-born child in Buxton, Canada, which is a haven for slaves fleeing the American south, uses his wits and skills to try to bring to justice the lying preacher who has stolen money that was to be used to buy a family's freedom. Curtis, Christopher Paul. J CURTIS
		Moses : when Harriet Tubman led her people to freedom 2007 Illustrator Award. Describes 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. Tubman would make nineteen subsequent trips back south, never being caught, but none as profound as this first one. Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- E WEATHER
		Copper sun 2007 Author Winner. Two fifteen-year-old girls--one a slave and the other an indentured servant--escape their Carolina plantation and try to make their way to Fort Moses, Florida, a Spanish colony that gives sanctuary to slaves. Draper, Sharon M. (Sharon Mills) TEEN DRAPER
		Rosa 2006 Illustrator Winner. The story of Rosa Parks and her courageous act of defiance. Giovanni, Nikki. J BIO PARKS GIOVANN
		Day of tears : a novel in dialogue 2006 Author Winner. Emma has taken care of the Butler children since Sarah and Frances's mother, Fanny, left. Emma wants to raise the girls to have good hearts, as a rift over slavery has ripped the Butler household apart. Now, to pay off debts, Pierce Butler wants to cash in his slave "assets", possibly including Emma. Lester, Julius. TEEN LESTER
		Ellington was not a street 2005 Illustrator Winner. Shange, Ntozake. J 811.54 SHANGE
		Remember : the journey to school integration 2005 Author Winner. Morrison, Toni. J 379.263 MORRISO
		Beautiful blackbird 2004 Illustrator Award. In a story of the Ila people, the colorful birds of Africa ask Blackbird, whom they think is the most beautiful of birds, to decorate them with some of his "blackening brew." Bryan, Ashley. E 398.2 BRYAN
		The first part last 2004 Author Award. Bobby's carefree teenage life changes forever when he becomes a father and must care for his adored baby daughter. Johnson, Angela, 1961- TEEN JOHNSON