Coretta Scott King Award Winners

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Named for the wife of Martin Luther King, Jr. and presented annually by the American Library Association, the Coretta Scott King Award recognizes outstanding youth titles by African American authors and illustrators.

Winner of the King Author Book Award. 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. Based on a true story.

Winner of the King Illustrator Book Award. Illustrated versions of three well-known hymns.

A teenaged boy's death in a hazing accident has lasting effects on his pregnant girlfriend and his guilt-ridden cousin, who gives up a promising music career to play football during his senior year in high school.

A dynamic author-illustrator team follows the threetime heavyweight champ through twelve rounds of a remarkable life.