| 2015 |
brown girl dreaming
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Jacqueline Woodson
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| 2014 |
P.S. Be Eleven
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Rita Williams-Garcia
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n/a |
| 2014 |
Knock Knock: My Dad's Dream for Me
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Daniel Beaty Illus. Bryan Collier
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| 2013 |
Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America
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Andrea Davis Pinkney Illus. Brian Pinkney
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| 2012 |
Heart and Soul
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Kadir Nelson
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n/a |
| 2011 |
One Crazy Summer
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Rita Williams-Garcia
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| 2010 |
Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal
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Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
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n/a |
| 2009 |
We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball
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Kadir Nelson
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| 2008 |
Elijah of Buxton
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Christopher Paul Curtis
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| 2008 |
Let it Shine
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Illus. Ashley Bryan
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n/a |
| 2007 |
Copper Sun
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Sharon Draper
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| 2007 |
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom
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Illus. Kadir Nelson
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n/a |
| 2006 |
Day of Tears: A Novel of Dialogue
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Julius Lester
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| 2006 |
Rosa
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Illus. Bryan Collier
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n/a |
| 2005 |
Remember: The Journey to School Integration
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Toni Morrison
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| 2005 |
Ellington Was Not a Street
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Illus. Kadir Nelson
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| 2004 |
The First Part Last
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Angela Johnson
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| 2004 |
Beautiful Blackbird
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Illus. Ashley Bryan
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n/a |
| 2003 |
Bronx Masquerade
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Nikki Grimes
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| 2003 |
Talkin' About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman
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Illus. E.B. Lewis
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n/a |
| 2002 |
The Land
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Mildred D. Taylor
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| 2002 |
Goin' Someplace Special
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Illus. Jerry Pinkney
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n/a |
| 2001 |
Miracle's Boys
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Jacqueline Woodson
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| 2001 |
Uptown
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Illus. Bryan Collier
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n/a |
| 2000 |
Bud, Not Buddy
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Christopher Paul Curtis
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| 2000 |
In the Times of the Drums
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Illus. Brian Pinkney
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n/a |
| 1999 |
Heaven
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Angela Johnson
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| 1999 |
i see the rhythm
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Illus. Michele Wood
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n/a |
| 1998 |
Forged by Fire
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Sharon M. Draper
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n/a |
| 1998 |
In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall: African Americans Celebrating Fathers
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Illus. Javaka Steptoe
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n/a |
| 1997 |
Slam!
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Walter Dean Myers
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| 1997 |
Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman
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Illus. Jerry Pinkney
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n/a |
| 1996 |
Her Stories
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Virginia Hamilton
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n/a |
| 1996 |
The Middle Passage: White Ships Black Cargo
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Illus. Tom Feelings
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n/a |
| 1995 |
Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters
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Patricia and Frederick McKissack
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| 1995 |
The Creation
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Illus. James Ransome
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n/a |
| 1994 |
Toning the Sweep
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Angela Johnson
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n/a |
| 1994 |
Soul Looks Back in Wonder
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Illus. Bryan Collier
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n/a |
| 1993 |
The Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural
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Patricia McKissack
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n/a |
| 1993 |
The Origin of Life on Earth: An African Creation Myth
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Illus. Kathleen Atkins Wilson
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n/a |
| 1992 |
Now is Your Time: The African American Struggle for Freedom
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Walter Dean Myers
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n/a |
| 1992 |
Tar Beach
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Illus. Faith Ringgold
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n/a |
| 1991 |
The Road to Memphis
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Mildred D. Taylor
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n/a |
| 1991 |
Aida
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Illus. Leo and Diane Dillon
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n/a |
| 1990 |
A Long Hard Journey: The Story of the Pullman Porter
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Patricia and Frederick McKissack
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n/a |
| 1990 |
Nathaniel Talking
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Illus. Jan Spivey Gilchrist
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n/a |
| 1989 |
Fallen Angels
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Walter Dean Myers
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n/a |
| 1989 |
Mirandy and Brother Wind
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Illus. Jerry Pinkney
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n/a |
| 1988 |
The Friendship
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Mildred D. Taylor
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n/a |
| 1988 |
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale
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Illus. John Steptoe
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n/a |
| 1987 |
Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World
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Mildred Pitts Walter
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n/a |
| 1987 |
Half a Moon and One Whole Star
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Illus. Jerry Pinkney
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n/a |
| 1986 |
The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales
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Virginia Hamilton
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n/a |
| 1986 |
The Patchwork Quilt
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Illus. Jerry Pinkney
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n/a |
| 1985 |
Motown and Didi
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Walter Dean Myers
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n/a |
| 1985 |
No award given
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n/a |
| 1984 |
Everett Anderson's Goodbye
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Lucille Clifton
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n/a |
| 1984 |
My Mama Needs Me
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Illus. Pat Cummings
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n/a |
| 1983 |
Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush
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Virginia Hamilton
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n/a |
| 1983 |
Black Child
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Illus. Peter Magubane
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| 1982 |
Let the Circle Be Unbroken
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Mildred D. Taylor
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n/a |
| 1982 |
Mother Crocodile: An Uncle Amadou Tale from senegal
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Illus. John Steptoe
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| 1981 |
This Life
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Sidney Poitier
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| 1981 |
Beat the Story-Drum, Pum-Pum
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Illus. Ashley Bryan
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n/a |
| 1980 |
The Young Landlords
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Walter Dean Myers
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n/a |
| 1980 |
Cornrows
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Illus. Carole Byard
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n/a |
| 1979 |
Escape to Freedom: A Play About Young Frederick Douglass
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Ossie Davis
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n/a |
| 1979 |
Something on My Mind
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Illus. Tom Feelings
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n/a |
| 1978 |
Africa Dream
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Eloise Greenfield
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n/a |
| 1978 |
Africa Dream
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Illus. Carole Byard
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n/a |
| 1977 |
The Story of Stevie Wonder
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James Haskins
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n/a |
| 1977 |
No award given
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n/a |
| 1976 |
Duey's Tale
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Pearl Bailey
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| 1976 |
No award given
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n/a |
| 1975 |
The Legend of Africania
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Dorothy Robinson
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n/a |
| 1975 |
No award given
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n/a |
| 1974 |
Ray Charles
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Sharon Bell Mathis
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n/a |
| 1974 |
Ray Charles
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Illus. George Ford
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n/a |
| 1973 |
I Never Had It Made: The Autobiography of Jackie Robinson
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Jackie Robinson
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n/a |
| 1973 |
Prior to 1974, the CSK Award was given to authors only
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n/a |
| 1972 |
Seventeen Black Artists
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Elton C. Fax
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| 1972 |
Prior to 1974, the CSK Award was given to authors only.
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n/a |
| 1971 |
Black Troubador: Langston Hughes
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Charlemae H. Rollins
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n/a |
| 1971 |
Prior to 1974, the CSK Award was given to authors only.
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n/a |
| 1970 |
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Man of Peace
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Lillie Patterson
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n/a |
| 1970 |
Prior to 1974, the CSK Award was given to authors only.
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n/a |
