Coretta Scott King Awards 2025
The Coretta Scott King Book Awards are given annually to outstanding African American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values. The award commemorates the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and honors his wife, Mrs. Coretta Scott King, for her courage and determination to continue the work for peace and world brotherhood.
Twenty-four seconds from now... : a love story
Author(s):
Description:
"Neon is freaking out... Twenty-four months ago, a feisty, fangy little dog chased him around a cemetery. Not Neon's finest moment. Except, chasing the dog chasing Neon was... Aria. Way more than fine. Twenty-four weeks ago, Neon and Aria, who are most definitely a THING, are thinking about connecting on a whole other level. Twenty-four days ago, Neon tries not to die of embarrassment in the diner as his mother gives him a whole lot of things to think about before... before... Twenty-four minutes ago, Aria's parents are out for the evening, and Neon is in, with a bouquet of chicken tenders (Aria's most favorite thing besides Neon!) as tonight's the night... Right now, Neon is freaking out. Photo of the feisty, fangy dog staring fiercely at him. And Neon & Aria aren't going to be doing anything if Neon can't get out of his head full of what-if what-if what-ifs... and trust that his love for his girl is enough" --
Format:
Book
Call Number:
YA FIC Rey
My daddy is a cowboy
Author(s):
Seales, Stephanie
Esperanza, C. G.
Description:
While a young Panamanian American girl and her father share "just-us" time on an early morning horseback ride around their town, he tells her cowboy stories and she realizes she is a cowboy too.
Format:
Book
Call Number:
E Sea
Black girl you are Atlas
Author(s):
Watson, Renée
Holmes, Ekua,
Description:
"Poet Renée Watson looks back at her childhood and urges readers to look forward at their futures with love, understanding, and celebration in this fully illustrated poetry collection"--
Format:
Book
Call Number:
YA 811.6 Wat
Black star
Author(s):
Description:
Twelve-year old Black girl Charley, who dreams of becoming the first professional female pitcher, must navigate adolescence during the turbulent segregation era and the beginning of the Great Migration.
Format:
Book
Call Number:
J FIC Ale
One big open sky
Author(s):
Description:
"In the 1870s, a Black family undertakes a perilous wagon journey westward for a tenuous shot at freedom in Nebraska"--
Format:
Book
Call Number:
J FIC Cli
Coretta : the autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King
Author(s):
King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006
Adaptation of (work):
Description:
This picture book adaptation of her critically acclaimed adult memoir paints a vivid portrait of the wife of Martin Luther King, Jr. and a singular 20th-century American civil and human rights activist who fought for justice against all odds, becoming an unforgettable champion of social change.
Format:
Book
Call Number:
JB Kin
Everywhere beauty is Harlem : the vision of photographer Roy Decarava
Author(s):
Description:
"This visually stunning portrait of Black photographer Roy DeCarava, a child of the Harlem Renaissance and an artistic collaborator of Langston Hughes, takes readers through 1940s Harlem where beauty is everywhere as he immortalizes and documents the lives of ordinary Black people. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations."--
Format:
Book
Call Number:
J 779 Gol
Kwame crashes the underworld
Author(s):
Description:
Twelve-year-old Kwame is hurled into the Ghanaian underworld where he helps his late grandmother save humanity.
Format:
Book
Call Number:
J FIC Far
Jimmy's rhythm & blues : the extraordinary life of James Baldwin
Author(s):
Meadows, Michelle
Law, Jamiel,
Description:
"This first-ever picture book biography of the legendary writer and activist introduces readers to this passionate Black man who discovered his true power in the written word, which opened the world to him as he used his voice fearlessly"--
Format:
Book
Call Number:
JB Bal
