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Coretta Scott King Book Awards 2007

The 2007 Coretta Scott King Book Awards went to Copper Sun by Sharon Draper (Author), Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford and Kadir Nelson (Illustrator) and Standing Against the Wind by Traci L. Jones (John Steptoe New Talent). 3 books were Honor Books across 3 categories.

Winners

Author

  1. Copper Sun by Sharon Drapersource (opens in a new tab)

Illustrator

  1. Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford and Kadir Nelsonsource (opens in a new tab)

John Steptoe New Talent

  1. Standing Against the Wind by Traci L. Jonessource (opens in a new tab)

Honor Books

Author

  1. The Road to Paris by Nikki Grimessource (opens in a new tab)

Illustrator

  1. Jazz by Walter Dean Myers and Christopher Myerssource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Poetry for Young People: Langston Hughes by Langston Hughes and Benny Andrewssource (opens in a new tab)

About the Coretta Scott King Book Awards

Author and Illustrator winners and honors, plus the John Steptoe Award for New Talent (author and illustrator recipients, one category), from each year's page on the Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table site. A book honored in both the Author and Illustrator categories appears once in each. Illustrator-category author fields name the writer, then the illustrator. No Steptoe award is listed for 2012 or 2013. The Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement honors people and is excluded.

Organization: American Library Association. Years are award years, which can differ from publication years. Official site (opens in a new tab)

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