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Coretta Scott King Book Awards 2012

The 2012 Coretta Scott King Book Awards went to Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans by Kadir Nelson (Author) and Underground: Finding the Light to Freedom by Shane W. Evans (Illustrator). 3 books were Honor Books across 2 categories.

Winners

Author

  1. Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans by Kadir Nelsonsource (opens in a new tab)

Illustrator

  1. Underground: Finding the Light to Freedom by Shane W. Evanssource (opens in a new tab)

Honor Books

Author

  1. Never Forgotten by Patricia C. McKissacksource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Great Migration: Journey to the North by Eloise Greenfieldsource (opens in a new tab)

Illustrator

  1. Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans by Kadir Nelsonsource (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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