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Coretta Scott King Book Awards 2017

The 2017 Coretta Scott King Book Awards went to March: Book Three by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin (Author), Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat by Javaka Steptoe (Illustrator) and The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon (John Steptoe New Talent). 5 books were Honor Books across 3 categories.

Winners

Author

  1. March: Book Three by John Lewis and Andrew Aydinsource (opens in a new tab)

Illustrator

  1. Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat by Javaka Steptoesource (opens in a new tab)

John Steptoe New Talent

  1. The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoonsource (opens in a new tab)

Honor Books

Author

  1. As Brave as You by Jason Reynoldssource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryansource (opens in a new tab)

Illustrator

  1. Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryansource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Freedom in Congo Square by Carole Boston Weatherford and R. Gregory Christiesource (opens in a new tab)
  3. In Plain Sight by Richard Jackson and Jerry Pinkneysource (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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