Award overlap
Books That Won Both the Coretta Scott King Book Awards and the John Newbery Medal
2 books won both the Coretta Scott King Book Awards and the John Newbery Medal between 2020 and 2023, most recently Freewater (2023/2023). 12 more were recognized by both without winning both.
Years are award years. Coretta Scott King Book Awards · John Newbery Medal
Won both
| Book | Author | Coretta Scott King Book Awards | John Newbery Medal |
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| Freewater | Amina Luqman-Dawson |
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| New Kid | Jerry Craft |
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Recognized by both
| Book | Author | Coretta Scott King Book Awards | John Newbery Medal |
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| One Big Open Sky | Lesa Cline-Ransome |
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| Genesis Begins Again | Alicia D. Williams |
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| The Undefeated | Kwame Alexander, Kadir Nelson |
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| Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut | Derrick Barnes |
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| Long Way Down | Jason Reynolds |
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| Piecing Me Together | Renée Watson |
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| Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life | Ashley Bryan |
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| Last Stop on Market Street | Matt de la Peña |
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| Brown Girl Dreaming | Jacqueline Woodson |
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| The Crossover | Kwame Alexander |
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| One Crazy Summer | Rita Williams-Garcia |
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| Elijah of Buxton | Christopher Paul Curtis |
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