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Children's Book Awards: Coretta Scott King Book Award

A guide to identifying and locating Newbery Medal, Caldecott and Coretta Scott King Book Award winners.

Children's Book Award Winners in the CRC

The CRC is a branch of Maag Library located on the main floor of Beeghly Hall.

The CRC contains children's literature, kits, games, puppets, manipulatives, and books in the fields of education, special education, school psychology, and counseling.

You MUST have a valid YSU ID is able to borrow CRC materials.

Coretta Scott King Book Award

Coretta Scott King Award

According to the American Library Association website: "Designed to commemorate the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and to honor Mrs. Coretta Scott King for her courage and determination to continue the work for peace, the Coretta Scott King Book Awards annually recognize outstanding books for young adults and children by African American authors and illustrators that reflect the African American experience.  Further, the Award encourages the artistic expression of the black experience via literature and the graphic arts in biographical, social, and historical treatments by African American authors and illustrators."

Coretta Scott King Award books in the CRC

The following Coretta Scott King Award Winners and Honor Books can be found in the CRC.
 

 

For winning and honor book titles beyond ten years old, please search the Maag Library Catalog. 

 

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