Coretta Scott King Award Winners: 2009.
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First published January 26, 2009 (Booklist Online).
The winners of the Coretta Scott King Award were announced January 26, 2009 in Denver, Colorado, during the American Library Association Midwinter Meeting. For more information, visit the Coretta Scott King Award Home Page.
Author Award
We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball. By Kadir Nelson. Illus. by Kadir Nelson. Hyperion/Jump at the Sun, $18.99 (9780786808328).
Illustrator Award
The Blacker the Berry. By Joyce Carol Thomas. Illus. by Floyd Cooper. HarperCollins/Joanna Cotler, $16.99 (9780060253752).
John Steptoe New Talent Award
Bird. By Zetta Elliott. Illus. by Shadra Strickland. Lee & Low, $18.95 (9781600602412).