Coretta Scott King Author Award
Books referenced by the Coretta Scott King Author Award curriculum framework
A Few Red Drops
Claire Hartfield
Grades 7–12
Bad News for Outlaws
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Grades 3–7
Before the Ever After
Jacqueline Woodson
Grades 5–8
Brown Girl Dreaming
Jacqueline Woodson
Grades 5–8 · Lexile 990L
Copper Sun
Sharon Draper
Grades 9–12
Day of Tears
Julius Lester
Grades 7–12
Elijah of Buxton (Scholastic Gold)
Christopher Paul Curtis
Grades 5–8
Freewater
Amina Luqman-Dawson
Grades 4–7
Gaither Sisters Trilogy Collection
Rita Williams-Garcia
Grades 5–8
Hand in Hand
Andrea Davis Pinkney
Grades 4–8
Heart and Soul
Kadir Nelson
Grades 4–8
March Book Three
John Lewis
Grades 9–12
