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Coretta Scott King Author Winners 1980s

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Books for Middle Readers that won the Coretta Scott King Author Awards

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Anthony Burns: The Defeat and Triumph of a Fug...

by Virginia Hamilton

1989 Honor

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Anthony Burns

Interest Level:6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent:7.1

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Circle of Gold

by Candy Dawson Boyd

1985 Honor

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Circle of Gold

Interest Level:3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent:5.1

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An Enchanted Hair Tale

1988 Honor

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An Enchanted Hair Tale

Interest Level:K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent:3.8

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Everett Anderson's Goodbye

by Lucille Clifton, illustrated by Ann Grifalconi

1984 Winner

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Interest Level:K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent:3.5

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Fallen Angels

by Walter Dean Myers

1989 Winner

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Interest Level:9 - 12

Grade Level Equivalent:8.1

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The Friendship

by Mildred D. Taylor, illustrated by Max Ginsburg

1988 Winner

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Interest Level:3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent:5.1

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James Van DerZee: The Picture Takin' Man

by Jim Haskins

1980 Honor

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Interest Level:9 - 12

Grade Level Equivalent:8.3

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Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World

by Mildred Pitts Walter, illustrated by Catherine Stock

1987 Winner

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Interest Level:4 - 6

Grade Level Equivalent:3.1

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Let the Circle Be Unbroken

by Mildred D. Taylor

1982 Winner

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Let the Circle Be Unbroken

Interest Level:9 - 12

Grade Level Equivalent:7.3

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Lion and the Ostrich Chicks: A Coretta Scott K...

by Ashley Bryan

1987 Honor

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Lion and the Ostrich Chicks

Interest Level:2 - 5

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The Magical Adventures Of Pretty Pearl

by Virginia Hamilton

1984 Honor

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The Magical Adventures Of Pretty Pearl

Interest Level:6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent:6.9

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Motown And Didi

by Walter Dean Myers

1985 Winner

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Interest Level:6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent:5.1

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The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales

by Virginia Hamilton, illustrated by Diane Dillon and Leo Dillon

1986 Winner

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Interest Level:3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent:3.5

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Rainbow Jordan

by Alice Childress

1982 Honor

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Interest Level:9 - 12

Grade Level Equivalent:6.8

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Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush

by Virginia Hamilton

1983 Winner

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Interest Level:9 - 12

Grade Level Equivalent:5.3

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The Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Br...

by Julius Lester, illustrated by Jerry Pinckney and Jerry Pinkney

1988 Honor

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Interest Level:3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent:4.2

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A Thief in the Village: And Other Stories

by James R. Berry

1989 Honor

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Interest Level:6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent:7.1

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This Strange New Feeling: Three Love Stories f...

by Julius Lester

1983 Honor

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Interest Level:9 - 12

Grade Level Equivalent:5.8

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Which Way Freedom?

by Joyce Hansen

1987 Honor

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Which Way Freedom?

Interest Level:4 - 7

Grade Level Equivalent:6.5

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The Young Landlords

by Walter Dean Myers

1980 Winner

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Interest Level:4 - 7

Grade Level Equivalent:4.8

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Total: 20 Books

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Anthony Burns

Anthony Burns: The Defeat and Triumph of a Fug...

by Virginia Hamilton

1989 Honor

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Circle of Gold

Circle of Gold

by Candy Dawson Boyd

1985 Honor

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An Enchanted Hair Tale

An Enchanted Hair Tale

1988 Honor

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Everett Anderson's Goodbye

Everett Anderson's Goodbye

Everett Anderson

by Lucille Clifton, illustrated by Ann Grifalconi

1984 Winner

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Fallen Angels

Fallen Angels

by Walter Dean Myers

1989 Winner

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The Friendship

The Friendship

by Mildred D. Taylor, illustrated by Max Ginsburg

1988 Winner

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James Van DerZee

James Van DerZee: The Picture Takin' Man

by Jim Haskins

1980 Honor

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Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World

Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World

by Mildred Pitts Walter, illustrated by Catherine Stock

1987 Winner

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Let the Circle Be Unbroken

Let the Circle Be Unbroken

by Mildred D. Taylor

1982 Winner

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Lion and the Ostrich Chicks

Lion and the Ostrich Chicks: A Coretta Scott K...

by Ashley Bryan

1987 Honor

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The Magical Adventures Of Pretty Pearl

The Magical Adventures Of Pretty Pearl

by Virginia Hamilton

1984 Honor

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Motown And Didi

Motown And Didi

by Walter Dean Myers

1985 Winner

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The People Could Fly

The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales

by Virginia Hamilton, illustrated by Diane Dillon and Leo Dillon

1986 Winner

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Rainbow Jordan

Rainbow Jordan

by Alice Childress

1982 Honor

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Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush

Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush

by Virginia Hamilton

1983 Winner

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The Tales of Uncle Remus

The Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Br...

by Julius Lester, illustrated by Jerry Pinckney and Jerry Pinkney

1988 Honor

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A Thief in the Village

A Thief in the Village: And Other Stories

by James R. Berry

1989 Honor

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This Strange New Feeling

This Strange New Feeling: Three Love Stories f...

by Julius Lester

1983 Honor

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Which Way Freedom?

Which Way Freedom?

by Joyce Hansen

1987 Honor

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The Young Landlords

The Young Landlords

by Walter Dean Myers

1980 Winner

Total: 20 Books

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Anthony Burns: The Defeat and Triumph of a Fug...

by Virginia Hamilton

1989 Honor

Circle of Gold

by Candy Dawson Boyd

1985 Honor

An Enchanted Hair Tale

1988 Honor

Everett Anderson's Goodbye

by Lucille Clifton, illustrated by Ann Grifalconi

1984 Winner

Fallen Angels

by Walter Dean Myers

1989 Winner

The Friendship

by Mildred D. Taylor, illustrated by Max Ginsburg

1988 Winner

James Van DerZee: The Picture Takin' Man

by Jim Haskins

1980 Honor

Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World

by Mildred Pitts Walter, illustrated by Catherine Stock

1987 Winner

Let the Circle Be Unbroken

by Mildred D. Taylor

1982 Winner

Lion and the Ostrich Chicks: A Coretta Scott K...

by Ashley Bryan

1987 Honor

The Magical Adventures Of Pretty Pearl

by Virginia Hamilton

1984 Honor

Motown And Didi

by Walter Dean Myers

1985 Winner

The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales

by Virginia Hamilton, illustrated by Diane Dillon and Leo Dillon

1986 Winner

Rainbow Jordan

by Alice Childress

1982 Honor

Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush

by Virginia Hamilton

1983 Winner

The Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Br...

by Julius Lester, illustrated by Jerry Pinckney and Jerry Pinkney

1988 Honor

A Thief in the Village: And Other Stories

by James R. Berry

1989 Honor

This Strange New Feeling: Three Love Stories f...

by Julius Lester

1983 Honor

Which Way Freedom?

by Joyce Hansen

1987 Honor

The Young Landlords

by Walter Dean Myers

1980 Winner

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