Author Winner
Slam! by Call Number: F M992sL 1996ISBN: 0590486675Publication Date: 1996-11-01Sixteen-year-old Greg Slam Harris can do it all on the basketball court. His grades aren't so hot, though. And when his teachers jam his troubles in his face, Slam blows up. He never doubted himself on the court until he found himself going one on one with his future.
Author Honor
Rebels Against Slavery by
From one of today's most distinguished author teams comes a meticulously researched, exciting chronicle of the unsung heroes in the war against slavery.
Call Number: 973.04 M217r 1999ISBN: 0590662597Publication Date: 1999-01-01
Illustrator Winner
Minty by Call Number: B T79sc 1996ISBN: 0803718888Publication Date: 1996-05-01Young Harriet Tubman, whose childhood name was Minty, was stubborn and headstrong--considered a problem slave by her master. Her dream of freedom was the only thing that made life bearable on the Brodas plantation in the 1820's.
Illustrator Honors
The Palm of My Heart by
Poetry by African American Children Illustrated by Gregory Christie When children are encouraged to celebrate their lives - their joys, their influences, their hopes - the results are pure poetry. Honest, wise and inspiring, each of the twenty poems in this dazzling collection resounds with the unique rhythms of life as seen through the eyes of black children. F/c illustrations. Ages 4-8.
Call Number: 811.54 P18 1996ISBN: 1880000415Publication Date: 1996-09-01
Running the Road to ABC by
Six island children are running at daybreak -- over the hills, through the fields, across the city square -- to school! Never before has the love of learning (and learningtogether) been such a joyous time. Denise Lauture's buoyant, poetic text captures the happiness and youth of energetic children on the way to school; Reynold Ruffins perfectly illustrates the rich beauty of Haiti with the bright-colored vibrance of Haitian folk art. A great read-aloud book for the classroom.
Call Number: E L379r 2000ISBN: 068983165XPublication Date: 2000-02-01
Neeny Coming, Neeny Going by
Essie eagerly awaits the visit of her cousin but feels disheartened after her arrival because Neeny is no longer interested in life on the island from which she moved.
Call Number: E En362n 1996ISBN: 0816737967Publication Date: 2003-03-01
