Author Winner
Ray Charles by Call Number: B C38m 2001ISBN: 1584300183Publication Date: 2001-05-01Illustrated by George Ford In a beautiful new edition of this 1973 multiple award-winning biography, young readers learn the rags-to-riches story of legendary musician Ray Charles's life - from age 7, when he loses his sight completely, to age 40, when he performs to dazzled audiences world-wide and participates in the fight for racial justice. A new introduction by the author sets the context for Charles's journey to stardom, and an afterword updates his life to the present.
Author Honors
- A Hero Ain't Nothin but a Sandwich by Benjie can stop using heroin anytime he wants to. He just doesn't want to yet. Why would he want to give up something that makes him feel so good, so relaxed, so tuned-out? As Benjie sees it, there's nothing much to tune in for. School is a waste of time, and home life isn't much better. All Benjie wants is for someone to believe in him, for someone to believe that he's more than a thirteen-year-old junkie. Told from the perspectives of the people in his life-including his mother, stepfather, teachers, drug dealer, and best friend-this powerful story will draw you into Benjie's troubled world and force you to confront the uncertainty of his future.Call Number: F C436h 2003ISBN: 0698118545Publication Date: 2000-02-01
- Do You Remember? byCurrently Unavailable
- Ms. Africa by Brief biographies of thirteen prominent African women emphasizing their achievements in their chosen careers. Included are Angie Brooks, Margaret Kenyatta, and Miriam Makeba.Call Number: Gen Coll CT3750 .C73 1973ISBN: 0397314469Publication Date: 1973-03-01
- Guest in the Promised Land byCurrently Unavailable
- Mukasa by Although his ancestors have always been goat herders, a young Ugandan boy's mother is determined to send him to school.Call Number: F N133m 1973
Illustrator Winner
- Ray Charles by Call Number: B C38m 2001ISBN: 1584300183Publication Date: 2001-05-01Illustrated by George Ford In a beautiful new edition of this 1973 multiple award-winning biography, young readers learn the rags-to-riches story of legendary musician Ray Charles's life - from age 7, when he loses his sight completely, to age 40, when he performs to dazzled audiences world-wide and participates in the fight for racial justice. A new introduction by the author sets the context for Charles's journey to stardom, and an afterword updates his life to the present.
Illustrator Honors
No honorees this year.
