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365 Black Books: 2018 Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners and Honors Tuesday

Returning to the Coretta Scott King Book Awards, the following books were the 2018 winners and honors.

2018 Author Winner: Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson

2018 Illustrator Award Winner: Out of Wonder, illustrated by Ekua Holmes

2018 Author and Illustrator Honors Title: Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut; written by Derrick Barnes; illustrated by Gordon C. James

John Steptoe New Talent Author Award Winner: The Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Barclay Moore. A very good book!

John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award Winner: Mama Africa!; illustrated by Charly Palmer