2006 Winners and Honors
2006 Author Winner
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"Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue,” written by Julius Lester, and published by Jump at the Sun, an imprint of Hyperion Books for Children.
2006 Illustrator Winner
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"Rosa,” illustrated by Bryan Collier, written by Nikki Giovanni, and published by Henry Holt and Company.
2006 Author Honor Titles
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“Maritcha: A Nineteenth-Century American Girl,” written by Tonya Bolden, and published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
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“Dark Sons,” written by Nikki Grimes, and published by Jump at the Sun, an imprint of Hyperion Books for Children.
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“A Wreath for Emmett Till,” written by Marilyn Nelson, illustrated by Philippe Lardy, and published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
2006 Illustrator Honor Titles
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“Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan,” illustrated by R. Gregory Christie, written by Mary Williams, and published by Lee and Low Books.
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“Poetry for Young People: Langston Hughes,” illustrated by Benny Andrews, and published by Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
John Steptoe New Talent Author Award Winner
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“Jimi & Me,” written by Jaime Adoff, and published by Jump at the Sun, an imprint of Hyperion Books for Children.
