2009 Winners and Honors
2009 Author Winner
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"We Are The Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball,” written by Kadir Nelson, and published by Disney-Jump at the Sun, an imprint of Disney Book Group.
2009 Illustrator Winner
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"The Blacker the Berry,” illustrated by Floyd Cooper, written by Joyce Carol Thomas, and published by Joanna Cotler Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
2009 Author Honor Titles
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“Keeping the Night Watch,” written by Hope Anita Smith, and published by Henry Holt and Company.
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"The Blacker the Berry,” illustrated by Floyd Cooper, written by Joyce Carol Thomas, and published by Joanna Cotler Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
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“Becoming Billie Holiday,” written by Carole Boston Weatherford, and published by Wordsong, an imprint of Boyds Mills Press, Inc.
2009 Illustrator Honor Titles
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“We Are The Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball,” illustrated and written by Kadir Nelson and published by Disney-Jump at the Sun, an imprint of Disney Book Group.
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“The Moon Over Star,” illustrated by Jerry Pinkney, written by Diane Hutts Aston, and published by Diana Hutts Aston, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group.
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“Before John Was A Jazz Giant,” illustrated by Sean Qualls, written by Carole Boston Weatherford, and published by Henry Holt and Company.
John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award Winner
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“Bird,” illustrated by Shadra Strickland, written by Zetta Elliott, and published by Lee & Low Books, Inc.
