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"March Book: Three,” written by Congressman John Lewis and Andrew Aydin, and published by Top Shelf Productions, an imprint of IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works LLC.

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"Radiant Child: The Story of Young Art Jean-Michel Basquiat,” illustrated and written by Javaka Steptoe, and published by Little, Brown and Company.

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“Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Bought to Life,” written and illustrated by Ashley Bryan, and published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division.

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“As Brave as You,” written by Jason Reynolds, and published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division.

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“Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Bought to Life,” written and illustrated by Ashley Bryan, and published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division.

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“Freedom in Congo Square,” illustrated by R. Gregory Christie, written by Carole Boston Weatherford, and published by Little Bee Books, an imprint of Bonnier Publisher Group.

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“In Plain Sight,” illustrated by Jerry Pinkney, written by Richard Jackson, and published by Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership.

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“The Sun is Also a Star,” written by Nicola Yoon and published by Delacort Press, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.

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Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop (Practicioner)

Dr. Bishop is a winner of numerous awards and has served as a respected member of many book awards committees over the course of her long and distinguished career. Her influential writing, speaking, and teaching articulates the history and cultural significance of African-American children’s literature. Her globally cited work, “Mirrors, Windows and Sliding Glass Doors,” has inspired movements for increased diversity in books for young people, and provides the basis for the best multicultural practice and inquiry for students, teachers, writers and publishing houses.