2010 MOCK CSK Book Award Nominations

It's that time of year again - time to guess who might win an annual author or illustrator Coretta Scott King Book Award or Honor. The real awards will be unveiled in just a few short weeks. Serving on this year's actual committee are: Dr. Jonda C. McNair, Jury Chair, Dr. Lesley Colabucci, Washington, D.C. Children's Librarian Eboni Curry, Dr. Cora Dunkley, Diane Foote of Chicago, Debby Gold of Ohio, and Karen Lemmons of Detroit, MI.

Kyra's 2011 Mock CSK Book Award Lists - AUTHORS











Mock 2011 Author Book Award Winner: One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia

Mock 2011 Author Honor Winners:

• Ninth Ward by Jewell Parker Rhodes
• Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down by Andrea Pickney
• Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters by Barack Obama (Raise your hand if you gave this one as a Christmas gift!?)
  
• Yummy: The Last Days of the Southside Shorty by Greg Nevi (graphic novel)

Mock 2011 New Author Award - between two!

• Ruth and the Green Book by Calvin Alexander Ramsey. I have to admit, I thought the Green Book was what used to hold the S&H Green Stamps! Just love learning about new aspects of history!
• Eight-Grade Super-Zero by Olugbemisloa Rhuday-Perkovich. Hopefully, the start of a series.
  

Kyra's 2011 Mock CSK Book Award Lists - ILLUSTRATORS
























MOCK 2011 Illustrator Award - Javaka Steptoe for Jimi Sounds Like a Rainbow: A Story of the Young Jimi Hendrix

MOCK 2011 Illustrator Honors:

• Sonia Lynn Sadler for Seeds of Change: Wangari’s Gift to the World
• Don Tate for She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story
• Shandra Strickland for A Place Where Hurricanes Happen

As always, I wonder if those who have self-published children's and young adult books have taken the time and effort to complete an application to be considered for the 2011 awards. I wonder if a graphic novel will indeed win an award... or if an e-book only will win an award.

To read other predicitions for the 2011 CSK Book Awards, visit the Brown Book Shelf blog or the discussion at the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana Mock CSK Book Award blog. Or, you can simply leave your comments here! Who do you think should be on the winners' lists?! Enjoy!