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Award year

1997 Coretta Scott King Book Awards

Source: official announcement

Author Award

Winner
Slam!
Walter Dean Myers
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Rebels Against Slavery: American Slave Revolts
Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick L. McKissack
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Illustrator Award

Winner
Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman
Alan Schroeder
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Neeny Coming, Neeny Going
Karen English
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Running the Road to ABC
Denizé Lauture
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The Palm of My Heart: Poetry by African American Children
R. Gregory Christie
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John Steptoe Award for New Talent

Winner
Another Way to Dance
Martha Southgate
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