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Award year

2016 Coretta Scott King Book Awards

Source: official announcement

Author Award

Winner
Gone Crazy in Alabama
Rita Williams-Garcia
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All American Boys
Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
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The Boy in the Black Suit
Jason Reynolds
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Also recognized

X: A Novel by Ilyasah Shabazz and Kekla MagoonHonor

Illustrator Award

Winner
Trombone Shorty
Troy Andrews
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Last Stop on Market Street
Matt de la Peña
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The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
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John Steptoe Award for New Talent

Winner
Hoodoo
Ronald L. Smith
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Winner
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
Carole Boston Weatherford
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