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Book Awards
Coretta Scott-King Award
Given to African American authors
and illustrator for outstanding inspirational
and educational contributions, the Coretta Scott
King Book Award titles promote understanding and
appreciation of the culture of all peoples and
their contribution to the realization of the
American dream.
The award is
designed to commemorate the life and works of
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and to honor Mrs.
Coretta Scott King for her courage and
determination to continue the work for peace and
world brotherhood.
Gateway Readers Award
Because
reading is the gateway to knowledge and lifelong
learning, because the teen years are the gateway
to adulthood, and because Missouri was the
gateway to the Old West, the Gateway Readers
Award is for authors of books chosen by high
school students in Missouri.
Mark Twain Award
The Mark
Twain Award is to provide the youth of Missouri
with their very own source to enrich their lives
through reading.
Newbery Medal Award
The Newbery
Medal was named for eighteenth-century British
bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually
by the Association for Library Service to
Children, a division of the American Library
Association, to the author of the most
distinguished contribution to American
literature for children.
Printz Award
The Michael L.
Printz Award is an award for a book that
exemplifies literary excellence in young adult
literature. It is named for a Topeka, Kansas
school librarian who was a long-time active
member of the Young Adult Library Services
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