Coretta Scott King Award
3 appearances
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Edition 25 (1994) Winner
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Edition 30 (1999) Winner
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Edition 35 (2004) Winner
Angela Johnson
アンジェラ・ジョンソン
Angela Johnson
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1961-06-18 （Tuskegee, Alabama）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Tuskegee, Alabama (birth) → Windham, Ohio (grew up)
Career
- Occupations
- Children's book author, Poet
- Active Years
- 1989-2024
- Influenced By
- Cynthia Rylant
- Influenced
- Jacqueline Woodson
- Nominations
- Coretta Scott King Honor (When I Am Old With You, 1990), Coretta Scott King Honor (The Other Side, Shorter Poems, 1999)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent State University | — | Special education | — | — | United States |
Kent State University
Special education
Country:
United States
Left before earning degree to focus on writing
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award | Tell Me a Story, Mama | — | Ezra Jack Keats Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Coretta Scott King Award | Toning the Sweep | — | American Library Association | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Coretta Scott King Award | Heaven | — | American Library Association | 受賞 |
| 2003 | MacArthur Fellowship | — | — | MacArthur Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Coretta Scott King Award | The First Part Last | — | American Library Association | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Michael L. Printz Award | The First Part Last | — | American Library Association | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Margaret A. Edwards Award | — | — | YALSA | 受賞 |
| 2021 | Harper Lee Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award
1991
Work:
Tell Me a Story, Mama
Organization:
Ezra Jack Keats Foundation
Result:
受賞
Coretta Scott King Award
1994
Work:
Toning the Sweep
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
受賞
Coretta Scott King Award
1999
Work:
Heaven
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
受賞
MacArthur Fellowship
2003
Organization:
MacArthur Foundation
Result:
受賞
Coretta Scott King Award
2004
Work:
The First Part Last
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
受賞
Michael L. Printz Award
2004
Work:
The First Part Last
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
受賞
Margaret A. Edwards Award
2018
Organization:
YALSA
Result:
受賞
Harper Lee Award
2021
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Michael L. Printz Award
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (2004) Winner
Works
Major Works
Tell Me a Story, Mama
1989 Picture bookA heartwarming picture book about a mother telling stories to her child.
FamilyMother-child bond
Toning the Sweep
1993 Young adult novelStory of an African-American family dealing with death and memory.
FamilyDeathMemory
Heaven
1998 Young adult novelA girl's secrets and family bonds.
IdentityFamily
The First Part Last
2003 Young adult novelRealistic story of a teenage father raising his child.
ParenthoodTeen pregnancyResponsibility
Bibliography
- Tell Me a Story, Mama (1989)
- When I am Old With You (1990)
- Toning the Sweep (1993)
- Heaven (1998)
- The First Part Last (2003)
- Sweet, Hereafter (2010)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Simple yet poeticCharacter-drivenRealistic, sensitive, positive, hopeful
- Recurring Motifs
- African-American familiesFriendshipsChildhood experiencesAlabama historyTeen pregnancyDivorce
Legacy
Pioneering author in children's and YA literature, winner of multiple awards including MacArthur Fellowship, known for character-driven, nuanced stories.
Quotes
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I've never set out to teach a lesson, to lecture anyone. I just want to tell a good story.
Source: School Library Journal interview (2018)
Trivia
- Began writing in fourth grade with a diary from her mother
- Avoids public eye, no social media presence