Coretta Scott King Award
1 appearances
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Edition 41 (2010) Winner
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
ヴォンダ・ミショー・ネルソン
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Rio Rancho, New Mexico
Career
- Occupations
- Children's book author, Youth services librarian
- Active Years
- 1986-
- Affiliations
- Rio Rancho Public Library
- Influenced By
- Lewis H. Michaux, Solomon Lightfoot Michaux
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Coretta Scott King Award | Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal | — | American Library Association | winner |
| 2010 | Gelett Burgess Children's Book Honor | Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal | — | — | honor |
| 2010 | Charlotte Zolotow Award Commendation | Who Will I Be, Lord? | — | — | commendation |
Coretta Scott King Award
2010
Work:
Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
winner
Gelett Burgess Children's Book Honor
2010
Work:
Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal
Result:
honor
Charlotte Zolotow Award Commendation
2010
Work:
Who Will I Be, Lord?
Result:
commendation
Awards & Nominations
Gelett Burgess Children's Book Award
2 appearances
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Edition 6 (2016) Winner
Works
Major Works
Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal
2009 Non-fictionA non-fiction book about the remarkable life of Bass Reeves, the first Black deputy U.S. marshal west of the Mississippi River.
African American historyFrontier justiceBlack heroism
The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore
2015 Non-fictionA book about Lewis H. Michaux's groundbreaking bookstore in Harlem.
Civil rightsLiteracyHarlem Renaissance
Who Will I Be, Lord?
2009 Picture bookA picture book exploring faith and identity.
FaithSelf-discovery
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Engaging narrative for childrenVivid portrayal of historical facts
- Recurring Motifs
- African American heroesPower of reading and knowledge
Legacy
Known for children's books on African American history, winner of the Coretta Scott King Award. Grand-niece of Harlem bookseller Lewis H. Michaux.
Trivia
- Grand-niece of Lewis H. Michaux, pioneer Harlem bookseller, and Solomon Lightfoot Michaux, known as Elder Michaux.
- Works as a youth services librarian at the public library in Rio Rancho, New Mexico.