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Vaunda Micheaux Nelson loves bringing books and children together and feels lucky to have two careers that foster this. The children's librarian and author says, "It was destined from the day I was born. My mother found my name in a novel she was reading."

Vaunda's first book, Always Gramma, was selected by the Children's Book Council as a Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies. Mayfield Crossing won the Georgia Children's Book in 1995, and Beyond Mayfield received a 1999 Parents' Choice Gold Award. Almost to Freedom, her most recent title, received a Coretta Scott King Honor for illustration in 2004. In addition, Vaunda's poetry has been published in Cricket and Cicada magazines.

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Average rating: 4.13 · 9,775 ratings · 1,722 reviews · 22 distinct works • Similar authors

	Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U. S. Marshal by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, R. Gregory Christie (Illustrator) 4.05 avg rating — 3,546 ratings — published 2009 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore (Carolrhoda Picture Books) by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, R. Gregory Christie (Illustrator) 4.36 avg rating — 2,086 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Crystal Stair by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, R. Gregory Christie (Artwork) 3.94 avg rating — 1,574 ratings — published 2011 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Radiant 4.33 avg rating — 593 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Almost to Freedom by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, Colin Bootman 4.34 avg rating — 473 ratings — published 2003 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Let 'er Buck!: George Fletcher, the People's Champion by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, Gordon C. James (Illustrator) 4.07 avg rating — 365 ratings — published 2019 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Don't Call Me Grandma by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, Elizabeth Zunon (Illustrator) 3.84 avg rating — 384 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Juneteenth by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, Drew Nelson, Mark Schroder (Illustrator) 4.28 avg rating — 222 ratings — published 2005 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Small Shoes, Great Strides: How Three Brave Girls Opened Doors to School Equality by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, Alex Bostic (Illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 143 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dream March: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the March on Washington by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, Sally Wern Comport (Illustrator) 4.17 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Mayfield Crossing (2 books)
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Quotes by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson (?)

“Everybody keeps saying be satisfied with Jesus's love, and he will give us our daily bread. I keep waiting, but we never get any bread, so I have to go out and do things for myself.”
― Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, No Crystal Stair

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“I believe in God, and I love my brother. But I don't want any religion that will demand I lose my individuality.”
― Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, No Crystal Stair

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“Until the neglected and the rejected are accepted and respected, there's gonna be no damn peace . . . nowhere! Only a tree will stand still while it's being chopped down.”
― Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, No Crystal Stair

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Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage

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See You at Harry's by Jo Knowles

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Twelve Kinds of Ice by Ellen Obed

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No Crystal Stair: A Documentary Novel of the Life and Work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem Bookseller by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson

5 votes 9.4%

Jepp, Who Defied the Stars by Katherine Marsh

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Jepp, Who Defied the Stars (write-in)

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see You at Harry's (write-in)

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No Crystal Stair

1 vote 1.9%

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