John Steptoe New Talent Award Winners

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Winners

	What Is Given from the Heart by Patricia C. McKissack 4.47 avg rating — 1,116 ratings John Steptoe New Talent Award for Illustrator (2020)	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
	Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 8,098 ratings John Steptoe New Talent Award for Author (2020)	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
	Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 43,492 ratings John Steptoe New Talent Award for Author (2019)	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
	Thank You, Omu! (Caldecott Honor Book) by Oge Mora (Goodreads Author) 4.44 avg rating — 4,014 ratings John Steptoe New Talent Award for Illustrator (2019)	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
	Mama Africa!: How Miriam Makeba Spread Hope with Her Song by Kathryn Erskine 4.15 avg rating — 377 ratings John Steptoe New Talent Award for Illustrator (2018)	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 Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Barclay Moore (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 6,497 ratings John Steptoe New Talent Award for Author (2018)	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 Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 313,465 ratings John Steptoe New Talent Award for Author (2017)	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
	Hoodoo by Ronald L. Smith (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 1,501 ratings John Steptoe New Talent Award for Author (2016)	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
	Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer by Carole Boston Weatherford 4.31 avg rating — 2,704 ratings John Steptoe New Talent Award for Illustrator (2016)	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
	When I Was the Greatest by Jason Reynolds really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6,868 ratings John Steptoe New Talent Award for Author (2015)	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
	When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop by Laban Carrick Hill really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,589 ratings John Steptoe New Talent Award for Illustrator (2014)	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
	Seeds of Change: Wangari's Gift to the World by Jen Cullerton Johnson (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 713 ratings John Steptoe New Talent Award for Illustrator (2011)	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
	Zora and Me (Zora and Me, #1) by Victoria Bond 3.77 avg rating — 1,418 ratings John Steptoe New Talent Award for Author (2011)	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 Rock and the River (The Rock and the River, #1) by Kekla Magoon (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 3,464 ratings John Steptoe New Talent Award for Author (2010)	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
	Bird by Zetta Elliott (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 752 ratings John Steptoe New Talent Award for Illustrator (2009)	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
	Brendan Buckley's Universe and Everything in It by Sundee T. Frazier 3.58 avg rating — 796 ratings John Steptoe New Talent Award for Author (2008)	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
	Standing Against the Wind by Traci L. Jones (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 562 ratings John Steptoe New Talent Award for Author (2007)	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
	Jimi & Me by Jaime Adoff 3.72 avg rating — 213 ratings John Steptoe New Talent Award for Author (2006)	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
	Jazzy Miz Mozetta by Brenda C. Roberts 3.95 avg rating — 120 ratings John Steptoe New Talent Award for Illustrator (2005)	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
	Missy Violet and Me by Barbara Hathaway 3.84 avg rating — 94 ratings John Steptoe New Talent Award for Author (2005)	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
	My Family Plays Music by Judy Cox (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 209 ratings John Steptoe New Talent Award for Illustrator (2004)	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 Way a Door Closes by Hope Anita Smith 4.01 avg rating — 166 ratings John Steptoe New Talent Award for Author (2004)	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 Moon Ring by Randy DuBurke 3.70 avg rating — 77 ratings John Steptoe New Talent Award for Illustrator (2003)	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
	Chill Wind: A Novel (Hillbrook Houses, 2) by Janet McDonald 3.22 avg rating — 96 ratings John Steptoe New Talent Award for Author (2003)	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
	Freedom Summer by Deborah Wiles (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 2,894 ratings John Steptoe New Talent Award for Illustrator (2002)	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 Skin I'm In by Sharon G. Flake 4.16 avg rating — 16,161 ratings John Steptoe New Talent Award for Author (1999)	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 Piano Man by Deborah M. Newton Chocolate 4.11 avg rating — 37 ratings John Steptoe New Talent Award for Illustrator (1999)	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
	Another Way to Dance by Martha Southgate (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 93 ratings John Steptoe New Talent Award for Author (1997)	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
	Tears of a Tiger (Hazelwood High, #1) by Sharon M. Draper (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 15,412 ratings John Steptoe New Talent Award for Author (1995)	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