A HERO AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A SANDWICH
(1973)
Rare first printing of this Coretta Scott King Award-winning story of a young Black heroin addict's struggles.
African American subject
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THE SKIN I'M IN
(1998)
Inscribed early printing of the Coretta Scott King Award-winning story of a young Black girl's journey to learn to love herself.
SWEET WHISPERS, BROTHER RUSH
(1982)
First printing of the Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King award-winner, with jacket art by Leo and Diane Dillon.
TIME-AGO LOST: More Tales of Jahdu
(1973)
First printing of the second Jahdu book of Harlem-based mythologies – this copy inscribed by Hamilton to Elizabeth Shub, one of the editors with whom Hamilton was working on M.C. HIGGINS, THE GREAT which would go on to win the Newbery Medal.
GOIN' SOMEPLACE SPECIAL
(2001)
Signed first printing of this story about growing up in the segregated US South and the importance of belonging, winner of the 2002 Coretta Scott King Award.
MIRANDY AND BROTHER WIND
(1988)
Signed later printing of this story of a girl who wants to dance with the wind – winner of a 1989 Caldecott Honor and the 1989 Coretta Scott King Award.
THE DARK-THIRTY: SOUTHERN TALES OF THE SUPERNATURAL
(1992)
Signed first printing of this collection of original spooky stories set in the American South, the recipient of the Coretta Scott King Award and a Newbery Honor.
THE FAITHFUL FRIEND
(1995)
Signed first printing of this Caldecott and Coretta Scott King Honor-winning adaptation of a West Indian folktale full of "romance, intrigue, and incomparable courage" (jacket), with rich illustrations by Brian Pinkney.
THE TALES OF UNCLE REMUS AND THE ADVENTURES OF BRER RABBIT
(1987)
First printing of this collection of the beloved Brer Rabbit folktales that originated with enslaved people in the American South, retold without the dialect of many previous editions – winner of a Coretta Scott King honor.
THE SECRET RIVER
(1955)
Scarce first printing of this Newbery Honor-winning work by the author of THE YEARLING, a magical realism tale of a young Black girl's efforts to feed her community during the Great Depression.
SHOW WAY
[2005]
First printing of the gorgeous Newbery Honor picture book, begun as a way to connect her daughter to the stories of her great-grandmother.
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