Coretta Scott King / John Steptoe New Talent Author and Illustrator awards presented by ALA

Jade Adia has been awarded the 2024 Coretta Scott King / John Steptoe New Talent Author Award for “There Goes the Neighborhood.”

Briana Mukodiri Uchendu has been awarded the 2024 Coretta Scott King / John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator award for “We Could Fly.”

The author of the book is Rhiannon Giddens.

TitleAuthor/IllustratorPub YearVersion
“There Goes the Neighborhood”Jade Adia2023Hardcover | Kindle
“We Could Fly”*Briana Mukodiri Uchendu
(Illustrator)
2023Hardcover | Kindle
*Author is Rhiannon Giddens
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