Nikki Grimes is the award-winning,
New York Times bestselling author of dozens of children’s and young adult books as well as a poet and journalist.
Among the many accolades she has received are the Golden Dolphin Award (2005),the NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children (2006), the Coretta Scott King Award (2003) for
Bronx Masquerade, and the Horace Mann Upstanders Award (2011) for
Almost Zero: A Dyamonde Daniel Book. Additionally, her book
Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope (illustrated by Bryan Collier) was a
New York Times bestseller, and she was acknowledged as an NAACP Image Award Finalist in 1993 for her book
Malcolm X: a Force for Change. Her books
Meet Danitra Brown (illustrated by Floyd Cooper),
Jazmin's Notebook,
Talkin' About Bessie (illustrated by E.B. Lewis),
Dark Sons,
The Road to Paris, and
Words with Wings were each awarded Coretta Scott King Honors. Visit her online at www.nikkigrimes.com.
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