Book Awards & Distinctions
for Kadir Nelson

100 Total Book Awards

The Undefeated
The Undefeated is on 14 State Lists

Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans
Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans is on 3 State Lists

We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball
We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball is on 8 State Lists

Ellington Was Not a Street

Henry's Freedom Box
Henry's Freedom Box is on 21 State Lists

I Have a Dream
I Have a Dream is on 2 State Lists

Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom is on 2 State Lists

A Nation's Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis
A Nation's Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis is on 6 State Lists

Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela is on 4 State Lists

Blue Sky White Stars
Blue Sky White Stars is on 6 State Lists

Miles Morales: Spider-Man
Miles Morales: Spider-Man is on 9 State Lists

Thunder Rose
Thunder Rose is on 1 State List

The Village That Vanished
The Village That Vanished is on 1 State List

Abe's Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln
Abe's Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln is on 6 State Lists

Brothers of the Knight

Coretta Scott
Coretta Scott is on 1 State List

Hewitt Anderson's Great Big Life

If You Plant a Seed
If You Plant a Seed is on 16 State Lists

Just the Two of Us
Just the Two of Us is on 1 State List

Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya
Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya is on 1 State List

The Real Slam Dunk

Testing the Ice: A True Story about Jackie Robinson
Testing the Ice: A True Story about Jackie Robinson is on 8 State Lists

Under the Christmas Tree

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