Christopher Paul Curtis

Christopher Paul Curtis

male, 56 years old
'Mr. Chickee's Funny Money, novelist, Coretta Scott King Award winner, The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963, assembly line, Mr. Chickee's Messy Mission…CorettaScottKingAward
Christopher Paul Curtis (born May 10, 1953) is an American children's author and a Newbery Medal winner who wrote the "The Watsons Go to...
Walter Dean Myers

Walter Dean Myers

male, 72 years old
Harlem, frequently challenged books, CorettaScottKingAward, banned books, from Martinsburg, West Virginia, fallen angels
Walter Dean Myers (born Walter Myers August 12, 1937, Martinsburg, West Virginia, raised in Harlem) is an African American author of young adult...

Sharon Draper

female, 57 years old
Pepperdine University, Forged by Fire, Tears of a Tiger, Sharon M. Draper, American women writer, CorettaScottKingAward
Sharon M. Draper (b. 1952 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an African-American author who has won multiple awards for her books, including the Coretta Scott...