Annal:2004 Coretta Scott King Book Awards

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Results of the Coretta Scott King Book Awards in the year 2004. For a ranked list of books, try an honor roll:

The First Part Last

Angela Johnson

Bobby is a typical urban New York City teenager—impulsive, eager, restless. For his sixteenth birthday he cuts school with his two best buddies, grabs a couple of slices at his favorite pizza joint, catches a flick at a nearby multiplex, and gets some news from his girlfriend, Nia, that changes his life forever: He’s going to be a father. Suddenly things like school and house parties and fun times with friends are replaced by visits to Nia’s pediatrician and countless social workers who all say that the only way for Nia and Bobby to lead a normal life is to put…

 
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