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Derrick Barnes

Derrick Barnes is an American author. He is known for writing several popular series of children's books and is a former staff writer for Hallmark greeting cards. In 2018 Barnes received several awards that include the Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Award for his 2017 book Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut. Barnes' books celebrate African American culture and feature positive images of black children in everyday life.

Works (14)

Cover of Crown
Crown
Cover of I Am Every Good Thing
I Am Every Good Thing
Cover of The King of Kindergarten
The King of Kindergarten
Cover of Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist for Justice
Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist for Justice
Cover of The slumber party payback
The slumber party payback
Cover of Ruby and the Booker boys. Brand new school, brave new Ruby
Ruby and the Booker boys. Brand new school, brave new Ruby
Cover of The making of Dr. Truelove
The making of Dr. Truelove
Cover of The low-down, bad-day blues
The low-down, bad-day blues
Cover of Ruby Flips for attention
Ruby Flips for attention
Cover of Stop, drop, and chill
Stop, drop, and chill
Cover of We could be brothers
We could be brothers
Cover of The Talk
The Talk
Cover of Queen of Kindergarten
Queen of Kindergarten
Cover of Trivia queen, third-grade supreme
Trivia queen, third-grade supreme