Nikki Grimes is the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of dozens of childrenтАЩs and young adult books as well as a poet and journalist.
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Among the many accolades she has received are the Golden Dolphin Award┬а(2005),the NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children┬а(2006), the Coretta Scott King Award (2003) for Bronx Masquerade, and the Horace Mann Upstanders Award (2011) for┬аAlmost Zero: A Dyamonde Daniel Book. Additionally, her book Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope (illustrated by┬аBryan Collier)┬аwas 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┬а(illustrated by Floyd Cooper), Jazmin's Notebook,┬аTalkin' About Bessie (illustrated by┬аE.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.