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Derrick Barnes

Derrick D. Barnes

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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.

OL1388283A

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  • Display name

    Derrick Barnes

  • Personal name

    Derrick D. Barnes

  • Source identifier

    OL1388283A

Featured books

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  • Incredibly Human Henson Blayze

    Representative edition published 2025

    Open Work
  • Like Lava in My Veins

    Representative edition published 2023

    Open Work
  • Queen of Kindergarten

    Representative edition published 2022

    Open Work
  • Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist for Justice

    Representative edition published 2022

    Open Work
  • Reine de la Maternelle

    Representative edition published 2022

    Open Work
  • Crown

    Representative edition published 2020

    Open Work
  • The King of Kindergarten

    Representative edition published 2020

    Open Work
  • Baseball

    Representative edition published 2020

    Open Work
  • I Am Every Good Thing

    Representative edition published 2020

    Open Work
  • The Talk

    Representative edition published 2020

    Open Work
  • We could be brothers

    Representative edition published 2010

    Open Work
  • Ruby Flips for attention

    Representative edition published 2009

    Open Work
  • Ruby and the Booker boys. Brand new school, brave new Ruby

    Representative edition published 2009

    Open Work
  • Trivia queen, third-grade supreme

    Representative edition published 2008

    Open Work
  • The slumber party payback

    Representative edition published 2008

    Open Work
  • The making of Dr. Truelove

    Representative edition published 2006

    Open Work
  • The low-down, bad-day blues

    Representative edition published 2004

    Open Work
  • Stop, drop, and chill

    Representative edition published 2004

    Open Work
  • Who Got Game? : Basketball

    Representative edition published 2024

    Open Work
  • Yo Soy Cada Cosa Buena

    Representative edition published 2024

    Open Work
  • Santa Has Got to Go

    Representative edition published 2023

    Open Work
  • Santa's Gotta Go!

    Representative edition published 2023

    Open Work
  • Queen/King of Kindergarten 10-Copy Mixed Floor Display with Riser and Signed Copies of Queen

    Representative edition published 2022

    Open Work
  • Queen of the Classroom

    Representative edition published 2022

    Open Work