Tonya Bolden

Acclaimed author Tonya Bolden has written more than 15 books for young people, including Maritcha- A Nineteenth Century Girl; Searching for Sarah Rector, the Richest Black Girl in America; Emancipation Proclamation- Lincoln and the Dawn of Liberty; and M. L. K., The Journey of a King, among others. Her work has been recognized with the Coretta Scott King Honor; the James Madison Award; the Carter G. Woodson Award; and NCTE Orbis Pictus Honors, among others. Her titles are also frequently on YALSA, ALA, and CCBC "best" lists. She received the 2016 Nonfiction Award from the Children's Book Guild of Washington D.C. She lives in New York City.