Grimes's novel Bronx Masquerade was named the Coretta Scott King Award book in 2002. The Coretta Scott King Award is "given to African American authors and illustrators for outstanding inspirational and educational contributions."
She was influenced by fantasy writers like J. R. R. Tolkien; by science fiction writers like Philip K. Dick; by central figures of Western literature like Leo Tolstoy, Virgil and the Brontë sisters; by feminist writers like Virginia Woolf; by children's literature like Alice in Wonderland, The Wind in the Willows, and The Jungle Book; by Norse mythology; and by books from the Eastern tradition such as the Tao Te Ching. In turn, she influenced other writers, such as Salman Rushdie, David Mitchell, Neil Gaiman, and Iain Banks. She has won the Hugo Award, Nebula Award, Locus Award, and World Fantasy Award, each more than once.
MRC has several books in our collection by both Nikki Grimes and Ursula Le Guin, including...
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