Great achievement awards

A biography of Joseph Pulitzer and the story of his creation of the Pulitzer Prizes.

Profiles high school librarian Michael L. Printz, whose efforts in championing authors and their books led to the creation of the Michael L. Printz Award to honor excellence in Young Adult literature.

Profiles Coretta Scott King, whose efforts in carrying on her husband's civil rights work led her to establish the Coretta Scott King Award, which celebrates African-American writers and illustrators.

A biography of the reclusive inventor of dynamite and the story of how he came to establish the prestigious prizes that bear his name.