Derrick Barnes

Derrick Barnes is an American author of award-winning books for children and young adults, known for series like King of Kindergarten and Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut. He received a Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Award in 2018 for Crown, and was a National Book Award Finalist for his graphic novel Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice. Barnes was formerly a staff writer for Hallmark greeting cards.