LibGuides: Pura Belpré Awards: 2010s

Pura Belpré Awards

2010-2019

2010

WINNER: Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez

Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez
Call Number: Juv F ALV (Juvenile fiction)
ISBN: 9780606149549
Publication Date: 2010-09-14
After his family hires migrant Mexican workers to help save their Vermont farm from foreclosure, eleven-year-old Tyler befriends the oldest daughter, but when he discovers they may not be in the country legally, he realizes that real friendship knows no borders.

HONOR BOOKS:

Diego : Bigger Than Life by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand
Federico García Lorca by Georgina Lazaro

WINNER: Book Fiesta! : Celebrate Children's Day/Book Day = Celebremos el Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros illustrated by Rafael López

Book Fiesta! : celebrate Children's Day/Book Day = Celebremos el Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros by Pat Mora; Rafael Lopez (Illustrator)
Call Number: Easy MO (Easy fiction)
ISBN: 9780061288777
Publication Date: 2009-03-10
Children read aloud in various settings to celebrate of El dia de los ninos, or Children's Day, in this bilingual story.

HONOR BOOKS:

Diego : Bigger Than Life illustrated by David Diaz
My Abuelita illustrated by Yuyi Morales
Gracias = Thanks illustrated by John Parra

2011

WINNER: The Dreamer by Pam Muñoz Ryan

The Dreamer by Pam Muñoz Ryan; Peter Sís (Illustrator)
Call Number: Juv F RYA (Juvenile Fiction)
ISBN: 9780439269704
Publication Date: 2010-04-01
A fictionalized biography of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, who grew up painfully shy, ridiculed by his father, but who became one of the most widely-read poets in the world.
The Dreamer [Streaming audiobook] by Pam Munoz Ryan
Call Number: Juv F RYA Audiobk (OverDrive)
ISBN: 9780545238847
Publication Date: 2010

HONOR BOOKS:

¡Ole! Flamenco by George Ancona
The Firefly Letters : a Suffragette's Journey to Cuba by Margarita Engle
90 Miles to Havana by Enrique Flores-Galbis

The Firefly Letters : a suffragette's journey to Cuba by Margarita Engle
Call Number: Juv F ENG (Juvenile fiction)
ISBN: 9780805090826
Publication Date: 2010-03-16
A portrait of early women's rights pioneer Fredrika Bremer and the journey to Cuba that transformed her life.

WINNER: Grandma's Gift illustrated by Eric Velasquez

Grandma's Gift by Eric Velasquez (Illustrator)
Call Number: Easy VEL (Easy fiction)
ISBN: 9780802720825
Publication Date: 2010-10-12
The author describes Christmas at his grandma's in Spanish Harlem when she shows him art and Diego Velazquez's portrait of Juan de Pareja.

HONOR BOOKS:

Fiesta Babies illustrated by Amy Córdova
Me, Frida illustrated by David Diaz
Dear Primo : a Letter to My Cousin illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh

2012

WINNER: Under the Mesquite by Guadalupe Garcia McCall

Under the Mesquite by Guadalupe Garcia McCall
Call Number: J-Fiction MC (Juvenile Fiction)
ISBN: 9781600604294
Publication Date: 2013-04-01
Throughout high school, as her mother battles cancer, Lupita takes care of the house and seven younger siblings, while acting and writing poetry are her outlets.

HONOR BOOKS:

Hurricane Dancers : the First Caribbean Pirate Shipwreck by Margarita Engle
Maximilian and the Mystery of the Guardian Angel : a Bilingual Lucha Libre Thriller by Xavier Garza

Hurricane Dancers : the first Caribbean pirate shipwreck by Margarita Engle
Call Number: Juv F ENG (Juvenile fiction)
ISBN: 9780805092400
Publication Date: 2011-03-15
The story of the first pirates of the Caribbean, told in verse.
Maximilian and the Mystery of the Guardian Angel by Xavier Garza (Illustrator)
Call Number: Juv F GAR (Juvenile fiction)
ISBN: 9781933693989
Publication Date: 2011-10-18
Maximilian feels he has a close connection with his favorite luchador, El Angel de La Guardia, the Guardian Angel.

WINNER: Diego Rivera : His World and Outs illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh

Diego Rivera : his world and ours by Duncan Tonatiuh
Call Number: Easy TON (Easy fiction)
ISBN: 9780810997318
Publication Date: 2011-05-01
A mischievous boy who loves to draw follows his passion for art to become one of the most famous painters in the world.

HONOR BOOKS:

The Cazuela that the Farm Maiden Stirred illustrated by Rafael López
Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match = Marisol McDonald No Combina illustrated by Sara Palacios

The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred by Samantha R. Vamos; Rafael López (Illustrator)
Call Number: Easy VAM (Easy fiction)
ISBN: 9781580892421
Publication Date: 2011-02-01
A cumulative tale of a farm maiden who, aided by a group of animals, prepares "Arroz con Leche," or rice pudding.
Marisol Mcdonald Doesn't Match = Marisol Mcdonald no Combina by Monica Brown; Sara Palacios (Illustrator)
Call Number: Easy BRO (Easy fiction)
ISBN: 9780892392353
Publication Date: 2013-04-01
A creative, unique, bilingual, biracial, soccer-playing artist celebrates her individuality.

2013

WINNER: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz; Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Call Number: YA F SAE-BA (Young adult fiction)
ISBN: 9781442408920
Publication Date: 2012-02-21
Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way of looking at the world. When the two meet at the swimming pool, they seem to have nothing in common. But as the loners start spending time together, they discover that they share a special friendship -- the kind that changes lives and lasts a lifetime. And it is through this friendship that Ari and Dante will learn the most important truths about themselves and the kind of people they want to be.

HONOR BOOK: The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano by Sonia Manzano

The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano by Sonia Manzano
Call Number: Juv F MAN (Juvenile fiction)
ISBN: 9780545325059
Publication Date: 2012-09-01
In 1969 Spanish Harlem, Evelyn tries to break free from her conservative Puerto Rican environment, but her activist grandmother & neighborhood protests complicate things.

WINNER: Martin de Porres : the Rose in the Desert illustrated by David Diaz

Martin de Porres : the rose in the desert by Gary D. Schmidt; David Diaz (Illustrator)
Call Number: Easy SCH (Easy fiction)
ISBN: 9780547612188
Publication Date: 2012-06-26
Juan Martin de Porres was born into a life of poverty. But he became a Dominican priest and performed miracles of healing.

NO HONOR BOOKS AWARDED

2014

WINNER: Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina

Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina
Call Number: YA F MED-M (Young adult fiction)
ISBN: 9781432874216
Publication Date: 2020-04-01
One morning before school, some girl tells Piddy Sanchez that Yaqui Delgado hates her and wants to kick her ass. Piddy doesn't even know who Yaqui is, never mind what she's done to piss her off. Word is that Yaqui thinks Piddy is stuck-up, shakes her stuff when she walks, and isn't Latin enough with her white skin, good grades, and no accent. And Yaqui isn't kidding around, so Piddy better watch her back. At first Piddy is more concerned with trying to find out more about the father she's never met and how to balance honors courses with her weekend job at the neighborhood hair salon. But as the harassment escalates, avoiding Yaqui and her gang starts to take over Piddy's life. Is there any way for Piddy to survive without closing herself off or running away? In an all-too-realistic novel, Meg Medina portrays a sympathetic heroine who is forced to decide who she really is.

HONOR BOOKS:

The Lightning Dreamer : Cuba's Greatest Abolitionist by Margarita Engle
The Living by Matt de la Peña
Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote : a Migrant's Tale by Duncan Tonatiuh

Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote by Duncan Tonatiuh
Call Number: Easy TON (Easy fiction)
ISBN: 9781419705830
Publication Date: 2013-05-07
When Papa Rabbit does not return home as expected from many seasons of working in the great carrot and lettuce fields of El Norte, his son Pancho sets out on a dangerous trek to find him, guided by a coyote.

WINNER: Niño Wrestles the World by Yuyi Morales

Nino Wrestles the World by Yuyi Morales
Call Number: Easy MOR (Easy fiction)
ISBN: 9780606372763
Publication Date: 2015-08-25
Señoras y Señores, put your hands together for the fantastic, spectacular, one of a kind . . . Niño! Fwap! Slish! Bloop! Krunch! He takes down his competition in a single move! No opponent is too big a challenge for the cunning skills of Niño—popsicle eater, toy lover, somersault expert, and world champion lucha libre competitor!

HONOR BOOKS:

Maria Had a Little Llama = María Tenía una Llamita illustrated by Angela Dominguez
Tito Puente : Mambo King = Rey del Mambo illustrated by Rafael López
Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote : a Migrant's Tale illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh

Maria Had a Little Llama = María Tenía una Llamita by Angela Dominguez (Illustrator)
Call Number: Easy DOM (Easy fiction)
ISBN: 9780805093339
Publication Date: 2013-08-20
Bilingual. Everyones know about Mary and her little lamb. But do you know Maria? She takes her lama to school one day. With gorgeous, Peruvian-inspired illustrations and English and Spanish retellings, Angela Dominguez gives another twist to the classic rhyme.
Tito Puente, Mambo King/Tito Puente, Rey Del Mambo by Monica Brown; Rafael Lopez (Illustrator)
Call Number: Easy BRO (Easy fiction)
ISBN: 9780061227837
Publication Date: 2013-03-05
A vibrant bilingual picture-book biography that portrays the musical and cultural phenomenon of Tito Puente, Mambo King!.
Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote by Duncan Tonatiuh
Call Number: Easy TON (Easy fiction)
ISBN: 9781419705830
Publication Date: 2013-05-07
When Papa Rabbit does not return home as expected from many seasons of working in the great carrot and lettuce fields of El Norte, his son Pancho sets out on a dangerous trek to find him, guided by a coyote.

2015

WINNER: I Lived on Butterfly Hill by Marjorie Agosín

I Lived on Butterfly Hill by Marjorie Agosin; Lee White (Illustrator)
Call Number: Juv F AGO (Juvenile fiction)
ISBN: 9781416953449
Publication Date: 2014-03-04
Eleven-year-old Celeste Marconi is a dreamer, a writer, a collector of words. But then a new whispered word trickles into her life: "Subversives." Her beloved country of Chile has been taken over by a military dictatorship, and subversives--people considered a threat to the new government--are in increasing danger. Celeste's doctor-parents must go into hiding to remain safe, and Celeste, heartsick, must say good-bye to them. But the situation continues to worsen. More and more people are "disappearing," and soon Celeste herself is sent thousands of miles away, all the way to the coast of Maine--where she doesn't have a single friend or know a word of English. How can she possibly call another country--a country where people eat breakfast out of a box, where the cold grays of winter mirror the fears that envelope her--home? WIll she ever see Chile again? And if she does--what, and who, will she find there?

HONOR BOOK:

Portraits of Hispanic American Heroes by Juan Felipe Herrera

Portraits of Hispanic American Heroes by Juan Felipe Herrera; Raul ón (Illustrator)
Call Number: Juv 920 HER (Juvenile nonfiction)
ISBN: 9780803738096
Publication Date: 2014-08-07
Twenty Hispanic American artists, scientists, athletes, activists and political leaders are profiled in this stunning picture book, complete with inspirational quotes and distinctive expressionist portraits.

WINNER: Viva Frida illustrated by Yuyi Morales

Viva Frida by Yuyi Morales; Tim O'Meara (Photographer)
Call Number: Easy MO (Easy Fiction)
ISBN: 9781596436039
Publication Date: 2014-09-02
Celebrates the life and art of a famous artist in this picture book biography of Frida Kahlo.

HONOR BOOKS:

Little Roja Riding Hood illustrated by Susan Guevara
Green is a Chile Pepper illustrated by John Parra
Separate is Never Equal : Sylvia Mendez & Her Family's Fight for Desegregation illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh

Little Roja Riding Hood by Susan Middleton Elya; Susan Guevara (Illustrator)
Call Number: PS ELY (Preschool fiction) / Easy ELY (Easy Fiction)
ISBN: 9780399247675
Publication Date: 2014-04-10
A rhyming twist on the classic fairy tale in which a little girl saves her grandmother from a wolf. Includes glossary of Spanish words.
Separate Is Never Equal : Sylvia Mendez & her family's fight for desegregation by Duncan Tonatiuh
Call Number: Easy TON (Easy Fiction)
ISBN: 9781419710544
Publication Date: 2014-05-06
Years before the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education, Sylvia Mendez, an eight-year-old girl of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage, played an instrumental role in Mendez v. Westminster, the landmark desegregation case of 1946 in California.
Separate Is Never Equal [E-Book] by Duncan Tonatiuh
Call Number: Easy TON Ebook (OverDrive)
ISBN: 9781613126332
Publication Date: 2014-05-06

2016

WINNER: Enchanted Air : Two Cultures, Two Wings : a Memoir by Margarita Engle

Enchanted Air : two cultures, two wings : a memoir by Margarita Engle; Edel Rodriguez (Illustrator)
Call Number: YA B ENG-M (Young adult biography)
ISBN: 9781481435222
Publication Date: 2015-08-04
The author's memoir about growing up in Los Angeles and visiting relatives in Cuba.

HONOR BOOKS:

The Smoking Mirror by David Bowles
Mango, Abuela, and Me by Meg Medina

The Smoking Mirror (Garza Twins #1) by David Bowles
Call Number: Juv F BOW G1 (Juvenile fiction)
ISBN: 9781925148640
Publication Date: 2015-03-20
Carol and Johnny Garza are twelve-year-old twins whose lives in a small Texas town are forever changed by their mother's unexplained disappearance.
Mango, Abuela, and Me by Meg Medina; Angela Dominguez (Illustrator)
Call Number: Easy MED (Easy fiction)
ISBN: 9780763669003
Publication Date: 2015-08-25
When a little girl's far-away grandmother comes to stay, love and patience transcend language.

WINNER: The Drum Dream Girl illustrated by Rafael López

The Drum Dream Girl : how one girl's courage changed music by Margarita Engle; Rafael López (Illustrator)
Call Number: Easy EN (Easy Fiction)
ISBN: 9780544102293
Publication Date: 2015-03-31
Follows a girl in the 1920s as she strives to become a drummer, despite being continually reminded that only boys play the drums, and that there has never been a female drummer in Cuba. Includes note about Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, who inspired the story, and Anacaona, the all-girl dance band she formed with her sisters.

HONOR BOOKS:

My Tata's Remedies = os Remedios de Mi Tata illustrated by Antonio Castro L.
Mango, Abuela, and Me illustrated by Angela Dominguez
Funny Bones : Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh

My Tata's Remedies = Los Remedios de Mi Tata by Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford; Antonio Castro L. (Illustrator)
Call Number: Easy RIV (Easy fiction)
ISBN: 9781935955917
Publication Date: 2015-05-05
Tata Gus teaches his grandson Aaron how to use natural healing remedies, and in the process helps the members of his family and his neighbors.
Mango, Abuela, and Me by Meg Medina; Angela Dominguez (Illustrator)
Call Number: Easy MED (Easy fiction)
ISBN: 9780763669003
Publication Date: 2015-08-25
When a little girl's far-away grandmother comes to stay, love and patience transcend language.
Funny Bones : Posada and his Day of the Dead Calaveras by Duncan Tonatiuh
Call Number: Easy B POS (Easy biography)
ISBN: 9781419716478
Publication Date: 2015-08-25
Jose Posada was a Mexican artist whose skeleton drawings are emblematic of Mexico's Dia de los Muertos. Explores the life of the man who created these iconic images.

2017

WINNER: Juana & Lucas by Juana Medina

Juana and Lucas: Big Problemas by Juana Medina (Illustrator)
Call Number: Juv F MED (Juvenile fiction)
ISBN: 9781536201314
Publication Date: 2019-05-14
Juana's life is just about perfect. She lives in the beautiful city of Bogotá with her two most favorite people in the world: her mami and her dog, Lucas. Lately, though, things have become a little less perfect. Mami has a new hairdo and a new amigo named Luis with whom she has been spending a LOT of time. He is kind and teaches Juana about things like photography and jazz music, but sometimes Juana can't help wishing things would go back to the way they were before. When Mami announces that she and Luis are getting married and that they will all be moving to a new casa, Juana is quite distraught. Lucky for her, though, some things will never change--like how much Mami loves her.

HONOR BOOKS: The Only Road by Alexandra Diaz

The Only Road by Alexandra Diaz
Call Number: JUV F DIA (Juvenile Fiction)
ISBN: 9781481457507
Publication Date: 2016-10-04
Twelve-year-old Jaime makes the treacherous journey from his home in Guatemala to his older brother in New Mexico after his cousin is murdered by a drug cartel.

WINNER: Lowriders to the Center of the Earth illustrated by Raúl Gonzalez

Lowriders to the Center of the Earth (Lowriders #2) by Cathy Camper; Raul the Third (Illustrator)
Call Number: Juv G CAM L2 (Juvenile graphic novels)
ISBN: 9781452123431
Publication Date: 2016-07-05
Lupe Impala, Elirio Malaria, and El Chavo Flapjack are now the proud owners of their own garage--but when a series of earthquakes hit their town and Genie, their beloved cat, disappears they find themselves traveling to the realm of Mictlantecuhtli, Aztec god of the Underworld, who is keeping Genie prisoner.

HONOR BOOKS:

Esquivel! : Space-Age Sound Artist illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh
The Princess and the Warrior : a Tale of Two Volcanoes illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh

Esquivel! Space-Age Sound Artist by Susan Wood; Duncan Tontiuh (Illustrator)
Call Number: Easy WOO (Easy fiction)
ISBN: 9781580896733
Publication Date: 2016-09-06
A picture-book biography of Juan Garcia Esquivel, musical innovator and the father of space-age, bachelor-pad lounge music.
Esquivel!! [CD] by Susan Wood; Duncan Tonatiuh (Illustrator); Brian Amador (Read by)
Call Number: J-CD Nonfiction WO (Juvenile CD audiobooks)
ISBN: 9781430127895
Publication Date: 2018-02-01

The Princess and the Warrior by Duncan Tonatiuh
Call Number: Easy TON (Easy Fiction)
ISBN: 9781419721304
Publication Date: 2016-09-20
Princess Izta had many wealthy suitors but dismissed them all. When a mere warrior, Popoca, promised to be true to her and stay always by her side, Izta fell in love. The emperor promised Popoca if he could defeat their enemy Jaguar Claw, then Popoca and Izta could wed. When Popoca was near to defeating Jaguar Claw, his opponent sent a messenger to Izta saying Popoca was dead. Izta fell into a deep sleep and, upon his return, even Popoca could not wake her. As promised Popoca stayed by her side.

2018

WINNER: Lucky Broken Girl by Ruth Behar

Lucky Broken Girl by Ruth Behar
Call Number: Juv F BEH (Juvenile fiction)
ISBN: 9780399546440
Publication Date: 2017-04-11
Ruthie Mizrahi hasn't lived in America long, but it's finally starting to feel like home. In the months since she's arrived from Cuba, she's begun mastering English, has her first pair of go-go boots, and is her neighborhood's hopscotch queen. Then one night everything changes when Ruthie's in a car accident. Is she really going to have to lie in bed in a body cast for months? At first Ruthie feels like a baby in diapers again. But then some surprising things happen. All kinds of interesting people walk through her door, bringing stories and gifts that help make her feel less alone and afraid.

HONOR BOOKS:

The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo Cartaya
The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Perez

The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Cartaya, Pablo
Call Number: JUV F CAR (Juvenile Fiction)
ISBN: 9781101997239
Publication Date: 2017-05-16
When his family's restaurant and Cuban American neighborhood in Miami are threatened by a greedy land developer, thirteen-year-old Arturo, joined by Carmen, a cute poetry enthusiast, fight back, discovering the power of poetry and protest through untold family stories and the work of José Martí.
The First Rule of Punk by Pérez, Celia C.
Call Number: JUV F PER (Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780425290408
Publication Date: 2017-08-22
Twelve-year-old María Luisa O'Neill-Morales (who really prefers to be called Malú) reluctantly moves with her Mexican-American mother to Chicago and starts seventh grade with a bang--violating the dress code with her punk rock aesthetic and spurning the middle school's most popular girl in favor of starting a band with a group of like-minded weirdos.

WINNER: La Princesa and the Pea illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal

La Princesa and the Pea by Elya, Susan Middleton ; Juana Martinez-Neal (Illustrator)
Call Number: Easy EL (Easy Fiction)
ISBN: 9780399251566
Publication Date: 2017-09-05
A rhyming twist on a classic fairy tale in which a queen places a pea under a young lady's mattress to see if she is truly a princess.

HONOR BOOKS:

All Around Us illustrated by Adriana M. Garcia
Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos illustrated by John Parra

Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos by Monica Brown; John Parra (Illustrator)
Call Number: Easy B KAH (Easy biography)
ISBN: 9780735842694
Publication Date: 2017-09-05
The fascinating Mexican artist Frida Kahlo is remembered for her self-portraits, her dramatic works featuring bold and vibrant colors. Her work brought attention to Mexican and indigenous culture and she is also renowned for her works celebrating the female form. Brown's story recounts Frida's beloved pets--two monkeys, a parrot, three dogs, two turkeys, an eagle, a black cat, and a fawn--and playfully considers how Frida embodied many wonderful characteristics of each animal.

2019

WINNER: The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Call Number: YA F ACE-E
ISBN: 9780062662804
Publication Date: 2018-03-06
Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking.
The Poet X [CD] by Elizabeth Acevedo (Read by)
Call Number: CD Fiction AC (Adult Audiobook CD)
ISBN: 9781538500231
Publication Date: 2018-03-06
Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking.
The Poet X [E-Book] by Elizabeth Acevedo
Call Number: YA F ACE-E Ebook (OverDrive)
ISBN: 9780062662828
Publication Date: 2018-03-06
The Poet X [streaming audiobook] by Elizabeth Acevedo (Read by); TBD (Read by)
Call Number: YA F ACE-E Audiobk (OverDrive)
ISBN: 9780062822482
Publication Date: 2018-03-06

HONOR BOOK: They Call Me Güero by David Bowles

They Call Me Güero by David Bowles
Call Number: Juv 811.6 BOW (Juvenile Nonfiction)
ISBN: 9781947627062
Publication Date: 2018-11-27
In Spanish, "Güero" is a nickname for guys with pale skin, Latino or Anglo. Butr make no mistake: our red-headed, freckled hero is pure mexicano, like Canelo Álvarez, the Mexican boxer. Güero is also a nerd - reader, gamer, musician - who runs with a squad of misfits like him, Los Bobbys. Sure, they get in trouble like anybody else, and like other middle-school boys, they discover girls. Watch out for Joanna! She's tough as nails. But trusting in his family's traditions, his accordion and his bookworm squad, he faces seventh grade with book smarts and a big heart. Life is tough for a border kid, but Güero has figured out how to cope. He writes poetry

WINNER: Dreamers = Soñadores illustrated by Yuyi Morales

Dreamers = Soñadores by Yuyi Morales
Call Number: J-818.6 MOR (Juvenile Non-Fiction)
ISBN: 9780823440559
Publication Date: 2018-09-04
An illustrated picture book autobiography in which award-winning author Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story.

HONOR BOOKS:

When Angels Sing illustrated by José Ramírez
Islandborn illustrated by Leo Espinosa

When Angels Sing by Michael Mahin; Jose Ramirez (Illustrator)
Call Number: Easy MAH (Easy fiction)
ISBN: 9781534404137
Publication Date: 2018-09-04
Carlos Santana loved to listen to his father play el violín. It was a sound that filled the world with magic and love and feeling and healing--a sound that made angels real. Carlos wanted to make angels real, too. So he started playing music. Carlos tried el clarinete and el violín, but there were no angels. Then he picked up la guitarra. He took the soul of the Blues, the brains of Jazz, and the energy of Rock and Roll, and added the slow heat of Afro-Cuban drums and the cilantro-scented sway of the music he'd grown up with in Mexico. There were a lot of bands in San Francisco but none of them sounded like this. Had Carlos finally found the music that would make his angels real?.
Islandborn by Junot Díaz; Leo Espinosa (Illustrator)
Call Number: Easy DIA (Easy fiction)
ISBN: 9780735229860
Publication Date: 2018-03-13
Lola was just a baby when her family left the Island, so when she has to draw it for a school assignment, she asks her family, friends, and neighbors about their memories of her homeland ... and in the process, comes up with a new way of understanding her own heritage.

Pura Belpré Awards

2010

WINNER: Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez

HONOR BOOKS:

Diego : Bigger Than Life by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand

Federico García Lorca by Georgina Lazaro

WINNER: Book Fiesta! : Celebrate Children's Day/Book Day = Celebremos el Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros illustrated by Rafael López

HONOR BOOKS:

Diego : Bigger Than Life illustrated by David Diaz

My Abuelita illustrated by Yuyi Morales

Gracias = Thanks illustrated by John Parra

2011

WINNER: The Dreamer by Pam Muñoz Ryan

HONOR BOOKS:

¡Ole! Flamenco by George Ancona

The Firefly Letters : a Suffragette's Journey to Cuba by Margarita Engle

90 Miles to Havana by Enrique Flores-Galbis

WINNER: Grandma's Gift illustrated by Eric Velasquez

HONOR BOOKS:

Fiesta Babies illustrated by Amy Córdova

Me, Frida illustrated by David Diaz

Dear Primo : a Letter to My Cousin illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh

2012

WINNER: Under the Mesquite by Guadalupe Garcia McCall

HONOR BOOKS:

Hurricane Dancers : the First Caribbean Pirate Shipwreck by Margarita Engle

Maximilian and the Mystery of the Guardian Angel : a Bilingual Lucha Libre Thriller by Xavier Garza

WINNER: Diego Rivera : His World and Outs illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh

HONOR BOOKS:

The Cazuela that the Farm Maiden Stirred illustrated by Rafael López

Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match = Marisol McDonald No Combina illustrated by Sara Palacios

2013

WINNER: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

HONOR BOOK: The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano by Sonia Manzano

WINNER: Martin de Porres : the Rose in the Desert illustrated by David Diaz

NO HONOR BOOKS AWARDED

2014

WINNER: Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina

HONOR BOOKS:

The Lightning Dreamer : Cuba's Greatest Abolitionist by Margarita Engle

The Living by Matt de la Peña

Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote : a Migrant's Tale by Duncan Tonatiuh

WINNER: Niño Wrestles the World by Yuyi Morales

HONOR BOOKS:

Maria Had a Little Llama = María Tenía una Llamita illustrated by Angela Dominguez

Tito Puente : Mambo King = Rey del Mambo illustrated by Rafael López

Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote : a Migrant's Tale illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh

2015

WINNER: I Lived on Butterfly Hill by Marjorie Agosín

HONOR BOOK:

Portraits of Hispanic American Heroes by Juan Felipe Herrera

WINNER: Viva Frida illustrated by Yuyi Morales

HONOR BOOKS:

Little Roja Riding Hood illustrated by Susan Guevara

Green is a Chile Pepper illustrated by John Parra

Separate is Never Equal : Sylvia Mendez & Her Family's Fight for Desegregation illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh

2016

WINNER: Enchanted Air : Two Cultures, Two Wings : a Memoir by Margarita Engle

HONOR BOOKS:

The Smoking Mirror by David Bowles

Mango, Abuela, and Me by Meg Medina

WINNER: The Drum Dream Girl illustrated by Rafael López

HONOR BOOKS:

My Tata's Remedies = os Remedios de Mi Tata illustrated by Antonio Castro L.

Mango, Abuela, and Me illustrated by Angela Dominguez

Funny Bones : Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh

2017

WINNER: Juana & Lucas by Juana Medina

HONOR BOOKS: The Only Road by Alexandra Diaz

WINNER: Lowriders to the Center of the Earth illustrated by Raúl Gonzalez

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Esquivel! : Space-Age Sound Artist illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh

The Princess and the Warrior : a Tale of Two Volcanoes illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh

2018

WINNER: Lucky Broken Girl by Ruth Behar

HONOR BOOKS:

The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo Cartaya

The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Perez

WINNER: La Princesa and the Pea illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal

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