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The Américas Award is given in recognition of U.S. works of fiction, poetry, folklore, or selected non-fiction (from picture books to works for young adults) published in the previous year in English or Spanish that authentically and engagingly portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States. By combining both and linking the Americas, the award reaches beyond geographic borders, as well as multicultural-international boundaries, focusing instead upon cultural heritages within the hemisphere. The award is sponsored by the national Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP).
Award Winners
Echo written by Pam Muñoz Ryan. Scholastic Press, 2015. ISBN: 978-0439874021
Out of Darkness written by Ashley Hope-Pérez. Carolrhoda Lab, 2015. ISBN: 978-1467742023
Honorable Mentions
Growing Up Pedro: How the Martinez Brothers Made it from the Dominican Republic All the Way to the Major Leagueswritten and illustrated by Matt Tavares. Candlewick Press, 2015. ISBN: 978-0763668242
Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveraswritten and illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh. Harry N. Abrams, 2015. ISBN: 978-1419716478
Commended Titles
A Handful of Stars written by Cynthia Lord. Scholastic Press, 2015. ISBN: 978-0545700276
Dream Things True: A Novelwritten by Marie Marquardt. St. Martin’s Griffin, 2015. ISBN: 978-1250070456
Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Musicwritten by Margarita Engle and illustrated by Rafael López. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers, 2015. ISBN: 978-0544102293
Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoirwritten by Margarita Engle and illustrated by Edel Rodriguez. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2015. ISBN: 978-1481435222
Finding the Music / En pos de la músicawritten by Jennifer Torres and illustrated by Renato Alarcão. Lee & Low Books, 2015. ISBN: 978-0892392919
Island Treasures written by Alma Flor Ada and illustrated by Antonio Martorell and Edel Rodriguez. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2015. ISBN: 978-1481429009
Maya’s Blanket / La manta de Mayawritten by Monica Brown and illustrated by David Diaz. Lee & Low Books, 2015. ISBN: 978-0892392926
My Tata’s Remedies / Los remedios de mi tatawritten by Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford and illustrated by Antonio Castro L. Cinco Puntos Press, 2015. ISBN: 978-1935955894
Salsa: Un poema para cocinar / A Cooking Poemwritten by Jorge Argueta, illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh, and translated by Elisa Amado. Groundwood Books, 2015. ISBN: 978-1554984428
The Jumbies written by Tracey Baptiste. Algonquin Young Readers, 2015. ISBN: 978-1616204143
The Lightning Queen written by Laura Resau. Scholastic Press, 2015. ISBN: 978-0545800846
Two White Rabbits written by Jairo Buitrago and illustrated by Rafael Yockteng. Groundwood Books, 2015. ISBN: 978-1554987412