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CHILDREN, YOUTH, & YOUNG ADULT BOOK AWARDS
Best Latino Focused Children’s Picture Book – English
FIRST PLACE LightKeepers to the Rescue!, Marisa de Jesús Paolicelli; A Caribbean Experience Con Amor; USA
SECOND PLACESofia’s Awesome Tamale Day, Albert Monreal Quihuis; Albert Monreal Quihuis; USA
HONORABLE MENTIONHow Hollyhocks Came to New Mexico, Rudolfo Anaya; Rio Grande Books; USA
Best Latino Focused Children’s Picture Book – Spanish or Bilingual
FIRST PLACEConoce a Simón Bolívar, Edna Iturralde; Alfaguara Grupo Santillana USA; Ecuador
HONORABLE MENTIONPelito: The Move • La Mudanza, Abraham Urias; Lito Publishing; El Salvador
Best Children’s Fiction Picture Book – English
FIRST PLACE The Beautiful Lady: Our Lady of Guadalupe, Pat Mora; Illustrators: Steve Johnson & Lou Fancher; Random House Children’s Books;
SECOND PLACE Grandpa Lolo’s Navajo Saddle Blanket, Nasario García; University of New Mexico Press;
SECOND PLACE Walking Through a World of Aromas, Ariel Andrés Almada; Illustrator: Sonja Wimmer; Cuento de Luz;
HONORABLE MENTION Mom Goes to War, Irene Aparici; Illustrator: Mónica Carretero; Cuento de Luz;
HONORABLE MENTION LightKeepers to the Rescue!, Marisa de Jesús Paolicelli; A Caribbean Experience Con Amor; USA
HONORABLE MENTION Life is Beautiful!, Ana Eulate; Illustrator: Nívola Uyá; Cuento de Luz;
Best Children’s Fiction Picture Book – Bilingual
FIRST PLACE Guacamole, Jorge Argueta & Margarita Sada; Groundwood Books; El Salvador (Native Salvadoran & Pipil Nahua Indian)
SECOND PLACE Micaela: Despertar en Poesía • Waking Up to Poetry, Adalucía; Cholita Prints and Publishing Company; Perú
HONORABLE MENTION Periquito, The Story of Little Parakeet, Georgette Baker; Cantemos;
Best Children’s Fiction Picture Book – Spanish
FIRST PLACECocorina y El Puchero Mágico, Mar Pavón; Illustrator: Mónica Carretero; Cuento de Luz;
SECOND PLACE Egipto, Pau Joan Hernández; Fernando Vicente; Editorial Combel;
HONORABLE MENTION Soy Feliz, Alberto Agraso & Mony Dojeiji; Walking for Peace Publishing;
Best Children’s Nonfiction Picture Book
FIRST PLACE Diego Rivera: His World and Ours, Duncan Tonatiuh; Abrams Books For Young Readers; Mexico
SECOND PLACEConoce a Miguel de Cervantes, Edna Iturralde; Alfaguara Grupo Santillana USA; Ecuador
HONORABLE MENTIONLa Malinche, Francisco Serrano; Groundwood Books; Mexico, Canada
Best Educational Children’s Picture Book – English
FIRST PLACE Spike, the Mixed-Up Monster, Susan Hood; Simon & Schuster, Books for Young Readers; USA
HONORABLE MENTION LightKeepers to the Rescue!, Marisa de Jesús Paolicelli; A Caribbean Experience Con Amor; Puerto Rico
HONORABLE MENTIONMom Goes to War, Irene Aparici; Illustrator: Mónica Carretero; Cuento de Luz;
Best Educational Children’s Picture Book – Spanish or Bilingual
FIRST PLACE ¡Nos Divertimos con la Ciencia!, Ángels Navarro; Editorial Combel;
SECOND PLACEColores Everywhere!, Madeleine Budnick; Trinity University Press;
HONORABLE MENTION Hello Círculos!, Madeleine Budnick; Trinity University Press;
Most Inspirational Children’s Picture Book
FIRST PLACE The Sky of Afghanistan, Ana Eulate; Illustrator: Sonja Wimmer; Cuento de Luz; Spain
SECOND PLACEMom Goes to War, Irene Aparici; Illustrator: Mónica Carretero; Cuento de Luz;
HONORABLE MENTION Micaela: Despertar en Poesía • Waking Up to Poetry, Adalucía; Cholita Prints and Publishing Company; Perú
Best Youth Latino Focused Chapter Book
FIRST PLACE Border Town #1: Crossing the Line, Malin Alegria; Scholastic Books;
SECOND PLACEPueblo Fronterizo No 1: Cruzar el Limite, Malin Alegria; Scholastic Books;
Best Youth Chapter Fiction Book – English
FIRST PLACE Love, Amalia, Alma Flor Ada; Simon & Schuster, Books for Young Readers; Cuba
SECOND PLACE Calling Him Dad, Virginia Kamhi; WPR Books; USA
Best Youth Chapter Fiction Book – Spanish or Bilingual
FIRST PLACE Oro, Incienso y Mirra, Ariel González Calzada; Floricanto Press; Cuba
Most Inspirational Youth Chapter Book
FIRST PLACE Calling Him Dad, Virginia Kamhi; WPR Books; USA
Best Young Adult Fiction Book
FIRST PLACEWhen The Guns Fell Silent, Edna Iturralde; WPR Publishing; Ecuador
SECOND PLACEA Thunderous Whisper, Christina Diaz Gonzales; Random House Children’s Books;
HONORABLE MENTIONAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, Benjamin Alire Saenz; Simon & Schuster, Books for Young Readers; USA
HONORABLE MENTION The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano, Sonia Manzano; Scholastic Books;
HONORABLE MENTIONCiudad de Huérfanos, Avi; Editorial Bambu;
Best Young Adult Nonfiction Book
FIRST PLACE The Pregnancy Project, Gaby Rodriguez with Jenna Glatzer; Simon & Schuster, Books for Young Readers; USA
Best Educational Young Adult Book
FIRST PLACEPuberman El Enfrentamiento, Maria Villegas & Jennie Kent; Illustrator: Ivan Chacon; Villegas Editores;
SECOND PLACELectura de textos: Análisis e Interpretación. Narrativa, Poesía, Drama y Ensayo. Siglo XX, Eugenia Muñoz; Pearson Learning Solutions; USA, Colombian Ancestro
Most Inspirational Young Adult Book
FIRST PLACEThe Day of Yesterday, Edna Iturralde; WPR Publishing; Ecuador
SECOND PLACE El Sendero Hacia el Exito!, Daniel Ramirez;
HONORABLE MENTIONMicaela: Despertar en Poesía • Waking Up to Poetry, Adalucía; Cholita Prints and Publishing Company; Peru