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).
Author: Alexis Castellanos
Grade Level: 5 - 12
Call Number: F C2765I
Description: "A wordless graphic novel in which twelve-year-old Marisol must adapt to a new life [in] 1960s Brooklyn after her parents send her to the United States from Cuba to keep her safe during Castro's regime"-- Provided by publisher.
2023 Américas Winner
Author: John Parra
Grade Level: 2 - 3
Call Number: Coming Soon!
Description: Today Juanito is accompanying his father who is in the landscaping business, and he takes his sketchbook along to draw anything that catches his eye, and gets to help his father plan an entire garden--and then help plant it. Includes an autobiographical note.
Miss QuincesAuthor: Kat Fajardo
Call Number: F F178M
Self Made Boys: a Great Gatsby Remix
Author: Anna-Marie McLemore
Call Number: F M2246S
¡Ándale, Prieta!: a love letter to my family
Author: Yasmín Remírez
Call Number: Coming Soon!
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