Feria del Libro and International Latino Book Award Winners

From www.feriadellibro.net

Welcome to the 6th annual Feria del Libro: A Family Book Fair web site. The book fair is held on Saturday, June 7, 2008 on the grounds of the Los Angeles City Hall from 10 am to 5 pm.

Be ready to enjoy a fun-filled day with literacy related activities, entertainment, authors, books, and much more.

Many people use the city’s mass transit system to travel to the feria, others come by car and park in the many parking lots in the area, others take shuttle busses from their local schools (ask your principal), and others walk or ride their bicycle. However you travel, be sure to be there!

The Feria del Libro: A Family Book Fair is a community-wide event promoting a culture of literacy at home and academic achievement at school, where quality culturally-relevant books are available to children of all ages. The book fair had its beginning 2003 when the Boyle Heights Learning Collaborative, the LAUSD Roosevelt family of schools, and Families In Schools decided to be pro-active in making books available to families in Boyle Heights, a community with limited access to bookstores and libraries.

The book fair has grown ten-fold since 2003, when the fair attracted over 3,000 people. In 2007, the audience grew to over 35,000 youth of all ages and their families who joined in the celebration of books and reading on the steps of City Hall and the surrounding streets.. One of the very exciting highlights of the event is when students are recognized for being the Million Word Challenge winners from their schools and each of them receives a $50 gift card to purchase books at the fair.

This community-wide event is produced through a unique partnership of the Los Angeles Unified School District, the City of Los Angeles, Families In Schools, the Los Angeles County Office of Education and First 5 LA. The partnership, with the support of the generous corporate sponsors, works to promote reading as an important activity in every home in our community.

Congratulations to the International Latino Book Award Winners!

Category A – Children and Young Adult Books

Best Educational Children’s Book - English
There’s a Coqui in My Shoe - Marisa deJesús Paolicelli - Chi Chi Rodriguez Books

2nd Place: Submarines/Submarinos - Catherine Ellis - Rosen Publishing
Honorable Mention: Alex Rodriguez: Baseball Star/Estrella Del Beisbol - Mary Ann Hoffman – Rosen Publishing

Best Educational Children’s Book - Spanish or Bilingual
Tu Cuerpo - Katie Daynes - EDC Publishing/Usborne

2nd Place: OOOMMM-MMMOOO Yoga para niños - Maria Villegas/Jennie Kent – Villegas Editores S.A.
Honorable Mention: !Sentimentos! - Patricia Geis - Combel Editorial, S.A.
Honorable Mention: Cheech the School Bus Driver - Cheech Marin - HarperCollins Publishers

Best Children’s Picture Book – English
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach - Carmen Agra Deedy - Peachtree

2nd Place: There’s a Coqui in My Shoe! - Marisa deJesús Paolicelli - Chi Chi Rodriguez Books
2nd Place: My Name is Gabito: The Life of Gabriel García Márquez - Monica Brown - Rising Moon
Honorable Mention: Emerita - Cindy Mauro Reisenhauer - Puddle Jump Press

Best Children’s Picture Book – Spanish
La Mariposa - Anna Milbourne - EDC Publishing/Usborne

2nd Place: Guji Guji - Chih-Yuan-Chen - Kane Miller
Honorable Mention: Un Colchón de plumas para Agata - Carmen Agra Deedy - Peachtree

Best Children’s Picture Book – Bilingual
Hello Night, Hola Noche - Amy Costales - Luna Rising

2nd Place: My Colors, My World / Mis Colores, mi mundo - Maya Christina Gonzalez - Children’s Book Press
2nd Place: Nana’s Big Surprise / Nana, Que Sopresa - Amada Irma Perez - Children’s Book Press
2nd Place: We Are Cousins / Somos primos - Diane Gonzales Bertrand - Arte Público Press
Honorable Mention: Vines of the Earth - Adam Del Rio - Lectura Books

Best Young Adult Fiction – Spanish
Samuel Maximo y Niketon - Ariel Gonzalez - Libros en Red

2nd Place: La Gran Aventura Jordi - Sierra I Fabra - Editorial Bambú

Best Young Adult Nonfiction - English
Ay Mijo! Why do you want to be an engineer? - Edna Campos Gravenhorst

Best Young Adult Nonfiction - Spanish
La disciplina hasta los tres años - Jeanne Lindsay y Sally McCullough - Morning Glory Press

2nd Place: El reto de los párvulos - Jeanne Lindsay - Morning Glory Press

Best Young Adult Nonfiction - Bilingual
Mi sueño de América / My American Dream - Yuliana Gallegos - Arte Público Press

Category B – Nonfiction, English language

Best Arts Book - English
Bonevardi: Chasing Shadows, Constructing Art - Gustavo Bonevardi & John Bennett, editors –
University of Texas Press

2nd Place: Leopoldo Méndez: Revolutionary Art and the Mexican Print - Deborah Caplow –
University of Texas Press
Honorable Mention: Home Sense - Eduardo Xol - HarperCollins Publishers - Collins
Honorable Mention: Mondo Lucha A Go-Go - Dan Madigan - HarperCollins Publishers – Rayo

Best Biography - English
The Desert Remembers My Name - Kathleen Alcalá - University of Arizona Press

2nd Place: Angels Along My Path of Thorns - Gabriela A Folgar De Shea - Trafford Publishing
Honorable Mention: Kidnapped: A Diary of My 373 Days in Captivity - Leszli Kálli - Atria Books

Best Business Book - English
Salsa, Soul & Spirit: Leadership for a Multicultural Age - Juana Bordas - Berret-Koehler

2nd Place: The Power of Business en Espanol - Jose Cancela - HarperCollins Publishers – Rayo
Honorable Mention: Keeping Faith - Ana Mollinedo Mims - HarperCollins Publishers - Rayo
Honorable Mention: The Richest Latino in America - Ruben Ruiz - Wealth & Millionaire Publishing

Best Cookbook - English
Puerto Rico True Flavors - William Benet - Read Street Publishing

Best Health Book - English
The Checklist - Manny Alvarez - HarperCollins Publishers - Rayo

2nd Place: The Little Black Book of Style - Nina Garcia - HarperCollins Publishers – Collins

Best History Book - English
Youth, Identity, Power: The Chicano Movement - Carlos Munoz, Jr - Verso Books

2nd Place: The Daughters of Juárez - Teresa Rodriguez - Atria Books
Honorable Mention: Corridors of Migration - Rodolfo F. Acuña - University of Arizona Press
Honorable Mention: In Defense of Our America - Anthony D. Romero - HarperCollins Publishers - William Morrow

Best New Age Book - English
The Richest Latino in America - Ruben Ruiz - Wealth & Millionaire Publishing

Best Religious Book - English
How to Overcome Fear and Live Your Life to the Fullest - Marcos Witt - Atria Books

2nd Place: Keeping Faith - Ana Mollinedo Mims - HarperCollins Publishers - Rayo

Best Self-help Book - English
Home Sense - Eduardo Xol - HarperCollins Publishers - Collins

2nd Place: Keeping Faith - Ana Mollinedo Mims - HarperCollins Publishers - Rayo
Honorable Mention: The Little Black Book of Style - Nina Garcia - HarperCollins Publishers - Collins

Best Travel Book - English
100 Places Every Woman Should Go - Stephanie Elizondo Griest - Travelers’ Tales/Solas House

Best Reference - English
Latino Writers and Journalists - Jamie Martinez Wood - Facts on File

2nd Place: The Richest Latino in America - Ruben Ruiz - Wealth & Millionaire Publishing

Category C – Nonfiction, Spanish language or bilingual

Best Arts Book - Spanish or Bilingual - Tie
El Alquimista: Edición Ilustrada - Paulo Coelho - HarperCollins Publishers - Rayo
Juan Cardenas - Alvaro Medina - Villegas Editores S.A.

2nd Place: Luis Caballero - Antonio Caballero - Villegas Editores S.A.
Honorable Mention: So That All Shall Know/Para que todos lo sepan - Oscar Iván Maldo, editornado
University of Texas Press
Honorable Mention: El Libro Aventurado Para Las Chicas - Andrea J. Buchanan & Miriam Peskowitz
HarperCollins Publishers – Rayo

Best Biography - Spanish or Bilingual
La Suma De Los Días - Isabel Allende - HarperCollins Publishers – Rayo

2nd Place: Che Guevara - Reginaldo Ustariz - Ediciones Nowtilus
Honorable Mention: Secuestrada: Una historia de la Vida Real - Leszli Kálli - Atria Books

Best Business Book - Spanish or Bilingual
El Millionario Hispano en Una Hora - Ruben Ruiz - Wealth & Millionaire Publishing

Best Cookbook - Spanish or Bilingual
Puerto Rico Sabor Criollo - Chef Wilo Bebet - Tropical Dining Press

2nd Place: La Comida de Francia - Maria Villegas/Sarah Randell - Villegas Editores S.A.
Honorable Mention: Tzoali Amaranth Comida de Reyes - Concepción A. Estrada - Tzoali Amaranth

Best Health Book - Spanish or Bilingual
La Lista De Salud - Manny Alvarez - HarperCollins Publishers - Rayo

2nd Place: Superalimentos Rx - Steven Pratt - HarperCollins Publishers – Rayo

Best History/Political Book - Spanish or Bilingual
Hegemonía e Imperio - Alfredo Toro Hardy - Villegas Editores S.A.

2ndPlace: Las Hijas de Juarez - Teresa Rodriguez - Atria Books

Best Religious Book - Spanish or Bilingual
Las Cartas Privadas de Jesús - Michael Baigent - HarperCollins Publishers – Rayo

2nd Place: La Última Semana - Marcus J. Borg - HarperCollins Publishers – Rayo
2nd Place: El Viaje a la Iluminación - Paramahansa Yogananda - Self-Realization Fellowship
Honorable Mention: Dile Adios a Tus Temores - Marcos Witt - Atria Books

Best Self-help Book - Spanish or Bilingual
El Secreto - Rhonda Byrne - Atria Books

2nd Place: El Millionario Hispano en Una Hora - Ruben Ruiz - Wealth & Millionaire Publishing
2nd Place: Los 100 Dilemas de los Buenos Modales - Peggy Post - HarperCollins Publishers - Rayo

Best Travel Book - Spanish or Bilingual
Day of the Dead A Passion for Life / Día de los Muertos Pasión por la Vida - Mary J. Andrade –
La Oferta Publishing Co

Best Reference Book - Spanish or Bilingual
El Libro Peligroso Para Las Chicos - Conn Iggulden & Hal Iggulden - HarperCollins Publishers - Rayo

2nd Place: El Libro Aventurado Para Las Chicas - Andrea J. Buchanan & Miriam Peskowitz –
HarperCollins Publishers Rayo
Honorable Mention: El Millionario Hispano en Una Hora - Ruben Ruiz - Wealth & Millionaire Publishing

Category D – Fiction, English language

Best Novel – Adventure or Drama - English
America Libre A Novel of a National Nightmare - Raul Ramos y Sanchez - iUniverse, Inc

2nd Place: The Guillotine Squad - Guillermo Arriaga - Atria Books
Honorable Mention: A Handbook to Luck - Cristina Garcia - Alfred A. Knopf

Best Novel – Historical Fiction - English
The Lady in Blue - Javier Sierra - Atria Books

2nd Place: Old Dog - Teresa Cárdenas - Groundwood Books

Best Novel – Mystery - English
The Lady from Buenos Aires: A Willie Cuesta Mystery - John Lantigua - Arte Público Press

2nd Place: Zig Zag - Jose Carlos Somoza - HarperCollins Publishers – Rayo

Best Novel – Poetry - English
The Wind Shifts - Francisco Aragón - University of Arizona Press

2nd Place: A Question of Gravity & Light - Blas Falconer - University of Arizona Press
Honorable Mention: Miracles: A Book of (Mostly) Humorous Poetry - Marie Delgado Travis - Lulu Press

Category E – Fiction Spanish language

Best Novel – Adventure or Drama - Spanish
Música de la Acería - Luis J. Rodriguez - HarperCollins Publishers – Rayo

2nd Place: Un Dulce Olor a Muerte - Guillermo Arriaga - Atria Books
Honorable Mention: Las Luces De Septiembre - Carlos Ruiz Zafon - HarperCollins Publishers - Rayo
Honorable Mention: Escuadrón Guillotina - Guillermo Arriaga - Atria Books

Best Novel – Historical Fiction - Spanish
Perro Viejo - Teresa Cárdenas - Groundwood Books

2nd Place: Todo Bajo el Cielo - Matilde Asensi - HarperCollins Publishers - Rayo
Honorable Mention: El Códice 632 - Jose Rodriguez dos Santos - HarperCollins Publishers - Rayo

Best Novel – Mystery - Spanish
Lo Que le Falta al Tiempo - Angela Becerra - HarperCollins Publishers – Rayo

Best Novel – Romance - Spanish
Pasiones Griegas - Roberto Ampuero - HarperCollins Publishers – Rayo

Best Poetry Book - Spanish
Cantos de adolescencia / Songs of Youth - Américo Paredes - Arte Público Press
2nd Place: Imposible Olvidar - Julie Pujol-Karel - Lulu

Category F – Design

Best Cover Design – Hard Cover - Tie
LOWE - Benjamin Villegas/Andrea Velez/Mauricio Moreno - Villegas Editores S.A.
Papel Chicano: Works on Paper from the Collection of Cheech Marin - Silvia Capistran, Artemio Rodriguez - La Mano Press

2nd Place: Day of the Dead A Passion for Life / Día de los Muertos Pasión por la Vida - Mary J. Andrade –
La Oferta Publishing Co

Best Cover Design – Soft Cover
Day of the Dead A Passion for Life / Día de los Muertos Pasión por la Vida - Mary J. Andrade –
La Oferta Publishing Co

Best Interior
Luis Restrepo Construcciones - Benjamin Villegas/Andrea Velez/Pablo Rojas - Villegas Editores S.A.

2nd Place: Luis Caballero - Benjamin Villegas/Enrique Coronado - Villegas Editores S.A.
Honorable Mention: Day of the Dead A Passion for Life / Día de los Muertos Pasión por la Vida - Mary J. Andrade
La Oferta Publishing Co

Category G – Audio, English language

Best Children’s Audio Book – Spanish or Bilingual
Caballo Alado Clásico Al Galope 2 - Combel Editorial, S.A.

2nd Place: Caballo Alado Clásico Al Paso 2 - Combel Editorial, S.A.
Honorable Mention: Caballo Alado Clásico Al Trote 2 - Combel Editorial, S.A.

Category H – Audio, Spanish language or bilingual

Best Non Fiction Audio Book – Spanish or Bilingual
El Secreto - Rhonda Byrne - Atria Books

Category I - The Mariposa Award, English language

Best First Book - English
Broken Paradise - Cecilia Samartin - Atria Books

2nd Place: Migrations and Other Stories - Lisa Hernandez - Arte Público Press
Honorable Mention: My Daughter’s Eyes and Other Stories - Annecy Báez - Curbstone Press
Honorable Mention: Twilight’s Angel - Brandon Pena - Outskirts Press

Category J - The Mariposa Award, Spanish language or bilingual

Best First Book - Spanish
Fútbol en Colombia - Carolina Jaramillo Seligmann - Villegas Editores S.A.

2nd Place: Samuel Maximo y Niketon - Ariel Gonzalez - Libros en Red
Honorable Mention: Streetwise Poems/Poemas Callejeros - Johanny Vázquez Paz - Mayapple Press