International Latino Book Awards 2012 winners

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* CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULT BOOKS

Best Educational Children’s Book – English
FIRST PLACE The Dreamer, Pam Munóz Ryan & Peter Sis; Scholastic Books; USA
Best Educational Children’s Book – Spanish
FIRST PLACE Letra a Letra, Angels Navarro; Editorial Combel; Spain
Best Educational Children’s Book – Bilingual
FIRST PLACE The Oldest House in the USA/La casa mas antigua de los Estados Unidos, Kat Aragon; Lectura Books
SECOND PLACE 1,2,3 Si! A Numbers Book in English and Spanish, Madeleine Budnick; Trinity University Press
HONORABLE MENTION The Ghost of Jose Luis Muñoz and The Day of the Dead, Joyce Prince; Laredo Publishing Company; USA

Best Children’s Picture Book – English
FIRST PLACE Witches Handbook, Monica Carretero; Cuento de Luz; Spain
SECOND PLACE The Word Collector, Sonja Wimmer; Cuento de Luz; Spain
HONORABLE MENTION Goodbye, Havana! Hola, New York!, Edie Colon, Raul Colon illustrations; Paula Wiseman Books; Cuba, USA
HONORABLE MENTION The Pet Shop Revolution, Ana Juan; Arthur A. Levine Books; Spain
HONORABLE MENTION Waiting for the Biblioburro, Monica Brown; Random House Children’s Books; USA
HONORABLE MENTION Welcome to My Neighborhood! A Barrio ABC, Quiara Alegria Hudes & Shino Arihara; Arthur A. Levine Books; USA

Best Children’s Picture Book – Spanish
FIRST PLACE Compórtate, Pablo Picasso!, Jonah Winter/Kevin Hawkes; Scholastic Books; USA
SECOND PLACE Que Cosas Dice Mi Abuela, Ana Galán; Scholastic Books; Spain
HONORABLE MENTION Las Mil y una Noches, Lluis Farre and Merce Canals; Editorial Combel; Spain
HONORABLE MENTION Manual de Brujas, Monica Carretero; Cuento de Luz; Spain
HONORABLE MENTION ¿Puede pasarle a cualquiera?, Mar Pavon & Sonja Wimmer; Cuento de Luz; Spain

Best Children’s Picture Book – Bilingual
FIRST PLACE Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match/Marisol McDonald no combina, Monica Brown; Children’s Book Press; USA
SECOND PLACE Relatividad/Relativity, Michael Smith; East West Discovery Press; USA
SECOND PLACE Rubber Shoes… A lesson in gratitude/Los zapatos de goma… una lección de gratitud, Gladys Elizabeth Barbieri; Big Tent Books; USA, El Salvador & Nicaragua
HONORABLE MENTION Cantaba La Rana/The Frog was Singing, Rita Rosa Ruesga/Soledad Sebastian; Scholastic Books; Cuba
HONORABLE MENTION I Kick the Ball/Pateo el balón, Gwendolyn Zepeda; Arte Público Press

Best Young Adult Fiction – English
FIRST PLACE The Last Summer of the Death Warriors, Francisco X. Stork; Arthur A. Levine Books; Mexico
SECOND PLACE Diego’s Dragon, Book One: Spirits of the Sun, Kevin Gerard; Crying Cougar Press; USA
HONORABLE MENTION Dancing Home, Alma Flor Ada and Gabriel M. Zubizarreta; Atheneum Books; Cuba, USA
HONORABLE MENTION You Don’t Have a Clue: Latino Mystery Stories for Teens, Sarah Cortez; Arte Público Press; USA

Best Young Adult Fiction – Spanish or Bilingual
FIRST PLACE El Soñador, Pam Munóz Ryan & Peter Sis; Scholastic Books; USA
SECOND PLACE The Monster in the Mattress, Diane De Anda; Arte Público Press; USA
HONORABLE MENTION El encuentro: colección alhambra joven, Rita Wirkala; Pearson Educación; Argentina
HONORABLE MENTION El Vendedor de dulces, R. K. Narayan; Editorial Bambú; India

Best Young Adult Nonfiction – English
FIRST PLACE El Caracol: The Story of Alfonso, Labor Camp Child, Yolanda Espinosa Espinoza; Mill City Press, Inc.; USA
SECOND PLACE Latinnovating: Green American Jobs and the Latinos Creating Them, Graciela Tiscareno-Sato; Gracefully Global Group LLC; USA

Best Young Adult Nonfiction – Spanish or Bilingual
FIRST PLACE Vademécum Mujeres: Para que la vida no se te vuelva de cuadritos, María Villegas y Jennie Kent; Villegas Editores; Colombia

Best Young Adult Sports/Recreation – English
FIRST PLACE Business of Pain, Araceli Martínez-Rose; RM Advisors Ediciones; México
Best Young Adult Sports/Recreation – Spanish or Bilingual
FIRST PLACE El negocio del dolor, Araceli Martínez-Rose; RM Advisors Ediciones; México

Best Young Adult eBook English/Spanish
FIRST PLACE When I Am Singing to You, Rebecca Burke; USA

* FICTION

Best Popular Fiction – English
FIRST PLACE Traces of Bliss, Cecilia Velástegui; Libros Publishing; Ecuador
SECOND PLACE Retribution, Carmen Rodriguez; Women’s Press Literary; Chile, now living Canada
HONORABLE MENTION Outside the Bones, Lyn Di Iorio; Arte Público Press; Puerto Rico
HONORABLE MENTION Say Her Name, Francisco Goldman; Grove/Atlantic, Inc.; USA, Guatemalan ancestry
HONORABLE MENTION The Book of Want, Daniel A. Olivas; University of Arizona Press
HONORABLE MENTION The Map of Time: A Novel, Felix J. Palma; Atria Books

Best Novel – Adventure/Drama – English
FIRST PLACE The Lost Angel: A Novel, Javier Sierra; Atria Books
SECOND PLACE Cross Over Water, Richard Yañez; University of Nevada Press; USA
HONORABLE MENTION Barrio Bushido, Benjamin Bac Sierra; El Leon Literary Arts; USA, Guatemalan ancestry
HONORABLE MENTION From This Wicked Patch of Dust, Sergio Troncoso; University of Arizona Press; USA
HONORABLE MENTION Sweet Kyra and the American Dream, Onin Age-Iron; Xlibris; USA
HONORABLE MENTION The Name Partner, Carlos Cisneros; Arte Público Press
HONORABLE MENTION Traces of Bliss, Cecilia Velástegui; Libros Publishing; Ecuador

Best Novel – Historical – English
FIRST PLACE The Time in Between: A Novel, María Dueñas; Atria Books; Spain
SECOND PLACE A Song in my Heart, Roma Calatayud-Stocks; Beaver’s Pond Press
HONORABLE MENTION Gathering the Indigo Maidens, Cecilia Velástegui; Libros Publishing; Ecuador
HONORABLE MENTION Ocotillo Dreams, Melinda Palacio; Bilingual Review Press

Best Poetry Book – English
FIRST PLACE The Trouble Ball, Martin Espada; W.W. Norton & Co; USA, parents from Puerto Rican
SECOND PLACE Conversations with my Skin, Peggy Robles-Alvarado; Createspace; USA, Puerto Rican & Dominican parents
SECOND PLACE Me No Habla with Acento, Emanuel Xavier; Rebel Satori Press & El Museo del Barrio; USA of Ecuadorian & Puerto Rican ancestry
HONORABLE MENTION Empire, Xochiquetzal Candelaria; University of Arizona Press; USA
HONORABLE MENTION Injuring Eternity, Millicent Borges Accardi; Mischievous Muse Press

Best Poetry Book – Spanish or Bilingual
FIRST PLACE Soluna en Bosque: conjuros para invocar el amor, Antonieta Villamil; Caza de Libros; Colombia
SECOND PLACE My Ducky Buddy/Mi Amigo El Pato, Michael Smith; East West Discovery Press; USA

THE MARIPOSA AWARDS

Mariposa Award: Best First Book – English
FIRST PLACE Ocotillo Dreams, Melinda Palacio; Bilingual Review Press; USA
SECOND PLACE A Song in my Heart, Roma Calatayud-Stocks; Beaver’s Pond Press
HONORABLE MENTION Gathering the Indigo Maidens, Cecilia Velástegui; Libros Publishing; Ecuador

HONORABLE MENTION The Bolero of Andi Rowe: Stories, Toni Margarita Plummer; Curbstone Books/Northwestern Univ. Press
HONORABLE MENTION Under the Mesquite, Guadalupe Garcia McCall; Lee & Low Books, Inc.; México
HONORABLE MENTION Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him, Luis Carlos Montalván; Hyperion Books; USA of Cuban & Puerto Rican ancestry
HONORABLE MENTION Vida, Patricia Engel; Grove/Atlantic, Inc.; USA, Colombian ancestry

Mariposa Award: Best First Book – Spanish or Bilingual
FIRST PLACE El Tiempo Entre Costuras: Una Novela, María Dueñas; Atria Books; Spain
SECOND PLACE El Mejor Regalo para Mamá/The Best Gift for Mom, Alma Renteria; Education and Leadership Press; México
HONORABLE MENTION Convocando a las Doncellas Del Indigo, Cecilia Velástegui; Libros Publishing; Ecuador
HONORABLE MENTION Rubber Shoes… A lesson in gratitude/Los zapatos de goma… una lección de gratitud, Gladys Elizabeth Barbieri; Big Tent Books; USA, El Salvador & Nicaragua