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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 Leagues
written and illustrated by Matt Tavares. Candlewick Press, 2015. ISBN:
978-0763668242
Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras
written 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 Novel
written by Marie Marquardt. St. Martin’s Griffin, 2015. ISBN: 978-1250070456
Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music
written 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 Memoir
written by Margarita Engle and illustrated by Edel Rodriguez. Atheneum Books
for Young Readers, 2015. ISBN: 978-1481435222
Finding the Music / En pos de la música
written 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 Maya
written by Monica Brown and illustrated by David Diaz. Lee & Low Books,
2015. ISBN: 978-0892392926
My Tata’s Remedies / Los remedios de mi tata
written 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 Poem
written 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
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