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
Beast Rider by Tony Johnston and Maria
Elena Fontanot De Rhoads (Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams, 2019)
Between Us and Abuela by Mitali Perkins
and illustrated by Sara Palacios (Farrar Straus Giroux, 2019)
Honorable Mentions
My Papi has a Motorcycle by Isabel
Quintero and illustrated by Zeke Peña, Kokila (Penguin Young Readers Group,
2019)
The Moon Within by Aida Salazar (Arthur
A. Levine Books, 2019)
The Other Half of Happy by Rebecca
Balcárcel (Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 2019)
2020 Américas Award Commended Titles
Along the Tapajós written and
illustrated by Fernando Vilela and translated by Daniel Hahn. Amazon Crossing
Kids, New York, 2019.
A New Home written and illustrated by
Tania de Regil. Candlewick Press, 2019.
Caravan to the North written by Jorge
Argueta. Groundwood Books, 2019.
Freedom Soup written by Tami Charles and
illustrated by Jacqueline Alcántara. Candlewick Press, 2019.
Fuego Fuegito/ Fire, Little Fire/ Tit,
Titchin written by Jorge Tetl Argueta and illustrated by Felipe Ugalde
Alcántara. Piñata Books, 2019.
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian
and Storyteller Pura Belpré written by Anika Aldamuy Denise and illustrated by
Paola Escobar Harper. HarperCollins Publishers, 2019.
Soldier for Equality: José de la Luz
Sáenz and the Great War written and illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh. Abrams
Books for Young Readers, 2019.
The Other Side: Stories of Central
American Teen Refugees Who Dream of Crossing the Border written by Juan Pablo
Villalobos. Farrar Straus Giroux, 2019.
Titanosaur written by Dr. José Luis
Carballido and Dr. Diego Pol and illustrated by Florencia Gigena. Orchard
Books, New York, an Imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2019.
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