Américas Award, 1993-2022
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 1993 -- portraying Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States
Sponsored by Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs

- 6,360 Resources including
- 492 Videos
- 299 Book Readings
- 552 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 492 book results


Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
by Margarita Engle and Rafael López
(Commended, 2016)
49 Resources14 Awards




Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
(Winner, 2015)
45 Resources16 Awards



Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez
by Kathleen Krull and Yuyi Morales
(Honor, 2003)
42 Resources9 Awards



Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
(Commended, 2017)
40 Resources12 Awards




The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano
by Margarita Engle and Sean Qualls
(Winner, 2006)
38 Resources5 Awards

Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away
by Meg Medina and Sonia Sánchez
(Commended, 2021)
38 Resources9 Awards




Bravo!: Poems about Amazing Hispanics
by Margarita Engle and Rafael López
(Commended, 2018)
37 Resources8 Awards

Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré
by Anika Aldamuy Denise and Paola Escobar
(Commended, 2020)
37 Resources11 Awards


Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua
by Gloria Amescua and Duncan Tonatiuh
(Winner, 2022)
36 Resources13 Awards

The Storyteller's Candle / La velita de los cuentos
by Lucia M. Gonzalez and Lulu Delacre
(Honor, 2009)
35 Resources11 Awards



Sharuko: El arqueólogo Peruano Julio C. Tello / Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello
by Monica Brown and Elisa Chavarri
(Commended, 2021)
34 Resources11 Awards

Digging for Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built
by Angela Burke Kunkel and Paola Escobar
(Winner, 2021)
34 Resources8 Awards





Soldier for Equality: José de la Luz Sáenz and the Great War
(Commended, 2020)
33 Resources11 Awards




Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos
by Monica Brown and John Parra
(Commended, 2018)
32 Resources7 Awards

Just a Minute!: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book
by Yuyi Morales
(Winner, 2003)
31 Resources9 Awards



Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay
by Susan Hood and Sally Wern Comport
(Winner, 2017)
31 Resources8 Awards



