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Américas Award, 1993-2018

Américas Award, 1993-2018

Resources for the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 1993 -- portraying Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States

Resources for this booklist include:

  • 221 Videos
  • 172 Book Readings
  • 398 Lesson Plans
  • Total of 2911 resources

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Esperanza Rising
Esperanza Rising
  • by Pam Muñoz Ryan
  • Multimedia Resources: 35
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    Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez
    Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez
  • by Kathleen Krull and Yuyi Morales
  • Multimedia Resources: 31
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    Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
    Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
  • by Margarita Engle and Rafael López
  • Multimedia Resources: 30
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    Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
    Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
  • by Duncan Tonatiuh
  • Multimedia Resources: 27
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    Poet Slave of Cuba, The: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano
    The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano
  • by Margarita Engle and Sean Qualls
  • Multimedia Resources: 25
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    Echo
    Echo
  • by Pam Muñoz Ryan
  • Multimedia Resources: 25
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    All the Way to Havana
    All the Way to Havana
  • by Margarita Engle and Mike Curato
  • Multimedia Resources: 25
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    Under the Mesquite
    Under the Mesquite
  • by Guadalupe Garcia McCall
  • Multimedia Resources: 24
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    Surrender Tree, The: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom
    The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom
  • by Margarita Engle
  • Multimedia Resources: 24
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    Dreamer, The
    The Dreamer
  • by Pam Muñoz Ryan and Peter Sís
  • Multimedia Resources: 24
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    Lightning Dreamer, The: Cuba's Greatest Abolitionist
    The Lightning Dreamer: Cuba's Greatest Abolitionist
  • by Margarita Engle
  • Multimedia Resources: 23
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    My Name Is Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz / Me llamo Celia: La vida de Celia Cruz
    My Name Is Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz / Me llamo Celia: La vida de Celia Cruz
  • by Monica Brown and Rafael López
    • Américas Award (Winner, 2004)
    Pura Belpré Awards (Honor, 2006)
  • Multimedia Resources: 23
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    Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir
    Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir
  • by Margarita Engle
  • Multimedia Resources: 23
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    Becoming Naomi Leon
    Becoming Naomi Leon
  • by Pam Muñoz Ryan
  • Multimedia Resources: 22
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    Portraits of Hispanic American Heroes
    Portraits of Hispanic American Heroes
  • by Juan Felipe Herrera and Raúl Colón
  • Multimedia Resources: 22
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    Lowriders in Space
    Lowriders in Space
  • by Cathy Camper and Raúl Gonzalez, III
    • Américas Award (Commended, 2015)
    ALSC Notable Books (Commended, 2015)
  • Multimedia Resources: 22
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    Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras
    Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras
  • by Duncan Tonatiuh
  • Multimedia Resources: 22
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    Storyteller's Candle, The / La velita de los cuentos
    Storyteller's Candle, The / La velita de los cuentos
  • by Lucia M. Gonzalez and Lulu Delacre
  • Multimedia Resources: 21
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    Bravo!: Poems about Amazing Hispanics
    Bravo!: Poems about Amazing Hispanics
  • by Margarita Engle and Rafael López
    • Américas Award (Commended, 2018)
  • Multimedia Resources: 21
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    Caminar
    Caminar
  • by Skila Brown
    • Américas Award (Commended, 2015)
    ALSC Notable Books (Commended, 2015)
  • Multimedia Resources: 20
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    Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant's Tale
    Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant's Tale
  • by Duncan Tonatiuh
  • Multimedia Resources: 20
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    Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
    Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
  • by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
  • Multimedia Resources: 20
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    Just a Minute!: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book
    Just a Minute!: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book
  • by Yuyi Morales
  • Multimedia Resources: 20
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    Silver People: Voices from the Panama Canal
    Silver People: Voices from the Panama Canal
  • by Margarita Engle
  • Multimedia Resources: 20
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    Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
    Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
  • by Javaka Steptoe
  • Multimedia Resources: 19
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    Tomás and the Library Lady
    Tomás and the Library Lady
  • by Pat Mora and Raúl Colón
    • Américas Award (Commended, 1997)
    Tomás Rivera Award (Winner, 1998)
  • Multimedia Resources: 19
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    Firefly Letters, The: A Suffragette's Journey to Cuba
    The Firefly Letters: A Suffragette's Journey to Cuba
  • by Margarita Engle
  • Multimedia Resources: 19
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    Just in Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book
    Just in Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book
  • by Yuyi Morales
  • Multimedia Resources: 19
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    Hurricane Dancers: The First Caribbean Pirate Shipwreck
    Hurricane Dancers: The First Caribbean Pirate Shipwreck
  • by Margarita Engle
  • Multimedia Resources: 19
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    Lucky Broken Girl
    Lucky Broken Girl
  • by Ruth Behar
  • Multimedia Resources: 19
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    Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos
    Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos
  • by Monica Brown and John Parra
  • Multimedia Resources: 19
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    Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay
    Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay
  • by Susan Hood and Sally Wern Comport
  • Multimedia Resources: 18
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    Burn Baby Burn
    Burn Baby Burn
  • by Meg Medina
  • Multimedia Resources: 18
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    Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale
    Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale
  • by Carmen Agra Deedy and Michael Allen Austin
  • Multimedia Resources: 18
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    My Abuelita
    My Abuelita
  • by Tony Johnston and Yuyi Morales
  • Multimedia Resources: 18
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    Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass
    Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass
  • by Meg Medina
  • Multimedia Resources: 18
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    My Name Is Gabito: The Life of Gabriel Garcia Marquez / Me llamo Gabito: La vida de Gabriel Garcia Marquez
    My Name Is Gabito: The Life of Gabriel Garcia Marquez / Me llamo Gabito: La vida de Gabriel Garcia Marquez
  • by Monica Brown and Raúl Colón
  • Multimedia Resources: 17
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    Enrique's Journey: The True Story of a Boy Determined to Reunite with His Mother
    Enrique's Journey: The True Story of a Boy Determined to Reunite with His Mother
  • by Sonia Nazario
    • Américas Award (Commended, 2014)
  • Multimedia Resources: 17
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    Parrots Over Puerto Rico
    Parrots Over Puerto Rico
  • by Susan L. Roth and Cindy Trumbore
  • Multimedia Resources: 17
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    Tito Puente, Mambo King / Tito Puente, rey del mambo
    Tito Puente, Mambo King / Tito Puente, rey del mambo
  • by Monica Brown and Rafael López
  • Multimedia Resources: 17
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    Yum! MmMm! Que Rico!: America's Sproutings
    Yum! MmMm! Que Rico!: America's Sproutings
  • by Pat Mora and Rafael López
    • Américas Award (Winner, 2008)
    ALSC Notable Books (Commended, 2008)
  • Multimedia Resources: 17
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    Princess and the Warrior, The: A Tale of Two Volcanoes
    The Princess and the Warrior: A Tale of Two Volcanoes
  • by Duncan Tonatiuh
  • Multimedia Resources: 17
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    Juana & Lucas
    Juana & Lucas
  • by Juana Medina
  • Multimedia Resources: 16
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    Pot That Juan Built, The
    The Pot That Juan Built
  • by Nancy Andrews-Goebel and David Diaz
  • Multimedia Resources: 16
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    Tropical Secrets: Holocaust Refugees in Cuba
    Tropical Secrets: Holocaust Refugees in Cuba
  • by Margarita Engle
    • Américas Award (Commended, 2010)
    Sydney Taylor Award (Winner, 2010)
  • Multimedia Resources: 16
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    Marcelo in the Real World
    Marcelo in the Real World
  • by Francisco X. Stork
  • Multimedia Resources: 16
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    Book Fiesta!: Celebrate Children's Day/Book Day / Celebremos El Dia de Los Ninos/El Dia de Los Libros
    Book Fiesta!: Celebrate Children's Day/Book Day / Celebremos El Dia de Los Ninos/El Dia de Los Libros
  • by Pat Mora and Rafael López
    • Américas Award (Commended, 2010)
    Pura Belpré Awards (Winner, 2010)
  • Multimedia Resources: 16
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    Growing Up Pedro: How the Martinez Brothers Made it from the Dominican Republic All the Way to…
    Growing Up Pedro: How the Martinez Brothers Made it from the Dominican Republic All the Way to…
  • by Matt Tavares
  • Multimedia Resources: 16
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    American Street
    American Street
  • by Ibi Zoboi
    • Américas Award (Winner, 2018)
    National Book Award (Finalist, 2017)
  • Multimedia Resources: 16
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    Chato's Kitchen
    Chato's Kitchen
  • by Gary Soto and Susan Guevara
  • Multimedia Resources: 15
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