Houston Public Library
 Pura Belpre Award Winners
1996-2018

2018: Lucky Broken Girl
by Ruth Behar

A semi-autobiographical story about a multicultural girl's coming-of-age in the 1960s describes how Cuban-Jewish Ruthie Mizrahi emigrates with her family from Castro's Cuba to New York, where a devastating accident challenges her perceptions about mortality and strength. 
2018: La Princesa and the Pea
by Susan Middleton Elya

"A rhyming twist on a classic fairy tale in which a queen places a pea under a young lady's mattress to see if she is truly a princess. Incorporates Spanish words and Includes a glossary"
1996 - 2014 Award Winners
2017: Juana & Lucas by Juana Medina
2017: Lowriders to the Center of the Earth. Book 2 by Cathy Camper
2016: Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings by Margarita Engle
2016: Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music by Margarita Engle
 2015: I Lived on Butterfly Hill by Marjorie Agosín
 2015: Viva Frida! by Yuyi Morales
 2014: Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina
 2014: Niño Wrestles the World by Yuyi Morales
 2013: Aristotle & Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Ben Sáenz
 2013: Martín de Porres: The Rose in the Desert by Gary D. Schmidt
 2012: Under the Mesquite by Guadalupe Garcia McCall
 2012: Diego Rivera: His World and Ours by Duncan Tonatiuh
 2011: The Dreamer by Pam Muñoz Ryan
 2011: Grandma's Gift by Eric Velasquez
 2010: Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez
 2010: Book Fiesta! by Pat Mora
 2009: The Surrender Tree by Margarita Engle
 2009: Just in Case by Yuyi Morales
 2008: The Poet Slave of Cuba by Margarita Engle
 2008: Los Gatos Black on Halloween by Marisa Montes
 2006: The Tequila Worm by Viola Canales
 2006: Doña Flor by Pat Mora
 2004: Before We Were Free by Julia Alvarez
 2004: Just a Minute by Yuyi Morales
 2002: Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan
 2002: Chato and the Party Animals by Gary Soto
 2000: Under the Royal Palms by Alma Flor Ada
 2000: Magic Windows by Carmen Lomas Garza
 1998: Parrot in the Oven by Victor Martinez
 1998: Snapshots From the Wedding by Gary Soto
 1996: An Island Like You by Judith Ortiz Cofer
 1996: Chato's Kitchen by Gary Soto
 
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