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 Pura Belpre Award Winners
1996-2016

2017: Juana & Lucas
by Juana Medina

A spunky young girl from Columbia loves playing with her canine best friend and resists boring school activities, especially learning English, until her family tells her that a special trip is planned to an English-speaking place. By the creator of One Big Salad.
2017: Lowriders to the Center of the Earth. Book 2
by Cathy Camper

Proudly opening their very own garage, the loveable trio from Lowriders in Space search for their missing cat only to find themselves in the realm of the Aztec god of the Underworld, in a graphic novel that introduces Spanish phrases and provides a glossary of terms.
1996 - 2014 Award Winners
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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