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Awards: Under the Mesquite
Pura Belpre Author Award ALSC/Reforma William C. Morris YA Debut Award Finalist YALSA 2013 Tomas Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award Américas Award Honorable Mention Consortium of Latin...
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Poetry Friday Anthology Science
Cicada Chicharra Oh, Water My Friend Ay Agua Mi Amiga Sun-Kissed Besado Por El Sol
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Awards: Summer of the Mariposas
Westchester Young Adult Fiction Award Westchester Fiction Award Committee Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy Finalist Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America 2013...
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YALSA Symposium, “Poetry” Panel with Sylvia Vardel and “Where are the Heroes of Color in Fantasy and Sci-Fi,” Panel Hyatt Regency, Austin, Texas
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Northside High School, Fort Smith Public Library, & Southside High School Fort Smith, Arkansas
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Join me and many more authors, educators, librarians, and students celebrating the 20 year anniversary of the Tomás Rivera Children’s Book Award, one of the most important awards for children’s...
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Literacy Summit, Incarnate Word College, San Antonio, Texas.
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As the oldest of eight siblings, Lupita is used to taking the lead—and staying busy behind the scenes to help keep everyone together. But when she discovers Mami has been diagnosed with cancer, Lupita...
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In SUMMER OF THE MARIPOSAS, Odilia and her four sisters rival Odysseus in cleverness and courage as they embark on their own hero’s journey. After finding a drowned man floating in their secret...
View ArticleShame the Stars
Eighteen-year-old Joaquín del Toro’s future looks bright. With his older brother in the priesthood, he’s set to inherit his family’s Texas ranch. He’s in love with Dulceña—and she’s in love with him....
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AWARDS: UNDER THE MESQUITE
PRAISE FOR UNDER THE MESQUITE With poignant imagery and well-placed Spanish, the author effectively captures the complex lives of teenagers in many Latino and/or immigrant families. A promising,...
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AWARDS: SUMMER OF THE MARIPOSAS
PRAISE FOR SUMMER OF THE MARIPOSAS: Written in the style of magic realism, this is an enchanting look at Mexican mysticism, coupled with the realistic celebration of the true meaning of family. The...
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SHAME THE STARS
Eighteen-year-old Joaquín del Toro’s future looks bright. With his older brother in the priesthood, he’s set to inherit his family’s Texas ranch. He’s in love with Dulceña—and she’s in love with him....
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ALL THE STARS DENIED
Tu Books, 2018 In the heart of the Great Depression, Rancho Las Moras, like everywhere else in Texas, is gripped by the drought of the Dust Bowl, and resentment is building among white farmers against...
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AWARDS: SHAME THE STARS
PRAISE FOR SHAME THE STARS: Far beyond a love story, the novel successfully tackles all kinds of hardship, including sexual violence and lynching; the historical conflict between the Rangers and the...
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AWARDS: ALL THE STARS DENIED
PRAISE FOR ALL THE STARS DENIED: A harrowing account of a lesser known episode in the United States’ unseemly history of discriminatory immigration policies. Estrella del Toro is witnessing change all...
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THE KEEPER
Inspired by a terrifying true story, acclaimed author Guadalupe Garcia McCall creates a twisty tale about a boy desperately trying to survive in a new town with a history of disappearing children....
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