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Américas Book Award
Best books in English or Spanish that show Latinos in the U.S.
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2011
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The Dreamer by Ryan, Pam Mun~oz

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The Firefly Letters : a Suffragette's Journey to Cuba by Engle, Margarita
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2011
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Clemente! by Perdomo, Willie

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The Firefly Letters : a Suffragette's Journey to Cuba by Engle, Margarita
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2010
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Return to Sender by Alvarez, Julia.

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Gringolandia by Miller-Lachmann, Lyn
I Know the River Loves Me by Gonzalez, Maya Christina
My Papa Diego and Me : Memories by Rivera Marin, Guadalupe
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2010
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What Can You Do with a Paleta? by Tafolla, Carmen

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Gringolandia by Miller-Lachmann, Lyn
I Know the River Loves Me by Gonzalez, Maya Christina
My Papa Diego and Me : Memories by Rivera Marin, Guadalupe
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2009
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Just in Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book by Morales, Yuyi

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Dark Dude by Hijuelos, Oscar
The Storyteller's Candle = La Velita De Los Cuentos by Gonzalez, Lucia M.
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2009
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The Surrender Tree : Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom by Engle, Margarita

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Dark Dude by Hijuelos, Oscar
The Storyteller's Candle = La Velita De Los Cuentos by Gonzalez, Lucia M.
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2008
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Red Glass by Resau, Laura

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Nochecita by Morales, Yuyi
Raising Sardines by Flores-Galbis, Enrique
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2008
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Yum! Mmmm! Que Rico! : Americas' Sproutings by Mora, Pat

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Nochecita by Morales, Yuyi
Raising Sardines by Flores-Galbis, Enrique
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2007
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Josias, Hold the Book by Elvgren, Jennifer Riesmeyer

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2006
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The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano by Engle, Margarita

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What the Moon Saw by Resau, Laura
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2005
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Cinnamon Girl: Letters Found Inside a Cereal Box by Herrera, Juan Felipe

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A Season for Mangoes by Hanson, Regina
The Tequila Worm by Canales, Viola
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2004
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My Name is Celia = Me Llamo Celia by Brown, Monica

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Call Me Maria by Ortiz Cofer, Judith
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2004
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Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood by Saenz, Benjamin Alire

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Call Me Maria by Ortiz Cofer, Judith
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2003
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Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book by Morales, Yuyi

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Cuba 15 by Osa, Nancy
Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez by Krull, Kathleen
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2003
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The Meaning of Consuelo by Ortiz Cofer, Judith

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Cuba 15 by Osa, Nancy
Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez by Krull, Kathleen
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2002
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Before We Were Free by Alvarez, Julia

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Behind the Mountains by Danticat, Edwidge
Frida by Winter, Jonah
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2001
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Breaking Through by Jimenez, Francisco

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In the Days of the Vaqueros: America's First True Cowboys by Freedman, Russell
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2001
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A Movie in My Pillow by Argueta, Jorge

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In the Days of the Vaqueros: America's First True Cowboys by Freedman, Russell
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2000
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The Composition by Skarmeta, Antonio

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Esperanza Rising by Ryan, Pam Munoz
My Very Own Room = Mi Propio Cuartito by Perez, Amada Irma
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2000
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The Color of My Words by Joseph, Lynn

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Esperanza Rising by Ryan, Pam Munoz
My Very Own Room = Mi Propio Cuartito by Perez, Amada Irma
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1999
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CrashBoomLove by Herrera, Juan Felipe

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Magic Windows = Ventanas Magicas by Garza, Carmen Lomas
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1998
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Mama and Papa Have a Store by Carling, Amelia Lau

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Cendrillon: A Caribbean Cinderella by San Souci, Robert D.
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1998
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Barrio: Jose's Neighborhood by Ancona, George

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Cendrillon: A Caribbean Cinderella by San Souci, Robert D.
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1997
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The Face at the Window by Hanson, Regina

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Fruits: A Caribbean Counting Poem by Bloom, Valerie
Mayeros: A Yucatec Maya Family by Ancona, George
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1997
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The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child by Jimenez, Francisco

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Fruits: A Caribbean Counting Poem by Bloom, Valerie
Mayeros: A Yucatec Maya Family by Ancona, George
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1996
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Parrot in the Oven : Mi Vida by Martinez, Victor

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1996
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In My Family = En Mi Familia by Garza, Carmen Lomas

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1993
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Vejigante = Masquerader by Delacre, Lulu

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