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Canales, Viola
The Tequila Worm
Sofia grows up in the close-knit community of the barrio in McAllen, Texas, then finds that her experiences as a scholarship student at an Episcopal boarding school in Austin only strengthen her ties to family and her comadres. [2006 Winner for Narrative]
199 pages , 2005
Appears on the following book lists:
 Pura Belpré Award - Authors
Américas Book Award honorable mention
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Engle, Margarita
The Poet Slave of Cuba : a Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano
Juan Francisco Manzano was born in 1797 into the household of wealthy slaveowners in Cuba. He spent his early years at the side of his owner's wife, entertaining her friends. His poetry was his outlet, reflecting the beauty and cruelty of his world. Written in verse. [2008 Winner for Narrative]
183 pages , 2006
Appears on the following book lists:
Américas Book Award
Pura Belpré Award - Authors
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Engle, Margarita
The Surrender Tree : Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom
Poems that explore Cuba's fight for independence follow Rosa, a nurse who turns hidden caves into hospitals for those who know how to find her, and where she does her best to help everyone, with no regard to race or nationality.
169 p. 2008
Appears on the following book lists:
Newbery Honor
Pura Belpré Award - Authors
Américas Book Award
Poetry for Teens
Jane Addams Peace Award for Older Readers
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Jimenez, Francisco
Reaching Out
The first member of his family to go to college, Jimenez talks about coping with poverty, guilt over leaving his family, his loneliness and his self-doubt. [2009 Honor Book]
196 p. 2008
Appears on the following book lists:
Pura Belpre Award - author honor
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Jimenez, Francisco
Breaking Through
Having come from Mexico to California ten years ago, fourteen-year-old Francisco is still working in the fields but fighting to improve his life and complete his education. [2002 Honor Book for Narrative]
195 pages , 2001
Appears on the following book lists:
Pura Belpre Award - author honor
Américas Book Award
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Martinez, Victor
Parrot in the Oven : Mi Vida
Manny relates his coming of age experiences as a member of a poor Chicano family in which the alcoholic father only adds to everyone's struggle. [1998 Winner for Narrative]
216 pages , 1996
Appears on the following book lists:
Pura Belpré Award - Authors
Américas Book Award
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Ortiz Cofer, Judith
An Island Like You : Stories of the Barrio
Twelve stories about young people caught between their Puerto Rican heritage and their American surroundings. [1996 Winner for Narrative]
165 pages 1995
Appears on the following book lists:
Pura Belpré Award - Authors
Américas Book Award honorable mention
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Osa, Nancy
Cuba 15
Violet Paz, a Chicago high school student, reluctantly prepares for her upcoming quince, a Spanish nickname for the celebration of an Hispanic girl's fifteenth birthday. Includes the supplemental materials, Cuba 15: a readers guide, and In her own words: a conversation with Nancy Osa, at the end of the book. [2004 Honor Book for Narrative]
277 pages , 2005
Appears on the following book lists:
Good Reads for Middle School
Laughing Out Loud
Pura Belpre Award - author honor
Discussion Guides - Teen Books
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