Congratulations to the winners!! Illustration Winner: Grandma’s Gift illustrated by Eric Velasquez Honor: Fiesta Babies illustrated by Amy Córdova Honor: Me Frida illustrated by David Diaz Honor: Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh Honor: Olé Flamenco by George Ancona Honor: The Firefly Letters: A Suffragette’s Journey to Cuba by Margarita… Read More Pura Belpre Award winners
Congratulations to the Honor books: Ninth Ward by Jewell Parker Rhodes Lockdown by Walter Dean Myers Yummy by Greg Neri and to this years winner: One Crazy Summer by Rita Garcia Williams
Nominations being accepted for Zora Neale Hurston Award The Zora Neale Hurston Award from RUSA/CODES honors people who have demonstrated leadership in promoting African American literature through projects such as a program, display, collection building efforts, a special readers’ advisory focus, or innovation in service. The winner will receive $1,250 in funds to attend the… Read More Nominate Now for the Zora Neale Hurston Award
This is the trailer for Life Above All, the film adaptation of Allan Stratton‘s Chanda’s War. The movie was filmed in South Africa. It recently debuted at Cannes where it was awarded with the esteemed Prix Francois Chalais Award. Robert Ebert may not have like Airbenders but he loved Life Above All. I’ll be glad… Read More Book to Film
The Americas Award is given in recognition of U.S. works of fiction, poetry, folklore, or selected non-fiction (from picture books to works for young adults) published in the previous year in English or Spanish that authentically and engagingly portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States. By combining both and linking the Americas, the award reaches beyond… Read More The Americas Award
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