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>Geisel Award </a></li><li class=""><a title="debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens" href="https://libguides.ala.org/recommended-reading/morris" style="" >Morris Award </a></li><li class=""><a title="oldest given children's award in the US, most distinguished contribution to American literature for children" href="https://libguides.ala.org/recommended-reading/newbery-medal" style="" >Newbery Medal </a></li><li class=""><a title="literary excellence in young adult literature" href="https://libguides.ala.org/recommended-reading/printz" style="" >Printz Award </a></li><li class=""><a title="disability experience for child and adolescent audiences" href="https://libguides.ala.org/recommended-reading/schneider" style="" >Schneider Award </a></li><li class=""><a title="informational book published in the United States in English" href="https://libguides.ala.org/recommended-reading/sibert" style="" >Sibert Award </a></li><li class=""><a title="new African American 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Boyd Literary Award </a></li><li class=""><a title="best nonfiction book published for young adults" href="https://libguides.ala.org/recommended-reading/ya-nonfiction" style="" >Young Adult Nonfiction Award </a></li></ul></li><li class=""><a title="" class="" href="https://libguides.ala.org/recommended-reading/children" ><span>For Children</span></a></li><li class=""><a title="" class="" href="https://libguides.ala.org/recommended-reading/YA-teens" ><span>Young Adults/Teens</span></a></li><li class=""><a title="" class="" href="https://libguides.ala.org/recommended-reading/adults" ><span>Adults</span></a></li><li class=""><a title="" class="" href="https://libguides.ala.org/recommended-reading/leveled-reading" ><span>Leveled Reading</span></a></li><li class=""><a title="" class="" href="https://libguides.ala.org/recommended-reading/professional-resources" ><span>Librarian/Professional Resources</span></a></li><li class=""><a title="" class="" href="https://libguides.ala.org/c.php?g=488238&p=3530814" ><span>Celebrating Diversity</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="s-lg-guide-tabs-title-bar" class="container s-lib-side-borders"></div>  <div id="s-lg-guide-main" class="container s-lib-main s-lib-side-borders" tabindex="-1"> <div class="row s-lg-row"><div id="s-lg-col-126" class="col-md-12"><div class="s-lg-col-boxes s-lg-box-special"><div id="s-lg-box-wrapper-12187268" class="s-lg-box-wrapper-12187268"><div id="s-lg-box-10341028-container" class="s-lib-box-container"> <div id="s-lg-box-10341028" class="s-lib-box s-lib-box-std s-lib-floating-box"> <div id="s-lg-box-collapse-10341028" > <div class="s-lib-box-content s-lib-floating-box-content"> <div id="s-lg-content-21295734" class=" clearfix"> <p><img alt="image of the pura belpre award seal" src="http://www.ala.org/alsc/sites/ala.org.alsc/files/content/awardsgrants/bookmedia/belpremedal/belpre_alscwm_200x300.jpg" style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; float: left; width: 150px; height: 143px;" /></p> <p>The award is named after Pura Belpré, the first Latina librarian at the New York Public Library. The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presented annually to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth. It is co-sponsored by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), and REFORMA, the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking, an ALA affiliate. </p> </div><div class=""><ul id="s-lg-link-list-23916570" class="s-lg-link-list s-lg-link-list-2"><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-21295805" class=""><span><a href="http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/belpremedal/belprepast" target="_blank" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '2',_st_content_id: '21295805',_st_inc_return: this});">Belpr茅 Medal Winners</a></span><div id="s-lg-link-desc-21295805" class="s-lg-link-desc">A list of all winner and honor books from 1996 to present. Established in 1996, this award is presented to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth.</div></div></li></ul></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div></div><div class="row s-lg-row"><div id="s-lg-col-1" class="col-md-3"><div class="s-lg-col-boxes"><div id="s-lg-box-wrapper-21902178" class="s-lg-box-wrapper-21902178"><div id="s-lg-box-18652158-container" class="s-lib-box-container"> <div id="s-lg-box-18652158" class="s-lib-box s-lib-box-std"> <h2 class="s-lib-box-title">2017 Pura Belpr茅 Award Winner for Illustration</h2><div id="s-lg-box-collapse-18652158" > <div class="s-lib-box-content"> <div class=""><ul id="s-lg-link-list-44118751" class="s-lg-link-list s-lg-link-list-5"><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-41135733" class="s-lg-book clearfix"><div class="s-lg-book-props"><a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1022276316" target="_blank" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '3',_st_content_id: '41135733',_st_inc_return: this});"><span id="s-lg-book-cover-41135733" class="s-lg-book-cover"><img loading="lazy" alt="" src="//syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780399251566/LC.GIF&client=springshare" class="pull-left s-lg-book-cover-img-2" /></span><span id="s-lg-book-title-41135733" class="s-lg-book-title">La Princesa and the Pea</span><span id="s-lg-book-by-41135733" class="s-lg-book-by"> by </span><span id="s-lg-book-author-41135733" class="s-lg-book-author">Susan Middleton Elya; Juana Martinez-Neal (Illustrator)</span></a> <i class="fa fa-lg fa-info-circle pad-left-sm" tabindex="0" role="button" data-toggle="popover" data-trigger="focus" data-content="The Princess and the Pea gets a fresh twist in this charming bilingual retelling, winner of the Pura Belpr茅 Medal for Illustration. El pr铆ncipe knows this girl is the one for him, but, as usual, his mother doesn't agree. The queen has a secret test in mind to see if this girl is really a princesa, but the prince might just have a sneaky plan, too . . . Readers will be enchanted by this Latino twist on the classic story, and captivated by the vibrant art inspired by the culture of Peru."></i><span class="sr-only">The Princess and the Pea gets a fresh twist in this charming bilingual retelling, winner of the Pura Belpr茅 Medal for Illustration. El pr铆ncipe knows this girl is the one for him, but, as usual, his mother doesn't agree. The queen has a secret test in mind to see if this girl is really a princesa, but the prince might just have a sneaky plan, too . . . Readers will be enchanted by this Latino twist on the classic story, and captivated by the vibrant art inspired by the culture of Peru.</span> <script> jQuery(function () { jQuery('[data-toggle="popover"]').popover() }) </script>  <div class="s-lg-book-prop-isbn">ISBN: 9780399251566</div><div class="s-lg-book-prop-pubdate">Publication Date: 2017-09-05</div></div></div></li></ul></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div id="s-lg-box-wrapper-21902185" class="s-lg-box-wrapper-21902185"><div id="s-lg-box-18652164-container" class="s-lib-box-container"> <div id="s-lg-box-18652164" class="s-lib-box s-lib-box-std"> <h2 class="s-lib-box-title">2017 Pura Belpr茅 Award Winner for Text</h2><div id="s-lg-box-collapse-18652164" > <div class="s-lib-box-content"> <div class=""><ul id="s-lg-link-list-44118826" class="s-lg-link-list s-lg-link-list-5"><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-41135803" class="s-lg-book clearfix"><div class="s-lg-book-props"><a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/994368114" target="_blank" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '3',_st_content_id: '41135803',_st_inc_return: this});"><span id="s-lg-book-cover-41135803" class="s-lg-book-cover"><img loading="lazy" alt="" src="//syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780399546457/LC.GIF&client=springshare" class="pull-left s-lg-book-cover-img-2" /></span><span id="s-lg-book-title-41135803" class="s-lg-book-title">Lucky Broken Girl</span><span id="s-lg-book-by-41135803" class="s-lg-book-by"> by </span><span id="s-lg-book-author-41135803" class="s-lg-book-author">Ruth Behar</span></a> <i class="fa fa-lg fa-info-circle pad-left-sm" tabindex="0" role="button" data-toggle="popover" data-trigger="focus" data-content="In this unforgettable multicultural coming-of-age narrative--based on the author's childhood in the 1960s--a young Cuban-Jewish immigrant girl is adjusting to her new life in New York City when her American dream is suddenly derailed. Ruthie's plight will intrigue readers, and her powerful story of strength and resilience, full of color, light, and poignancy, will stay with them for a long time. Ruthie Mizrahi and her family recently emigrated from Castro's Cuba to New York City. Just when she's finally beginning to gain confidence in her mastery of English--and enjoying her reign as her neighborhood's hopscotch queen--a horrific car accident leaves her in a body cast and confined her to her bed for a long recovery. As Ruthie's world shrinks because of her inability to move, her powers of observation and her heart grow larger and she comes to understand how fragile life is, how vulnerable we all are as human beings, and how friends, neighbors, and the power of the arts can sweeten even the worst of times."></i><span class="sr-only">In this unforgettable multicultural coming-of-age narrative--based on the author's childhood in the 1960s--a young Cuban-Jewish immigrant girl is adjusting to her new life in New York City when her American dream is suddenly derailed. Ruthie's plight will intrigue readers, and her powerful story of strength and resilience, full of color, light, and poignancy, will stay with them for a long time. Ruthie Mizrahi and her family recently emigrated from Castro's Cuba to New York City. Just when she's finally beginning to gain confidence in her mastery of English--and enjoying her reign as her neighborhood's hopscotch queen--a horrific car accident leaves her in a body cast and confined her to her bed for a long recovery. As Ruthie's world shrinks because of her inability to move, her powers of observation and her heart grow larger and she comes to understand how fragile life is, how vulnerable we all are as human beings, and how friends, neighbors, and the power of the arts can sweeten even the worst of times.</span> <script> jQuery(function () { jQuery('[data-toggle="popover"]').popover() }) </script>  <div class="s-lg-book-prop-isbn">ISBN: 9780399546457</div><div class="s-lg-book-prop-pubdate">Publication Date: 2018-04-10</div></div></div></li></ul></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div><div id="s-lg-col-2" class="col-md-9"><div class="s-lg-col-boxes"><div id="s-lg-box-wrapper-12187365" class="s-lg-box-wrapper-12187365"><div id="s-lg-box-10341093-container" class="s-lib-box-container"> <div id="s-lg-box-10341093" class="s-lib-box s-lib-box-std"> <h2 class="s-lib-box-title">Belpr茅 Medal Honor Books for Illustration</h2><div id="s-lg-box-collapse-10341093" > <div class="s-lib-box-content"> <div id="s-lg-content-21295904" class=" clearfix"> <p><a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/971514400" target="_blank"><img alt="cover of all around us" src="//libapps.s3.amazonaws.com/customers/4486/images/belpre-all-around-us.jpg" style="width: 200px; 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