Pura Belpré Award for Teens

The Pura Belpré Young Adult Author Award 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. Award is co-sponsored by ALSC and YALSA. Awards announced and list updated in winter of each year. Note: 2021 is the first year of the new Young Adult category. Some titles below are available in multiple formats, such as e-book and e-audio. Click the title for availability. #cmlibrary #cmlibraryteens #teenreads #latinx #hispanic