Below are the 2015 finalists for the 17th Annual International Latino Book Awards in the children’s, youth, and young adult categories. If you click on the images, you will be taken to Indiebound, Barnes and Noble, or Amazon for more information. The Awards are produced by Latino Literacy Now, an organization co-founded by Edward James Olmos and Kirk Whisler, and co-presented by Las Comadres para las Americas and Reforma, the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos. The Awards themselves will be June 27 in San Francisco as part of the ALA Conference. Click here for the complete list, which includes adult fiction and nonfiction. Congratulations and good luck to all of the finalists!
Best Latino Focused Children’s Picture Book: English
Best Latino Focused Children’s Picture Book: Spanish or Bilingual
Best Children’s Fiction Picture Book: English
Best Children’s Fiction Picture Book: Bilingual
The Dance Recital by Jill Barletti
Best Children’s Fiction Picture Book: Spanish
Best Children’s Nonfiction Picture Book: English
Best Children’s Nonfiction Picture Book: Spanish or Bilingual
Best Educational Children’s Picture Book: English
Best Educational Children’s Picture Book
Best Educational Children’s Picture Book: Spanish or Bilingual
Most Inspirational Children’s Picture Book: English
Most inspirational Children’s Picture Book: Spanish or Bilingual
Best Youth Latino Focused Chapter Book
Best Youth Chapter Fiction Book
Best Educational Youth Chapter Book
Most Inspirational Youth Chapter Book
Best Young Adult Latino Focused Book: English
Best Young Adult Latino Focused Book: Spanish or Bilingual
Micaela, Adalucía, Cholita Prints and Publishing Company
Best Young Adult Fiction Book: English
Best Young Adult Fiction Book: Spanish or Bilingual
Micaela, Adalucía, Cholita Prints and Publishing Company
Best Young Adult Nonfiction Book
Best Educational Young Adult Book
Barrio Writers: Empowering Teens Through Creative Writing
Micaela, Adalucía, Cholita Prints and Publishing Company