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

Most Inspirational Young Adult Book

  

Best Book Written by a Youth

Best Children’s Picture Book Translation: Spanish to English

Best Children’s Picture Book Translation: English to Spanish

    

Best First Book: Children’s and Youth: English

      

Best First Book: Children’s and Youth: Spanish or Bilingual