Books in Pura Belpré Award Young Adult - Author

Since 2021 the Pura Belpré Award has had a separate young adult author category, honoring Latino/Latina writers of teen literature that portrays and affirms the Latino experience. Winners are contemporary YA novels, verse novels, and thrillers dealing with family, identity, violence, and first love (e.g., Furia, Burn Down, Rise Up, Saints of the Household). Best for readers 14 and up.

2024

	Book	Author	Award Level	Completed
	Saints of the Household	Ari Tison	Winner	Log In To Like
	Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey	Edel Rodriguez	Honor	Log In To Like
	The Prince and the Coyote	David Bowles	Honor	Log In To Like

2023

	Book	Author	Award Level	Completed
	Burn Down, Rise Up	Vincent Tirado	Winner	Log In To Like
	High Spirits	Camille Gomera-Tavarez	Honor	Log In To Like
	Breathe and Count Back from Ten	Natalia Sylvester	Honor	Log In To Like
	The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School	Sonora Reyes	Honor	Log In To Like

2022

	Book	Author	Award Level	Completed
	How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe	Raquel Vasquez Gilliland	Winner	Log In To Like
	Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet	Laekan Zea Kemp	Honor	Log In To Like
	Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun	Jonny Garza Villa	Honor	Log In To Like
	Where I Belong	Marcia Argueta Mickelson	Honor	Log In To Like

2021

	Book	Author	Award Level	Completed
	Furia	Yamile Saied Méndez	Winner	Log In To Like
	Never Look Back	Lilliam Rivera	Honor	Log In To Like
	We Are Not from here	Jenny Torres Sanchez	Honor	Log In To Like