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Latino Literacy Now’sInternational LatinoBook AwardsThe Largest Awards in the USA Celebrating Achievements in Latino Literature2014 is an amazing year for books for LatinosBy Kirk Whisler2014 is an amazing year for books for Latinos – and the market’s rapid growth is merely one reflection of how solid themarket is. Latinos in the USA will purchase over 500 million in books in both English and Spanish. The bottom line is thatbooks targeting Latinos are a growing segment because of the rapid growth of the market and the current gaps in relevanttopics being presented.The 2014 Finalists for the 16th Annual Int’l Latino Book Awards are another reflection of the growing quality of books by andabout Latinos. This year’s number of entries was 41% more than the previous record year. In order to handle this large numberof books, the Awards had 123 judges, nearly double the number from 2013. The vast majority of the judges glowed about thequality of the entries. The Awards celebrates books in English, Spanish and Portuguese.Amongst the 231 finalists are well known writers like Isabel Allende, Alma Flor Ada, Edna Iturralde, and Rick Najera. Otherhonorees include Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, and celebrities like TV chef Pati Jinich, the late singer and actressJenni Rivera, singer Linda Ronstadt and TV personality Lilliana Vasquez. Finalists are from across the USA and from 18countries outside the USA.In recognition of the quality and variety of books now available, Latino Literacy Now, the organization that oversees theAwards, is carrying out the 2014 Award Winning Author Tour. Displays of the Finalists books and Award Winning Authors willbe presented at events like American Library Association Convention; CABE, the largest Latino teacher conference in theUSA; the Chicago Latino Book & Family Festival; the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books; the NCLR Annual Conference; theSan Bernardino Latino Book & Family Festival; and other key events.thThe Awards themselves will be held June 28 in Las Vegas as part of the ALA Conference. The Awards are produced byLatino Literacy Now, an organization co-founded by Edward James Olmos and Kirk Whisler, and co-presented by LasComadres de las Americas and Reforma, the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos.Here’s a complete list of the finalists.A CHILDREN, YOUTH, & YOUNG ADULT BOOK AWARDSBest Latino Focused Children’s Picture Book – EnglishGreen Is a Chile Pepper, Roseanne Greenfield Thong, Chronicle BooksRound Is a Tortilla, Roseanne Greenfield Thong, Chronicle BooksBest Latino Focused Children’s Picture Book – Spanish or BilingualAn Honest Boy, Magdalena Zenaida, Laredo Publishing CompanyLos Mariachis, Rita Rosa Ruesga; Illustrator: Euliser Polanco, Scholastic BooksOlinguito Speaks Up, Cecilia Velástegui, M.S.Ed., Libros PublishingBest Children’s Fiction Picture Book – EnglishIvan’s Fear, Ariel Andrés Almada; Illustrator: Cha Coco, Cuento de LuzPancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant’s Tale, Duncan Tonatiuh, Abrams Books For Young ReadersThe Audacious Little Princesses, Janet Breceda Wright, A. E. Wright, & Nataly Wright, Angeleno Avenue PublishingThe Box of Holes, Carmen Gil; Illustrator: Mónica Carretero, Cuento de LuzBest Children’s Fiction Picture Book – BilingualArturo and the Navidad Birds, Anne Broyles; Illustrator: K. E. Lewis, Pelican Publishing CompanyMarisol McDonald and the Clash Bash, Monica Brown, Children’s Book PressSeñor Pancho Had a Rancho, René Colato Laínez, Holiday House, Inc.Please Note: In those cases where only one finalist is listed in a particular category, that finalist does not necessarily receive a First Place award. First Place in all categoriesis determined by the total of all the judges’ scores. Some categories may not have a First Place winner.For more information, please contact Kirk Whisler, Latino Print Network, 760-434-1223, kirk@whisler.com1
Tamalitos, Jorge Argueta, Groundwood BooksBest Children’s Fiction Picture Book – SpanishEl Gran Libro Sobre Roma, Pau Joan Hernándex; Illustrator: Jordi Vila Delcios, Combel EditorialEl Silbido de Juan, Lili Ferreirós; Illustrator: Sonja Wimmer, Cuento de LuzHoky, El Lobo Solitario, César Blanco; Illustrator: Blanca BKom, Cuento de LuzLas Cosas del Aire, Carmen Gil; Illustrator: Turcios, Cuento de LuzMi Abuelo el Luchador, Antonio Ramos Revillas; Illustrator: Rosana Mesa Zamudio, Ediciones El NaranjoBest Children’s Nonfiction Picture BookAn Honest Boy, Magdalena Zenaida, Laredo Publishing CompanyIt’s Our Garden: From Seeds to Harvest in a School Garden, George Ancona, Candlewick PressThe Dog That Became a Lion, Arturo Toledo, Grant and Sophia ViklundBest Educational Children’s Picture Book – EnglishDorothy: A Different Kind of Friend, Roberto Aliaga & Mar Blanco, Cuento de LuzGreen Is a Chile Pepper, Roseanne Greenfield Thong, Chronicle BooksRound Is a Tortilla, Roseanne Greenfield Thong, Chronicle BooksBest Educational Children’s Picture Book – Spanish or BilingualConferencia de los Pájaros, Santiago Gamboa & Lisa Neisa, ClickGood Night Captain Mama, Graciela Tiscareño-Sato, Gracefully Global Group LLC¡Hola! ¡Gracias! ¡Adiós!, Elisenda Roca & Christina Losantos, Editorial BambuOlinguito Speaks Up, Cecilia Velástegui, M.S.Ed., Libros PublishingMost Inspirational Children’s Picture Book – EnglishWalking Eagle: The Little Comanche Boy, Ana Eulate; Illustrator: Nivola Uya, Cuento de LuzMost Inspirational Children’s Picture Book – Spanish or BilingualConferencia de los Pájaros, Santiago Gamboa & Lisa Neisa, Clickarte SASDaddy, My Favorite Guy, Icy Smith & Crystal Smith, East West Discovery PressLa Gallina Cocorina, Mar Pavon, Cuento de LuzPink Fire Trucks, Gladys Elizabeth Barbieri, Big Tent Books¡Te lo Regalo!, Gabriela Keselman; Illustrator: Nora Hilb, Cuento de LuzBest Youth Latino Focused Chapter BookNeglected By Two Countries: Young Voices of the American Dream, Marie Elena Cortés, WPR PublishingThe Little King: An Aztec Tale, Victoria López, Victoria LópezYes! We Are Latinos, Alma Flor Ada & F. Isabel Campoy, CharlesbridgeBest Youth Chapter Fiction Book – EnglishAsk My Mood Ring How I Feel, Diana López, Little, Brown and Company: Books for Young ReadersGaby, Lost And Found, Angela Cervantes, Scholastic BooksMountain Dog, Margarita Engle, Macmillan PublishersBest Youth Chapter Fiction Book – Spanish or BilingualDiente de León, María Baranda, Ediciones El NaranjoEl Reyecito: Un Cuento Azteca, Victoria López, Victoria LópezThe Missing Chancleta & Other Top-Secret Cases, Alidis Vicente, Piñata BooksBest Youth Chapter Nonfiction BookSu Nombre Significa Promesa, Adriana Noemí Torres Arreguín, Grupo Editorial Endira MéxicoMost Inspirational Youth Chapter BookNeglected By Two Countries: Young Voices of the American Dream, Marie Elena Cortés, WPR PublishingThe Adventures of Chubby Cheeks: The Pro Quest, Joseph Gutiz, New Trends PressBest Young Adult Latino Focused Book – EnglishClay Hills and Mud Pies, Annie Mary Pérez, Floricanto PressFor more information, please contact Kirk Whisler, Latino Print Network, 760-434-1223, kirk@whisler.com2
Insurgency: 1968 Aztec Walkout, Victor González, Angeleno Avenue PublishingSalvation, Anne Osterlund, Penguin Group (USA)Stars of the Savanna, Melanie R. Martel, WPR PublishingBest Young Adult Latino Focused Book – Spanish or BilingualLos Pájaros No Tienen Fronteras, Edna Iturralde, Alfaguara Grupo Santillana EcuadorNoldo and his Magical Scooter at the Battle of The Alamo, Armando B. Rendón, Floricanto PressBest Young Adult Fiction Book – EnglishA Girl Named Nina, Norma Tamayo, Aperture PressSanta Muerte, Cynthia Pelayo, Post Mortem PressThe Girl Who Could Silence the Wind, Meg Medina, Candlewick PressThe Lightning Dreamer, Margarita Engle, Houghton Mifflin HarcourtYaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass, Meg Medina, Candlewick PressBest Young Adult Fiction Book – Spanish or Bilingual13 Perros, Fernando Lalana, Editorial BambuLa Guarida de las Lechuzas, Antonio Ramos Revillas, Ediciones El NaranjoBest Young Adult Nonfiction BookFiestas del Agua: Sones y Leyendas de Tixtla, Caterina Camastra & Héctor Vega Deloya, Ediciones El NaranjoTambién Fueron Jóvenes, Jordi Sierra i Fabra, Editorial BambuBest Educational Young Adult BookI,Legal in the U.S.A., Alejandra Campos, Skye’s The Limit Publishing & Public RelationsStars of the Savanna, Melanie R. Martel, WPR PublishingThe Lady of the Turquoise Pendant, Lilibeth Andre, Lilibeth Andre Art & DesignMost Inspirational Young Adult BookSalvation, Anne Osterlund, Penguin Group (USA)Stars of the Savanna, Melanie R. Martel, WPR PublishingThe Wild Book, Margarita Engle, Houghton Mifflin HarcourtBest Book Written by a YouthBully in the Mirror, Shanaya Fastje, Changing Lives PressCool Kids Cook: Louisiana, Kid Chef Eliana, Pelican Publishing CompanyBest Book Written by a YouthPasaporte de Vida, Analí Camz, Grupo Editorial Endira MéxicoSerendipity: Poems About Love in High School, Alina Gonzalez, WPR BooksB NONFICTION AWARDSBest Latino Focused Nonfiction Book – EnglishAnd Hell Followed With Her: Crossing the Dark Side of the American Border, David Neiwert, Nation BooksBird of Paradise, Raquel Cepeda, Atria BooksPepón Osorio, Jennifer A. González, UCLA Chicano Studies Research CenterRicardo Valverde, Ramón García, UCLA Chicano Studies Research CenterThe Power of Latino Leadership, Juana Bordas, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.Best Latino Focused Nonfiction Book – Spanish or BilingualNewyorkinos, Jacqueline Donado, Book Press NYOur Lost Border: Essays on Life Amid the Narco-Violence, Sarah Cortez & Sergio Troncoso, Arte Publico PressMost Inspirational Nonfiction Book – EnglishAlmost White: Forced Confessions of a Latino in Hollywood, Rick Najera, Smiley Books; Hay House BooksBuilding Bridges of Understanding - My Personal Quest for Unity and Peace, Lucía De García, XlibrisClay Hills and Mud Pies, Annie Mary Pérez, Floricanto PressShattered Paradise: Memoirs of A Nicaraguan War Child, Ileana Araguti, New Trends PressFor more information, please contact Kirk Whisler, Latino Print Network, 760-434-1223, kirk@whisler.com3
Most Inspirational Nonfiction Book – Spanish or BilingualEl Poder de Escuchar: La Guía Esencial en Tu Camino al Éxito, Ismael Cala, Penguin Group (USA)El Poder del Perdón, T.D. Jakes, Atria BooksBest Biography – EnglishAlmost White: Forced Confessions of a Latino in Hollywood, Rick Najera, Smiley Books; Hay House BooksMy Beloved World, Sonia Sotomayor, Random House, Vintage BooksMy Mother’s Funeral, A Memoir, Adriana Páramo, CavanKerry PressRed-Inked Retablos, Rigoberto González, University of Arizona PressSimple Dreams: A Musical Memoir, Linda Ronstadt, Simon & SchusterBest Biography – Spanish or BilingualCuaderno de Chihuahua, Jeannette L. Clariond, Fondo de Cultura EconómicaFor All of Us, One Today, Richard Blanco, Beacon PressPríncipe de Chía: Enfrentamiento de Dos Mundos, Omar Adolfo Arango, Villegas EditoresBest History Book – EnglishCalifornia’s Portuguese Politicians: A Century of Legislative Service, Alvin Ray Graves, Ph.D., Portuguese Heritage Publications of California, IncInsurgency: 1968 Aztec Walkout, Victor González, Angeleno Avenue PublishingOur Hispanic Roots: What History Failed to Tell Us. Second Edition, Carlos B. Vega, Ph.D., Janaway Publishing Inc.Best History Book – Spanish or BilingualDecolando Contra El Viento: 100 Años de la Aviación en Colombia, Gustavo Arias De Greiff, Villegas EditoresDora Maar, Prisionera de la Mirada, Alicia Dujovne Ortiz, Vaso Roto EdicionesBest Political/Current Affairs BookHunting Season, Mirta Ojito, Beacon PressMidnight in México, Alfredo Corchado, The Penguin PressThe ABCs and Ñ of America’s Cultural Evolution, Jim Estrada, Tate PublishingU.S. Immigration Reform and Its Global Impact, Erik Camayd-Freixas, Palgrave MacmillanBest Business BookPalma de Aceite en Colombia, Martha Luz Ospina Bozzi, Villegas EditoresThe Power of Latino Leadership, Juana Bordas, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.Best Arts BookPepón Osorio, Jennifer A. González, UCLA Chicano Studies Research CenterRicardo Valverde, Ramón García, UCLA Chicano Studies Research CenterSantiago Páramo y La Capilla de San José, Gabriel Izquierdo, S. J. & Juan David Giraldo; Photographer: Andrés Mauricio López, Villegas EditoresBest Gift BookGringosincrasias: Cómo Sobrevivir En Estados Unidos y Entender Su Idiosincrasia, Emma Sepúlveda Pulvirenti, CataloniaBest CookbookAmalia’s Guatemalan Kitchen, Amalia Moreno-Damgaard, Beaver’s Pond PressAustin Breakfast Tacos: The Story of the Most Important Taco of the Day, Mando Rayo & Jarod Neece, The History PressDe La Tierra Con Sabor, Erisbelia Garriga, Regent Publishing ServicesPati’s Mexican Table, Pati Jinich, Houghton Mifflin HarcourtBest Reference BookBogotá 1913-2013: Formas de Hacer Ciudad, Alberto Saldarriaga Roa, Villegas EditoresDesarrollo del Español para Maestros en Programas de Educación Bilingüe, Lidia E. Morris & Luis A. Rosado, LM Educational ConsultantThe National Latino & American Indian Scholarship Directory, Edward James Olmos, Andres Tobar, WPR PublishingBest Self-help Book – EnglishHow to Achieve the American Dream Without Losing Your Latin Soul, Don Daniel Ortiz, Author HouseSpirited Leadership: 52 Ways To Build Trust, Ellen Castro, Langdon Street PressThe Cheap Chica’s Guide to Style: Secrets to Shopping Cheap and Looking Chic, Lilliana Vasquez, Gotham BooksFor more information, please contact Kirk Whisler, Latino Print Network, 760-434-1223, kirk@whisler.com4
Best Self-help Book – Spanish or BilingualEl Poder de Escuchar: La Guía Esencial en Tu Camino al Éxito, Ismael Cala, Penguin Group (USA)The Collective Works of Jaime Alvarez: Featuring “Sayings of My Mother”, Jaime Alvarez, Author HouseTu Guía Interior: El Camino Más Rápido Para Volver A Casa, Diana Jaramillo, Ediciones Oblicuas, Inc.Best Health BookLa Dieta FastDiet, Dr. Michael Mosley & Mimi Spencer, Atria BooksBest Parenting/Family BookLife Has Values, Juan Villegas, Villegas PublishingThe Collective Works of Jaime Alvarez: Featuring “Sayings of My Mother”, Jaime Alvarez, Author HouseBest Women’s Issues BookMujer Actual, Mujer de Valor, Becky Krinsky, Becky KrinskyThe Book of Latina Women: 150 Vidas of Passion, Strength, and Success, Sylvia Mendoza, Sylvia MendozaBest Religious BookMi Primera Comunión, María Villegas & Jennie Kent; Illustrator: Caterina Arango, Villegas EditoresTradiciones of Our Faith, Gilberto Cavazos-González, OFM, World Library PublicationsBest Spiritual/New Age BookLa Segunda Venida De Cristo Vol. III, Paramahansa Yogananda, Self-Realization FellowshipMañana Starts Today: Affirmations to Jumpstart Your Heart, Mind and Soul, Sandra Elaine Scott, Vision Your DreamsRecentas Para Sanar tu Corazón: Principios Simples Para Vivir La Vida, Héctor Williams Zorrilla, Living Mission Ministries, IncTu Guía Interior: El Camino Más Rápido Para Volver A Casa, Diana Jaramillo, Ediciones Oblicuas, Inc.Best Travel BookColombia en Le Tour du Monde, Pablo Navas, Villegas EditoresSerendipity, Gustavo Arango, El PozoBest Nonfiction - Multi-Author?Rebozos de Palabras, Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs, University of Arizona PressC FICTION AWARDSBest Latino Focused Fiction Book – EnglishLotería, A Novel, Mario Alberto Zambrano, HarperCollins PublishersMaya’s Notebook, Isabel Allende, HarperCollins PublishersThe Yearning Feed, Manuel Paul López, University of Notre Dame PressBest Latino Focused Fiction Book – Spanish or BilingualCrisis, Jorge Majfud, Baile Del Sol EdicionesMost Inspirational Fiction BookIt’s Not Love, It’s Just Paris, Patricia Engel, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.Seven for the Revolution, Rudy Ruiz, Milagros PressBest Popular Fiction – EnglishSeven for the Revolution, Rudy Ruiz, Milagros PressBest Popular Fiction – Spanish or BilingualDel Otro Lado de las Costas, Pedro Pablo Pérez Santiesteban, Editorial Voces De HoyRaíces Latinas, Narradores y Poetas Inmigrantes, Hemil García Linares, Vagon Azul EditoresWhat the Tide Brings, Xánath Caraza, Mouthfeel PressBest Novel - Adventure or Drama – EnglishGood Money Gone, Richard Kilborn & Mario Acevedo, Tattered Cover PressIn the Talons of the Condor, Gustavo Florentin, AmazonBest Novel - Adventure or Drama – Spanish or Bilingual99 Amaneceres, Ani Palacios Mc Bride, Pukiyari EditoresFor more information, please contact Kirk Whisler, Latino Print Network, 760-434-1223, kirk@whisler.com5
Aquella Manía de Quererse en Silencio, Miriam Montes Mock, Divinas LetrasBest Novel - Historical FictionLuque 687: Visitas al Ayer, Carmela Escobar, Libros en RedMañana Means Heaven, Tim Z. Hernandez, University of Arizona PressMidnight Rumba, Eduardo Santiago, Cuban Heel PressReturn to the Bones, Belinda Vasquez Garcia, Magic ProseSouvenirs of the Revolution, A. M. Montes de Oca, The Reworkd PressBest Novel - MysteryDesperado: A Mile High Noir, Manuel Ramos, Arte Publico PressEvery Broken Trust, Linda Rodriguez, Minotaur Books; St. Martin’s PressTe Espero en el Cielo, Blanca Irene Arbeláez, Book Press NYBest Novel - Fantasy/Sci-FiGhosts of the Black Rose, Land of Enchantment 2, Belinda Vasquez Garcia, Magic ProseLos Traductores del Viento, Marta López Luaces, Vaso Roto EdicionesBest Novel - RomanceJust A Kiss, Bonnie S. Mata, Bonnie S. MataThe Old Man’s Love Story, Rudolfo Anaya, University of Oklahoma PressBest Poetry Book - One Author – EnglishA Mirror In My Own Backstage, José Angel Figueroa, Red Sugarcane PressA Tongue in the Mouth of the Dying, Laurie Ann Guerrero, University of Notre Dame PressChopper! Chopper!, Verónica Reyes, Floricanto PressLetters to My Daughter, Nancy Arroyo Ruffin, Creative Ink Publishing, Inc.So Spoke Penelope, Tino Villanueva, Grolier Poetry PressSueño, Lorna Dee Cervantes, Wings PressBest Poetry Book - One Author – BilingualFlame in the Air, Bilingual Poetry Edition, Vidaluz Meneses; Translator: María Roof, Casasola EditoresNefarious, Emanuel Xavier, Rebel Satori PressReyes Cárdenas Chicano Poet 1970-2010, Reyes Cárdenas, Aztlan Libre PressBest Poetry Book - One Author – SpanishEcos de Barro, Rossy Evelin Lima, Otras Voces PublishingInsumisión, Eduardo Moga, Vaso Roto EdicionesBest Poetry Book - Multi-AuthorDaddy, My Favorite Guy, Icy Smith & Crystal Smith, East West Discovery PressPas de Deux: Relatos y Poemas en Escena, Lizette Espinosa, Pilar Vélez, Shely Llanes Bresó, & Yiya Ortuño, Snow Fountain PressBest Fiction - Multi-AuthorDelta de las Arenas: Cuentos Árabes, Cuentos Judíos, Rose Mary Salum, Literal PublishingDEBOOKS & AUDIO AWARDSBest Children’s Picture eBookLos Muertos Andan en Bici, Christel Guczka, Ediciones El NaranjoRemembering a Beautiful Angel, Mary J. Andrade, La Oferta Publishing Co.Best Young Adult eBookDay of the Dead in México: Through the Eyes of the Soul, Mary J. Andrade, La Oferta Publishing Co.Best eBook - NonfictionDay of the Dead: A Passion for Life, Mary J. Andrade, La Oferta Publishing Co.Día de los Muertos: Pasión por la Vida, Mary J. Andrade, La Oferta Publishing Co.Shattered Paradise: Memoirs of A Nicaraguan War Child, Ileana Araguti, New Trends PressFor more information, please contact Kirk Whisler, Latino Print Network, 760-434-1223, kirk@whisler.com6
Best eBook - Fiction – EnglishReturn to the Bones, Belinda Vasquez Garcia, Magic ProseBest eBook - Fiction – Spanish or BilingualLas Arterias de Don Fernando, Gloria Macher, Carpe Diem EditoraBest Fiction Audio BookReturn to the Bones, Belinda Vasquez Garcia, Magic ProseE PORTUGUESE AWARDSBest Book - Nonfiction in PortugueseIndo Com o Fluxo, Elena Stowell, Boutique of Quality Books Publishing CompanyO Romance com Deus, Paramahansa Yogananda, Self-Realization FellowshipPara Ser Vitorioso na Vida, Paramahansa Yogananda, Self-Realization FellowshipF DESIGN AWARDSBest Latino Focused Book DesignShattered Paradise: Memoirs of A Nicaraguan War Child, Ileana Araguti; Designer: Joseph Gutiz, New Trends PressBest Cover DesignChopper! Chopper!, Verónica Reyes; Designer: Jose Ramirez, Floricanto PressRetratos de Sociedad, Mauricio Vélez, Villegas EditoresSeven for the Revolution, Rudy Ruiz; Designer: Heather Ruiz, Milagros PressBest Cover IllustrationEl Reino Aviar Cuentos Emplumados: Cielo Pelícano, Karen Chacek; Illustrator: Emilio Hernández, TechStudios, LLCEl Reino Aviar Cuentos Emplumados: De tal Pluma tal Ave, Karen Chacek; Illustrator: Emilio Hernández, TechStudios, LLCEl Reino Aviar Cuentos Emplumados: Dos Chiflidos Chiflados, Karen Chacek; Illustrator: Emilio Hernández, TechStudios, LLCBest Cover PhotoMore Simple Poems, Carlos F. Tarrac, Unique Artistic Creations ShowcaseBest Interior DesignEl Reino Aviar Cuentos Emplumados: Dos Chiflidos Chiflados, Karen Chacek; Illustrator: Emilio Hernández, TechStudios, LLCSantiago Páramo y La Capilla de San José, Andrés Mauricio López, Villegas EditoresBest Use of Photos Inside the BookColombia de Reojo, Santiago Harker, Villegas EditoresI, Legal in the U.S.A., Alejandra Campos, Skye’s The Limit Publishing & Public RelationsThe Magic of México, Robert A. Chávez Jr., Fuerza XXI Muzic PublicationBest Use of Illustrations Inside the BookEl Reino Aviar Cuentos Emplumados: Cielo Pelícano, Karen Chacek; Illustrator: Emilio Hernández, TechStudios, LLCEl Reino Aviar Cuentos Emplumados: Dos Chiflidos Chiflados, Karen Chacek; Illustrator: Emilio Hernández, TechStudios, LLCG TRANSLATION AWARDSBest Children’s Picture Book Translation - Spanish to EnglishAvian Kingdom Feathered Tales: Birds of a Feather, Karen Chacek; Translator: Sonia Verjovsky; Illustrator: Emilio Hernández, TechStudios, LLCAvian Kingdom Feathered Tales: Pelican Sky, Karen Chacek; Translator: Sonia Verjovsky, TechStudios, LLCAvian Kingdom Feathered Tales: Two Hoots and a Holler, Karen Chacek; Translator: Sonia Verjovsky, TechStudios, LLCDorothy: A Different Kind of Friend, Roberto Aliaga; Illustrator: Mar Blanco, Cuento de LuzBest Children’s Picture Book Translation - English to SpanishEl Día Maravilloso de Hacer Tamales que Tuvo Sofía, Albert Monreal Quihuis; Translator: Veronica Lamanes, Albert Monreal QuihuisPresiona Aquí, Hervé Tullet; Translator: Peter L. Perez, Chronicle BooksBest Chapter/Young Adult Book Translation - English to SpanishEl Gusano de Tequila, Viola Canales, KingCake PressBest Nonfiction Book Translation - English to SpanishDivinas Comedias, James Merrill, Vaso Roto EdicionesFor more information, please contact Kirk Whisler, Latino Print Network, 760-434-1223, kirk@whisler.com7
El Lenguaje de la Música, Al Descubierto, Barry Araújo Kolman; Translator; María Eugenia Melerio, Editorial SeleerHero Street U.S.A., Marc Wilson; Translator: Moira Bailey, University of Oklahoma PressLa Segunda Venida De Cristo Vol. III, Paramahansa Yogananda, Self-Realization FellowshipBest Fiction Book Translation - Spanish to EnglishMaya’s Notebook, Isabel Allende; Translator: Anne McLean, HarperCollins PublishersWhat the Tide Brings, Xánath Caraza; Translators: Sandra Kingery, Stephen Holland-Wempe, & Xánath Caraza, Mouthfeel PressBest Fiction Book Translation - English to SpanishJoyas de la Revolución, A. M. Montes de Oca; Translator: Maria de los Angeles Moody, The Reworkd PressH THE MARIPOSA AWARDSBest First Book - Children & YouthAn Honest Boy, Magdalena Zenaida, Laredo Publishing CompanyStars of the Savanna, Melanie R. Martel, WPR PublishingThe Audacious Little Princesses, Janet Breceda Wright, A. E. Wright, & Nataly Wright, Angeleno Avenue PublishingBest First Book - NonfictionAmalia’s Guatemalan Kitchen, Amalia Moreno-Damgaard, Beaver’s Pond PressInsurgency: 1968 Aztec Walkout, Victor González, Angeleno Avenue PublishingRicardo Valverde, Ramón García, UCLA Chicano Studies Research CenterShattered Paradise: Memoirs of A Nicaraguan War Child, Ileana Araguti, New Trends PressThe ABCs and Ñ of America’s Cultural Evolution, Jim Estrada, Tate PublishingUnbreakable, Jenni Rivera, Atria BooksBest First Book - Fiction – EnglishGoing Down, Chris Campanioni, Aignos Publishing, Inc.Pig Behind The Bear, Maria Nieto, Floricanto PressSeven for the Revolution, Rudy Ruiz, Milagros PressBest First Book - Fiction – Spanish or BilingualAquella Manía de Quererse en Silencio, Miriam Montes Mock, Divinas LetrasHombre Cero, Julio César Pérez Méndez, La Pereza EdicionesSentimientos: Un Libro de Poemas, Cinthia M. Kettering, Trafford PublishingFor more information, please contact Kirk Whisler, Latino Print Network, 760-434-1223, kirk@whisler.com8
2014 is an amazing year for books for Latinos By Kirk Whisler 2014 is an amazing year for books for Latinos – and the market’s rapid growth is merely one reflection of how solid the market is. Latinos in the USA will purchase over 500 million in books
