2024

A Night of Screams by Richard Santos

-Included in Pima County Public Library's Southwest Books of the Year 2024

Do I Belong Here? by René Colato Laínez

-Winner, 2024 Paterson Prize for Books for Young People (pre-k to Grade 3 category)

-Bank Street College of Education's Best Children's Books of the Year in Spanish, 2024

Grandma, Where Will Your Love Go? / Abuela, a donde ira tu amor? by Adriana Camacho-Church

-Finalist, 2024 International Latino Book Awards

Grandma's Hair Is Ankle Length / El cabello de Abuela llega hasta los tobillos by Adriana Camacho-Church

-Finalist, 2024 International Latino Book Awards

Huizache Women by Estella Gonzalez

-Finalist, Texas Institute of Letters’ Jesse H. Jones Award for Best Book of Fiction

Mariano's First Glove / El primer guante de Mariano by Robert Casilla

-Bank Street College of Education's Best Children's Books of the Year in Spanish, 2024

Pedro and the Monster Eaters by Xequina María Berbér

-Winner, 2024 Salinas de Alba Award for Latino Children's Literature

Tierra, Tierrita / Earth, Little Earth by Jorge Argueta

-Bank Street College of Education's Best Children's Books of the Year in Spanish, 2024

-2024 Américas Award Commended Title

Tepozteco's Belly by José Agustín; translated by Nicolás Kanellos

-Finalist, Texas Institute of Letters’ Soeurette Diehl Fraser Award for Best TranslationFinalist, Texas Institute of Letters’ Soeurette Diehl Fraser Award for Best Translation

2023

Chances in Disguise by Diana J. Noble

-Pima County Public Library's 2023 Southwest Books of the Year

El cumpleaños de mi hermana Dulce / My Sister Dulce's Birthday by Erika Said

-Bank Street College of Education, Center for Children's Literature's Best Children's Picture Books of the Year in Spanish (2023)

El niño de maíz / The Boy of Maize by Mario Bencastro

-Bank Street College of Education, Center for Children's Literature's Best Children's Picture Books of the Year in Spanish (2023)

-2023 Américas Award Commended Title

Islands Apart: Becoming Dominican American by Jasminne Mendez

-Finalist, Texas Insitute of Letters' Jean Flynn Award for Best Young Adult Book

-2023 Américas Award Commended Title

No Enemies by Jimmy Santiago Baca

-Pima County Public Library's 2023 Southwest Books of the Year

Raulito by Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford

-Pima County Public Library's 2023 Southwest Books of the Year

Tierra, Tierrita / Earth, Little Earth by Jorge Argueta

-Recipient, 2023 Salinas de Alba Award for Latino Children's Literature

Un tren llamado Esperanza / A Train Called Hope by Mario Bencastro

-Honorable Mention, Premio Campoy-Ada de la Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española

Viento, Vientito / Wind, Little Wind by Jorge Argueta

-First Place, Premio Campoy-Ada de la Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española (en la categoría de Libros de Imágenes, Latino, Fantasía-ficción)

-Bank Street College of Education, Center for Children's Literature's Best Children's Picture Books of the Year in Spanish (2023)

2022

Angels in the Wind: A Mile High Noir by Manuel Ramos

-Finalist, Shamus Award in the best original PI paperback category

Chola Salvation by Estella Gonzalez

-Finalist, International Latino Book Award

El cumpleaños de mi hermana Dulce / My Sister Dulce's Birthday by Erika Said

-Recipient, 2022 Salinas de Alba Award for Latino Children's Literature

Josefina's Habichuelas / Las habichuelas de Josefina by Jasminne Mendez

-Writers' League of Texas Discovery Prize Winner

Raulito by Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford

-Finalist, International Latino Book Award

Reservations Required by Estela Bernal

-Winner, 2022 Skipping Stones Honor Award

The Little Doctor / El doctorcito by Juan Guerra

-Runner-up, The BookFest Awards in the “Social Themes” category

To Live and Die in El Valle by Oscar Mancinas

-Southwest Book Award

2021

Arenas y trinos / Sand and Song by Alma Flor Ada

-2021 Skipping Stones Honor Award

Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco by Richie Narvaez

-Winner, 2020 Agatha Award for Best Children's / Young Adult Mystery

-Recipient, 2021 Anthony Award for Best Juvenile / Young Adult Mystery

Josefina's Habichuelas / Las habichuelas de Josefina by Jasminne Mendez

-Recipient, 2021 Salinas de Alba Award for Latino Children's Literature

La divina Catrina / Oh, Divine Catrina by Aracely De Alvarado

-Winner, Premio Campoy-Ada (poetry category)

Remember My Face: A Willie Cuesta Mystery by John Lantigua

-Private Eye Writers of America 2021 Shamus Awards Nominee, Best Original Private Eye paperback category

Trust Me by Richard Santos

-2020 Writers’ League of Texas Book Awards Fiction Finalist

Viento, Vientito / Wind, Little Wind by Jorge Argueta

-A Junior Library Guild Selection

2020

Arenas y trinos / Sand and Song by Alma Flor Ada 

-A Junior Library Guild Selection

Fuego, Fueguito / Fire, Little Fire by Jorge Argueta

-Named to the Texas Library Association's 2020-2021 Tejas Star Reading List

Jimena Pérez puede volar / Jimena Pérez Can Fly by Jorge Argueta

-2020 Skipping Stones Honor Award

Luna luminosa ¿dónde estás? / Luminous Moon, Where Are You? by Aracely De Alvarado 

-Winner, Salinas de Alba Award for Latino Children's Literature

My Shoes and I / Mis zapatos y yo by René Colato Laínez

-Selected for inclusion in the In The Margins Fiction Recommendation List for 2020

-Included in the Wisconsin State Reading Association's 2020 Picture This Recommendation List

The Boy Who Touched the Stars / El niño que alcanzó las estrellas by José M. Hernández

-Texas Institute of Letters Best Children's Picture Book

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