Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass
Books, Young-Adult-Books
Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass
By Meg Medina
Candlewick Press • 2013 • 272 pages
Hardcover ($16.99)
ISBN 978-0-7636-5859-5
Ages 14 and up
Piedad “Piddy” Sanchez has always liked school. It’s easy when you’re smart—even…
The Trouble with Half a Moon
Books, Middle Grade Books
The Trouble with Half a Moon
By Danette Vigilante
Putnam • 2011 • 181 pages
Hardcover ($16.99)
ISBN: 978-0-399-25159-7
Ages 9-12
Like most 13-year-olds, Dellie has a lot on her mind: school, parents, friends, and boys. But Dellie's…
Darkroom: A Memoir in Black & White
Books, Young-Adult-BooksDarkroom: A Memoir in Black & White
Written & Illustrated by Lila Quintero Weaver
University of Alabama Press • 2012 • 264 pages
Paperback ($24.95)
ISBN: 9780817357146
Ages 14 and up
Weaver's remarkable memoir of her youth…
Maisy Series
Bilingual Books, Books
Maisy’s Food/Los alimentos de Maisy
Written & Illustrated by Lucy Cousins
Candlewick Press • 2009 • 14 pages
Board Book ($5.99)
ISBN: 9780763645199
Ages 18 months-5 years
Maisy’s Animals/Los animales de Maisy
Written…
The Immigrant Advantage
Book News & Features, Books
For immigrants, living in the U.S. is a precious opportunity to learn about new cultures and their traditions. Beyond the struggle to adapt to a new language or certain values in the American culture, this is a welcoming country, a “melting…
Diego Rivera: His World and Ours
Books, Picture Books
Diego Rivera: His World and Ours
Written & Illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh
Abrams • 2011 • 34 pages
Hardcover ($16.95)
ISBN: 9780810997318
Ages 7 and up
Diego Rivera was one of the most popular artists of the 20th century. Known…
The Queen of Water
Books, Young-Adult-Books
The Queen of Water
By Laura Resau & María Virginia Farinango
Delarcorte /Random House • 2011 • 352 pages
Paperback ($9.99)
ISBN: 9780375859632
Ages 12 and up
From a very young age, María Virginia Farinango experienced a heartbreaking…
The Latino Children’s Literature Movement
Book News & Features, Books
Last month, something happened that ignited a movement among a small group of Latinas. Motoko Rich, a writer for the New York Times, wrote an article sharing what so many of us Latina moms already knew: Our Latino children don’t have sufficient…
Children’s Book Awards You Should Know About
Books, Editor's Note
It’s award season, and while many of us are glued to our TV screens to find out who’s won a Golden Globe or been nominated for an Oscar, let’s remember that this is also book award season.
From the Caldecott, to the Newbery, to the…