1996 Americas Award for Children & Young Adult Literature

Awards List

Ages 3-5

Mola
(Notable)
Maricel E. Presilla

Jade and Iron
(Commended)
Patricia Aldana

Ages 6 & Up

Firefly Summer
(Commended)
Pura Belpre

Fiction

So Loud a Silence
(Honorable Mention)
Lyll Becerra de Jenkins

Picture Book

Down by the River
(Honorable Mention)
Grace Hallworth

The Garden of Happiness
(Commended)
Erika Tamar

Jalapeno Bagels
(Commended)
Natasha Wing

Going Home
(Commended)
Eve Bunting

Chave's Memories
(Commended)
Maria Isabel Delgado

Award Categories

Ages 3-5

Ages 6 & Up

Ages 8-10

Ages K-3

Children/Young Adult

Fiction

Grades 2-5

Grades 4-8

Grades 8-12

Grades K-2

Grades K-4

Picture Book

Young Adult

Young Readers

Award Years

2015

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