Award category archive

Pura Belpre Award – Author Winners

Browse Pura Belpre Award Author winners and nominees by year. This archive follows one award category across the full Pura Belpre Award history.

Pura Belpre Award Author Cross-year archive

2026

Pura Belpre Award Author results for the 2026 award year.

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Winner

The Pecan Sheller

Ruiz-Flores, Lupe

Standalone · General Fiction

Apr-2025 Pura Belpre Award Author winner

Honor Book

Cruzita and the Mariacheros

Granillo, Ashley

Standalone · General Fiction

Apr-2024 Pura Belpre Award Author honor book

Honor Book

A Hero's Guide to Summer Vacation

Standalone · General Fiction

May-2025 Pura Belpre Award Author honor book

Honor Book

The Island of Forgotten Gods

Pineiro, Victor

Standalone · General Fiction

Aug-2025 Pura Belpre Award Author honor book

Honor Book

A Sea of Lemon Trees

Aguila, Maria Dolores

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2025 Pura Belpre Award Author honor book

2025

Pura Belpre Award Author results for the 2025 award year.

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Winner

Lola

Valenti, Karla Arenas

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2024 Pura Belpre Award Author winner

Honor Book

Ultraviolet

Standalone · General Fiction

Apr-2024 Pura Belpre Award Author honor book

2024

Pura Belpre Award Author results for the 2024 award year.

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Winner

Mexikid

Standalone · General Fiction

Aug-2023 Pura Belpre Award Author winner

Honor Book

Alebrijes

Higuera, Donna Barba

The Last Cuentista Series · Book 2 · Fantasy

Oct-2023 Pura Belpre Award Author honor book

Honor Book

Aniana Del Mar Jumps In

Mendez, Jasminne

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2023 Pura Belpre Award Author honor book

Honor Book

Papa's Magical Water-Jug Clock

Standalone · General Fiction

Jun-2023 Pura Belpre Award Author honor book

Honor Book

Something Like Home

Arango, Andrea Beatriz

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2023 Pura Belpre Award Author honor book

2023

Pura Belpre Award Author results for the 2023 award year.

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Winner

Frizzy

Ortega, Claribel A.

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2022 Pura Belpre Award Author winner

Honor Book

The Coquies Still Sing

Gonzalez, Karina Nicole

Standalone · General Fiction

Aug-2022 Pura Belpre Award Author honor book

Honor Book

The Notebook Keeper

Briseno, Stephen

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-2022 Pura Belpre Award Author honor book

Honor Book

Tumble

Perez, Celia C.

Standalone · General Fiction

Aug-2022 Pura Belpre Award Author honor book

2021

Pura Belpre Award Author results for the 2021 award year.

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Winner

Efren Divided

Cisneros, Ernesto

Standalone · General Fiction

Apr-2020 Pura Belpre Award Author winner

Honor Book

Lupe Wong Won't Dance

Higuera, Donna Barba

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2020 Pura Belpre Award Author honor book

Honor Book

The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez

Cuevas, Adrianna

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-2020 Pura Belpre Award Author honor book

2020

Pura Belpre Award Author results for the 2020 award year.

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Winner

Sal and Gabi Break the Universe

Hernandez, Carlos

Sal and Gabi Series · Book 1 · Science Fiction

Mar-2019 Pura Belpre Award Author winner

Honor Book

Lety Out Loud

Cervantes, Angela

Standalone · General Fiction

Feb-2019 Pura Belpre Award Author honor book

Honor Book

The Other Half of Happy

Balcarcel, Rebecca

Standalone · General Fiction

Aug-2019 Pura Belpre Award Author honor book

2019

Pura Belpre Award Author results for the 2019 award year.

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Winner

The Poet X

Acevedo, Elizabeth

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2018 Pura Belpre Award Author winner

Honor Book

They Call Me Guero

Standalone · General Fiction

Nov-2018 Pura Belpre Award Author honor book

2018

Pura Belpre Award Author results for the 2018 award year.

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Winner

Lucky Broken Girl

Standalone · General Fiction

Apr-2017 Pura Belpre Award Author winner

Honor Book

The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora

Standalone · General Fiction

May-2017 Pura Belpre Award Author honor book

Honor Book

The First Rule of Punk

Perez, Celia C.

Standalone · General Fiction

Aug-2017 Pura Belpre Award Author honor book

2017

Pura Belpre Award Author results for the 2017 award year.

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Winner

The Only Road

Diaz, Alexandra

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2016 Pura Belpre Award Author winner

2016

Pura Belpre Award Author results for the 2016 award year.

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Honor Book

Mango, Abuela, and Me

Standalone · General Fiction

Aug-2015 Pura Belpre Award Author honor book

Honor Book

The Smoking Mirror

Standalone · Fantasy

Mar-2015 Pura Belpre Award Author honor book

2015

Pura Belpre Award Author results for the 2015 award year.

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Winner

I Lived on Butterfly Hill

Agosin, Marjorie

Butterfly Hill Series · Book 1 · Historical

Mar-2014 Pura Belpre Award Author winner

2014

Pura Belpre Award Author results for the 2014 award year.

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Winner

Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass

Standalone · General Fiction

Apr-2013 Pura Belpre Award Author winner

Honor Book

The Living

De La Pena, Matt

The Living Series · Book 1 · Action Adventure

Nov-2013 Pura Belpre Award Author honor book

Honor Book

Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote

Tonatiuh, Duncan

Standalone · General Fiction

May-2013 Pura Belpre Award Author honor book

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