Pura Belpré Narrative Award Winners & Honorees

1.
Esperanza Rising
Esperanza Rising 4.04 avg rating — 111,370 ratings
2.
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale 4.32 avg rating — 2,675 ratings
3.
Bossy Gallito / El gallo de bodas
Bossy Gallito / El gallo de bodas 3.44 avg rating — 195 ratings
4.
Los Gatos Black on Halloween
Los Gatos Black on Halloween 4.14 avg rating — 1,255 ratings
5.
Lucky Broken Girl
Lucky Broken Girl 3.96 avg rating — 4,993 ratings
6.
The Poet X
The Poet X 4.37 avg rating — 138,757 ratings
7.
The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora
The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 3.90 avg rating — 4,281 ratings
8.
They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid's Poems
They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid's Poems 4.06 avg rating — 2,128 ratings
9.
The First Rule of Punk
The First Rule of Punk 4.08 avg rating — 7,883 ratings
10.
The Dreamer
The Dreamer 3.98 avg rating — 7,759 ratings
10.
The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom
The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom 3.95 avg rating — 2,917 ratings
10.
The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano
The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano 4.03 avg rating — 1,133 ratings
10.
The Tequila Worm
The Tequila Worm 3.86 avg rating — 1,789 ratings
14.
Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass
Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass 3.89 avg rating — 10,348 ratings
14.
Under the Mesquite
Under the Mesquite 3.97 avg rating — 3,617 ratings
14.
Before We Were Free
Before We Were Free 3.91 avg rating — 9,247 ratings
14.
Under the Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba
Under the Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba 3.35 avg rating — 147 ratings
14.
Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida
Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida 3.35 avg rating — 2,151 ratings
14.
An Island Like You: Stories of the Barrio
An Island Like You: Stories of the Barrio 3.56 avg rating — 484 ratings
20.
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 663,101 ratings
20.
¡Olé! Flamenco
¡Olé! Flamenco 3.33 avg rating — 54 ratings
20.
Return to Sender
Return to Sender 3.78 avg rating — 4,015 ratings
20.
Just In Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book
Just In Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book 4.03 avg rating — 888 ratings
20.
Frida: ¡Viva La Vida! Long Live Life!
Frida: ¡Viva La Vida! Long Live Life! 4.09 avg rating — 420 ratings
20.
Cesar: Si, Se Puede! Yes, We Can!
Cesar: Si, Se Puede! Yes, We Can! 4.01 avg rating — 136 ratings
26.
Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings
Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings 4.04 avg rating — 3,502 ratings
26.
I Lived on Butterfly Hill
I Lived on Butterfly Hill 4.21 avg rating — 2,308 ratings
26.
The Lightning Dreamer: Cuba's Greatest Abolitionist
The Lightning Dreamer: Cuba's Greatest Abolitionist 3.92 avg rating — 1,492 ratings
26.
Hurricane Dancers: The First Caribbean Pirate Shipwreck
Hurricane Dancers: The First Caribbean Pirate Shipwreck 3.69 avg rating — 617 ratings
26.
Cuba 15
Cuba 15
by: Nancy Osa
3.46 avg rating — 1,217 ratings
26.
Breaking Through
Breaking Through 4.07 avg rating — 3,373 ratings
26.
From the Bellybutton of the Moon/Del ombligo de la luna: And Other Summer Poems/Y otros poemas de verano
From the Bellybutton of the Moon/Del ombligo de la luna: And Other Summer Poems/Y otros poemas de verano 3.89 avg rating — 109 ratings
26.
Laughing Tomatoes/Jitomates risuenos: And Other Spring Poems/Y otros poemas de primavera
Laughing Tomatoes/Jitomates risuenos: And Other Spring Poems/Y otros poemas de primavera 3.97 avg rating — 120 ratings
34.
Juana & Lucas
Juana & Lucas 4.05 avg rating — 1,572 ratings
34.
The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano
The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano 3.66 avg rating — 1,460 ratings
34.
The Firefly Letters
The Firefly Letters 3.95 avg rating — 1,468 ratings
34.
Diego: Bigger Than Life
Diego: Bigger Than Life 3.84 avg rating — 227 ratings
34.
Reaching Out
Reaching Out 4.13 avg rating — 1,138 ratings
34.
Doña Flor: A Tall Tale about a Giant Woman with a Great Big Heart
Doña Flor: A Tall Tale about a Giant Woman with a Great Big Heart
by: Pat Mora
3.95 avg rating — 654 ratings
40.
The Smoking Mirror (Garza Twins, #1)
The Smoking Mirror (Garza Twins, #1) 3.46 avg rating — 186 ratings
40.
Portraits of Hispanic American Heroes
Portraits of Hispanic American Heroes 3.90 avg rating — 181 ratings
40.
The Living (The Living, #1)
The Living (The Living, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 5,244 ratings
40.
Maximilian & the Mystery of the Guardian Angel (Max's Lucha Libre Adventures #1)
Maximilian & the Mystery of the Guardian Angel (Max's Lucha Libre Adventures #1) 3.63 avg rating — 234 ratings
40.
My Diary from Here to There/Mi diario de aquí hasta allá
My Diary from Here to There/Mi diario de aquí hasta allá 4.06 avg rating — 387 ratings
40.
Iguanas in the Snow/Iguanas en la nieve: And Other Winter Poems/Y otros poemas de invierno
Iguanas in the Snow/Iguanas en la nieve: And Other Winter Poems/Y otros poemas de invierno 4.01 avg rating — 107 ratings
40.
Laughing Out Loud, I Fly : A Carcajadas Yo Vuelo
Laughing Out Loud, I Fly : A Carcajadas Yo Vuelo 3.50 avg rating — 105 ratings
40.
Spirits of the High Mesa
Spirits of the High Mesa 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings
48.
The Only Road
The Only Road 4.26 avg rating — 2,658 ratings
48.
90 Miles to Havana
90 Miles to Havana 3.87 avg rating — 2,327 ratings
48.
The Storyteller's Candle/La velita de los cuentos
The Storyteller's Candle/La velita de los cuentos 4.01 avg rating — 479 ratings
48.
Becoming Naomi León
Becoming Naomi León 4.07 avg rating — 13,072 ratings
52.
Sal and Gabi Break the Universe (Sal and Gabi, #1)
Sal and Gabi Break the Universe (Sal and Gabi, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 7,090 ratings
53.
Lety Out Loud: A Wish Novel
Lety Out Loud: A Wish Novel 4.06 avg rating — 761 ratings
54.
The Other Half of Happy
The Other Half of Happy 4.11 avg rating — 1,008 ratings
55.
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré 4.42 avg rating — 2,963 ratings
56.
The Last Cuentista
The Last Cuentista 4.06 avg rating — 26,678 ratings
57.
Soldier for Equality: José de la Luz Sáenz and the Great War
Soldier for Equality: José de la Luz Sáenz and the Great War 4.18 avg rating — 512 ratings
58.
Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet
Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet 3.93 avg rating — 2,504 ratings
59.
Tumble
Tumble 4.13 avg rating — 1,583 ratings
60.
Burn Down, Rise Up
Burn Down, Rise Up 3.73 avg rating — 2,473 ratings
61.
The Prince and the Coyote
The Prince and the Coyote 3.92 avg rating — 249 ratings
62.
Cruzita and the Mariacheros
Cruzita and the Mariacheros 4.11 avg rating — 157 ratings
63.
Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln
Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln 4.22 avg rating — 1,935 ratings
64.
Baseball in April and Other Stories
Baseball in April and Other Stories
by: Gary Soto
3.65 avg rating — 1,683 ratings
65.
Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote
Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote 4.07 avg rating — 1,301 ratings
66.
Mango, Abuela, and Me
Mango, Abuela, and Me 4.26 avg rating — 2,013 ratings
67.
Efrén Divided
Efrén Divided 4.28 avg rating — 5,903 ratings
68.
The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez
The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez 4.02 avg rating — 1,921 ratings
69.
Lupe Wong Won't Dance
Lupe Wong Won't Dance 3.93 avg rating — 1,444 ratings
70.
Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna (Petra Luna, #1)
Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna (Petra Luna, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 1,455 ratings
71.
Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua
Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua 4.38 avg rating — 467 ratings
72.
de Aquí Como El Coquí
de Aquí Como El Coquí 4.09 avg rating — 453 ratings
73.
How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe
How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe 4.23 avg rating — 4,918 ratings
74.
Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun
Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun 4.14 avg rating — 5,386 ratings
75.
Where I Belong
Where I Belong 4.04 avg rating — 607 ratings
76.
Frizzy
Frizzy 4.44 avg rating — 11,140 ratings
77.
The Coquíes Still Sing: A Story of Home, Hope, and Rebuilding
The Coquíes Still Sing: A Story of Home, Hope, and Rebuilding 4.32 avg rating — 446 ratings
78.
The Notebook Keeper: A Story of Kindness from the Border
The Notebook Keeper: A Story of Kindness from the Border 4.37 avg rating — 553 ratings
79.
Breathe and Count Back from Ten
Breathe and Count Back from Ten 3.84 avg rating — 3,671 ratings
80.
High Spirits
High Spirits 3.61 avg rating — 542 ratings
81.
The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School
The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School 4.25 avg rating — 28,975 ratings
82.
Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir
Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir 4.21 avg rating — 6,269 ratings
83.
Alebrijes
Alebrijes 3.93 avg rating — 1,314 ratings
84.
Aniana del Mar Jumps In
Aniana del Mar Jumps In 4.04 avg rating — 817 ratings
85.
Benita y las criaturas nocturnas
Benita y las criaturas nocturnas 4.25 avg rating — 269 ratings
86.
Papá's Magical Water-Jug Clock (Little Jesús, #1)
Papá's Magical Water-Jug Clock (Little Jesús, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 423 ratings
87.
Something Like Home
Something Like Home 4.29 avg rating — 2,490 ratings
88.
Saints of the Household
Saints of the Household
by: Ari Tison
4.05 avg rating — 1,931 ratings
89.
Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey
Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey 4.56 avg rating — 606 ratings
90.
Lola
Lola 4.05 avg rating — 203 ratings
91.
Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet 4.01 avg rating — 553 ratings
92.
Shut Up, This Is Serious
Shut Up, This Is Serious 4.13 avg rating — 1,297 ratings
93.
Libertad
Libertad 4.53 avg rating — 371 ratings
94.
Wild Dreamers
Wild Dreamers 3.66 avg rating — 318 ratings