print email comment close Américas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature URL: http://www4.uwm.edu/clacs/aa/ Description: This award "is given in recognition of U.S. works of fiction, poetry, folklore, or selected non-fiction ... published in the previous year in English or Spanish that authentically and engagingly portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States." Selections are based on literary quality, cultural context, integration of text and illustrations, and classroom potential. Includes list of winners and related links. From the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Author: Kline, Julie Publisher: Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Extra Keywords Americas Library of Congress Subject Headings: Children's literature -- Awards Hispanic Americans in literature Literary prizes Young adult literature -- Awards LII Database Information: Record 1987 created by Margaret Myhre on 11/21/2003 Last modification on 09/01/2009 Published: 11/21/2003   Republished: 09/03/2009 Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/1987