Tag: Latina characters

• ‘Best Amigas’ is Américas Award Commended Title

  So honored that my book BEST AMIGAS has been named a 2024 Américas Award Commended Title for Young Adult Fiction. The Américas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature is literary award presented annually that recognizes high quality “children’s and young adult books that portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States, and to provide teachers with recommendations for classroom use.” It is…

  Patricia Marcantonio

  August 19, 2024

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  2024 Américas Award Commended Title for Young Adult Fiction, Best Amigas, Fitzroy Books, friendship, Latina characters, Latino culture, Latinx, Patricia Santos Marcantonio, Young adult