| 1992 |
A Migrant Family. |
Brimner, Larry Dane. |
Photography by author. |
Lerner Publications Co. |
Nonfiction— photo-essay. |
English with some Spanish text. |
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The author’s note expresses thanks to those who made this book possible. His gratitude is stated in Spanish. At the end, the text includes further readings. |
| 1993 |
Amelia’s Road. |
Altman, Linda Jacobs. |
Sanchez, Enrique O. |
Lee & Low Books. |
Realistic fiction— picture book. |
English with los caminos as only words in Spanish. |
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Available in Spanish from the publisher. The author’s note provides some background information on migrant farmwork. |
| 1993 |
Radio Man/Don Radio: A Story in English and Spanish. |
Dorros, Arthur. Translated by Sandra Dorros. |
Illustrated by author. |
HarperCollins |
Realistic fiction— picture book. |
Bilingual text. English text includes Spanish vocabulary. Glossary for Spanish phrases. |
Américas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature. |
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| 1993/ 2001 |
Voices from the Fields: Children of Migrant Farmworkers Tell Their Stories. |
Atkins, S. Beth. |
Photography by author. |
Little, Brown and Company/ Scholastic. |
Nonfiction—photo-essay with poetry included. |
English with some Spanish vocabulary. |
Américas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature. |
Reprinted in 2001. Foreword in new edition written by Francisco Jiménez. |
| 1994 |
Jesse. |
Soto, Gary. |
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Harcourt Brace. |
Realistic fiction— young adult novel. |
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Society of School Librarians International Book Awards Honor. |
Scholastic paperback published in 1996. |
| 1995 |
Calling the Doves: El Canto de las Palomas. |
Herrera, Juan Felipe. |
Simmons, Elly. |
Children’s Book Press. |
Realistic fiction— picture book. |
Bilingual text, English/ Spanish. |
Américas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature; Ezra Keats New Writer Award, 1997; Friends of Children and Literature (FOCAL) Award, 1997. |
In two sections, the Spanish text is first. |
| 1995 |
—y no se lo trago la tierra/ . . . And the Earth Did Not Devour Him. |
Rivera, Tomás. |
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Arte Público Press (Third Edition). |
Realistic Fiction/semi-autobiographical— young adult novel. |
Bilingual edition. |
Won first national award for Chicano literature. |
First published in 1970. |
| 1996 |
Going Home. |
Bunting, Eve. |
Diaz, David. |
Harper-Collins. |
Realistic fiction— picture book. |
English text with a few Spanish words. |
Américas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature; Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award Nominee. |
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| 1996 |
Migrant Worker: A Boy from the Rio Grande Valley. |
Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane. |
Photography by Lawrence Migdale. |
Holiday House. |
Nonfiction—Picture book. |
English with Spanish vocabulary. Glossary included. |
Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award Nominee. |
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| 1996 |
Under the Feet of Jesus. |
Viramontes, Helena María |
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Plume/ Penguin Books. |
Realistic fiction—young adult novel. |
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| 1997 |
Gathering the Sun: An Alphabet in Spanish and English. |
Ada, Alma Flor. |
Silva, Simón. |
Harper-Collins. |
Realistic fiction— picture book. |
The Spanish alphabet with Spanish text first, then English translation. |
Américas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature; Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award Nominee. |
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| 1997 |
The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child. |
Jiménez, Francisco. |
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Houghton Mifflin Co. |
Semi-autobiographical/ Realistic fiction—young adult novel. |
English with a sprinkling of Spanish. |
Américas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature; Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, 1998; Friends of Children and Literature (FOCAL) Award, 2000; Jane Addams Children’s Book Award Honor Book, 1998; John and Patricia Beatty Award, 1998. |
A Spanish version, Cajas de Cartón, published in 2000, is available from Houghton Mifflin Co. |
| 1997 |
Tomás and the Library Lady. |
Mora, Pat. |
Colón, Raul. |
Alfred A. Knopf. |
Realistic fiction— picture book. |
English with a small sprinkling of Spanish. |
Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award. |
This book is available in Spanish from Knopf. Tomás y la Senora de la Biblioteca was published in 1997. The author’s note provides a biographical sketch of Tomás Rivera. |
| 1998 |
Joyride. |
Olson, Gretchen. |
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Caroline House/Boyds Mills. Press. |
Realistic fiction—young adult novel. |
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Society of School Librarians International Book Awards Honor. |
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| 1998 |
La Mariposa. |
Jiménez, Francisco. |
Silva, Simón. |
Houghton Mifflin Co. |
Realistic fiction— picture book. |
English with some Spanish vocabulary. Glossary included. |
Américas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature; Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award Nominee. |
La Mariposa is also available in Spanish. This story is based on one of the short stories from The Circuit, also published by the same publisher. |
| 1999 |
Barefoot Heart: Stories of a Migrant Child. |
Hart, Elva Treviño. |
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Bilingual Press/Editor-ial Bilingüe. |
Realistic fiction— nonfiction— autobiography. |
English with some Spanish. |
American Book Award; Alex Awards, 2000. |
All royalities from the sales of this book will be donated to scholarship funds. |
| 1999 |
CrashBoom-Love: A Novel in Verse. |
Herrera, Juan Felipe. |
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University of New Mexico Press. |
Realistic fiction—young adult novel in free verse. |
In verse, sprinkled with Spanish. Translations footnoted. |
Américas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature. |
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| 2000 |
The Upside Down Boy: El Niño de Cabeza. |
Herrera, Juan Felipe. |
Gómez, Elizabeth. |
Children’s Book Press. |
Realistic fiction— picture book. |
Bilingual text, English/ Spanish. |
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In two sections, the Spanish text is first. The author’s note is in Spanish first. |
| 2000 |
The Christmas Gift: El Regalo de Navidad. |
Jiménez, Francisco. |
Cotts, Claire B. |
Houghton Mifflin Co. |
Realistic fiction— picture book. |
Bilingual text, English/ Spanish. |
Américas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature. |
This story is based on one of the short stories from The Circuit, also published by the same publisher. The author’s note connects this story to his personal life. |
| 2000 |
Esperanza Rising. |
Ryan, Pam Muñoz. |
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Scholastic Press. |
Semi-biographical realistic fiction—young adult novel. |
English with a sprinkling of Spanish. |
Américas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature Honor Book; Jane Addams Children’s Book Award, 2001; Pura Belpré Award, 2002. |
The author’s grandmother is the inspiration for this story. Esperanza Rising is loosely based on her life story. |
| 2001 |
Harvest. |
Ancona, George. |
Photography by author. |
Marshall Cavendish. |
Non-fiction—photo-essay. |
English with some words in Spanish. Glossary included. |
Américas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature. |
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| 2001 |
Breaking Through. |
Jiménez, Francisco |
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Houghton Mifflin Co. |
Semi-autobiographical-realist fiction—young adult novel. |
English with a sprinkling of Spanish. |
Américas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature; Pura Belpré Award Honor Book; Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award. |
The sequel to The Circuit. Breaking Through is available in Spanish as Senderos Fronterizos, published by Houghton Mifflin in 2002. |
| 2002 |
First Day in Grapes. |
Pérez, L. King. |
Casilla, Robert. |
Lee & Low Books. |
Semi-biographical— realistic fiction—picture book. |
English with some Spanish vocabulary. |
Pura Belpré Award Honor Book. |
The author based this story on her husband’s experiences as a migrant child. |
| 2003 |
Under the Same Sky. |
DeFelice, Cynthia. |
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux. |
Realistic fiction—young adult novel. |
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| 2005 |
Downtown Boy. |
Herrera, Juan Felipe |
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Scholastic Press |
Realistic fiction—young adult novel in free verse. |
In verse, sprinkled with Spanish. |
Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award in 2007. |
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