The fight is far from over but in celebration of the Supreme Court’s decision this week, here’s a list of books by authors whose identities and works reflect those of DACA recipients! Here’s to the Dreamers. 💖
We’ve featured these titles on our blog, curated them with the help of educators and librarians for the OurStory app, or honored the authors with Walter Awards/Grants:
PICTURE BOOKS
- ALREADY A BUTTERFLY by Julia Alvarez, Illustrated by Raúl Colón
- ANTONIO’S CARD/LA TARJETA DE ANTONIO by Rigoberto González, Illustrated by Cecilia Concepción Álvarez
- CARMELA FULL OF WISHES by Matt de la Peña, Illustrated by Christian Robinson
- A GIFT FROM ABUELA by Cecilia Ruiz
- A MOVIE IN MY PILLOW/UNA PELICULA EN MI ALMOHADA by Jorge Argueta, Illustrated by Elizabeth Gomez
- MY DIARY FROM HERE TO THERE/MI DIARIO DE AQUÍ HASTA ALLÁ by Amada Irma Pérez, Illustrated by Maya González
MIDDLE GRADE
- THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US: YOUNG READERS EDITION by Reyna Grande
- GHOST SQUAD by Claribel Ortega
- I LIVED ON BUTTERFLY HILL by Marjorie Agosín
- MAÑANALAND by Pam Muñoz Ryan
- THEY CALL ME GÜERO by David Bowles (Walter Honoree)
- THE WAY TO RIO LUNA by Zoraida Córdova
YOUNG ADULT
- AMERICAN STREET by Ibi Zoboi
- BLANCA & ROJA by Anna Marie-McLemore
- CLAP WHEN YOU LAND by Elizabeth Acevedo
- COME ON IN edited by Adi Alsaid
- DISAPPEARED by Francisco X. Stork (Walter Honoree)
- DON’T ASK ME WHERE I’M FROM by Jennifer de Leon (Walter Grant Winner)
- FURIA by Yamile Saied Méndez (Walter Grant Winner)
- I AM NOT YOUR PERFECT MEXICAN DAUGHTER by Erika L. Sánchez
- THE SUN IS ALSO A STAR by Nicole Yoon (Walter Honoree)
- WOVEN IN MOONLIGHT BY Isabel Ibañez Davis
- WE ARE NOT FROM HERE by Jenny Torres Sanchez
- WHERE WE GO FROM HERE by Lucas Rocha
