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LATINO LITERARY NOW ANNOUNCES 2006 8th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL LATINO BOOK AWARD WINNERS

The 2006 Latino Book Awards judging panel included: Frank Cota-Robles Newton, Virgie Kamhi, Dennis Hernandez Emilio Sanchez, Ignacio Gomez, Roberto Chavez, John Valdez, Manuel Murrieta, Andy Valenzuela, Arturo Garcia, Felipe Casillas, Nora Sandoval, Veronica Murguia, Christian DeAnda, Georgette Baker, Jess Nieto, Jesus Menera, Kathy Diaz, Jose Galvez, Magdalena Whisler, Melanie Sloane, Maria Romero, Myriam Grajales-Hall, Gloria Garcia, Aida R. Vasquez, John Echeveste, Yolanda Nava and John Reza.

A list of winners of the 2006 Latino Book Awards

THE 2006 LATINO BOOK AWARD WINNERS:

Category A.
Children and Young Adult Books

Best Educational Children’s Book - Spanish
Cosas de Niñas
Maria Villegas - Jennie Kent
Publisher: Villegas Editores Best Educational

Best Children’s Picture Book – English
The Magically Mysterious Adventures of Noelle the Bulldog
Gloria Estefan illustrated by Michael Garland
Publisher: Rayo/ HarperCollins

Best Children’s Picture Book – Spanish
Un Dia de Lluvia
Anna Milbourne illustrations by Sarah Gill
Publisher: EDC Publishing

Best Children’s Picture Book – Bilingual
I am René, the Boy Soy René, Él Niño
René Colato Lainez illustrations by Fabiola Graullera Ramírez
Publisher: Arte Publico Press

Best Young Adult Fiction - English
Forest of the Pygmies
Isabel Allende
Publisher: Rayo/ Harper Collins

Best Young Adult Fiction - Spanish
El Bosque de los Pigmeos
Isabel Allende
Publisher: Rayo/ Harper Collins

Best Young Adult Nonfiction - English
Those Oldies but Goodies
Art Rodriguez
Publisher: Dream House Press

Best Young Adult Nonfiction - Spanish
Beatriz González
Publisher: Villegas Editores

Category B.
Nonfiction - English-language

Best Arts Book
Salsa Talks! A Musical Heritage Uncovered
Mary Kent
Publisher: Digital Domain

Best Biography
Confessions of a Berlitz-Tape Chicana
Demetria Martínez
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press

Best Cookbook
Latin Chic: Entertaining with Style and Sass
Isabel C. González, Carolina Buia
Publisher: Rayo/ Harper Collins

Best Health Book
Los Trastornos del Espectro de Autismo De la A a la Z
Barbara T. Doyle, M.S. and Emily Doyle Iland, B.A.
Publisher: Emily Iland Inc.

Best History Book
Ringside Seat to a Revolution: An Underground Cultural History of El Paso and Juárez: 1893-1923
David Dorado Romo
Publisher: Cinco Puntos Press

Best Self-Help Book
Critical Choices That Changed Lives: How Heroes Turn Tragedy Into Triumph
Daniel R. Castro
Publisher: Beartooth Press

Best Travel Book
Unseen Colombia
Andrés Hurtado García
Publisher Villegas Editores

Best Reference Book
Self Help Graphics & Art: Art in the Heart of East Los Angeles
Kristen Guzmán
Publisher: UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center

Category C.
Nonfiction -Spanish-language or Bilingual

Best Arts Book
Manzur Homenaje
Eduardo Serrano
Publisher: Villegas Editores

Best Biography
Cómo Fue – Memorias
José Trías Monge
Publisher: La Editorial, Univ. de Puerto Rico

Best Health Book
La Dieta de las 3 Horas
Jorge Cruise
Publisher: Rayo/ Harper Collins

Best History/Political Book
Morir en el Intento: La Peor Tragedia de Inmigrantes en la Historia de los Estados Unidos
Jorge Ramos
Publisher: Rayo/ Harper Collins

Best New Age Book
El Don del Cambio: Una Guía Espiritual para Transformar Su Vida Radicalmente
Marianne Williamson
Publisher: Rayo/ Harper Collins

Best Religious Book
Vive Sin Miedo: Despierta la Fuerza Interior de tu Alma
Paramahansa Yogananda
Publisher: Self-Realization Fellowship

Best Self-help Book
Ser Angelical, Transforme su Vida Hacia el Conocimiento Divino
Mabel Iam
Publisher Llewellyn Epañol

Best Reference Book
Qué Sé yo de la Historia: Todo lo que Necesitas Saber Acerca de la Historia de los Estado Unidos
Kenneth C. Davis
Publisher: Rayo/ Harper Collins

Category D.
Fiction - English-language

Best Novel - Adventure or Drama
Carry Me Like Water
Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Publisher: Rayo/ Harper Collins

Best Novel - Historical Fiction
Love and Ghost Letters
Chantel Acevedo
Publisher: St. Martins Press

Best Novel - Mystery
Desert Blood: The Juárez Murders
Alicia Gaspar de Alba
Publisher: Arte Publico Press

Best Poetry Book
The Religion of Hands: Prose Poems and Flash Fictions
Ray Gonzalez
Publisher: University of Arizona Press

Category E.
Fiction - Spanish

Best Novel - Drama
Chicano
Richard Vasquez
Publisher: Rayo/ Harper Collins

Best Novel - Historical
Chicano
Richard Vasquez
Publisher: Rayo/ Harper Collins

Best Novel - Mystery
El Zahir
Paulo Coelho
Publisher: Rayo/ Harper Collins

Best Novel - Romance
El Penúltimo Sueño
Ángela Becerra
Publisher: Villegas Editores

Best Poetry Book
Deletreando en Sueños
Víctor David Cervantes Casanova
Publisher: CBH Books

Category F.
Design

Best Cover Design - Hard Cover
Manzur Homenaje
illustrated by Benjamin Villegas
Publisher: Villegas Editores

Best Cover Design - Soft Cover
Frente a la Torre: Ensayos del Centenario de la Univesidad de Puerto Rico,1903-2003
illustrated by Carmen Raffucci
Publisher: La Editorial, Univ. de Puerto Rico

Best Cover Illustrations
Playing – El Juego de la Loteria
illustrated by Jill Arena
Publisher: Northland Publishing

Best Interior
My Name is Gabriela – Me Llamo Gabriela: The Life of – La Vida de Gabriela Mistral
art illustrated by John Parra
Publisher: Northland Publishing

Category G.
The Mariposa Award

This award is made to a writer who has achieved excellence with his or her first book.

Best First Book: English
Dirty Blond and Half-Cuban
Lisa Wixon
Publisher: Rayo/ Harper Collins

Best First Book: Spanish
Escolios
Nicolás Gómez Dávila
Publisher: Villegas Editores

For more information contact:

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