A Kirkus Best Book of 2017 * A New York Public Library Best Book of 2017 * A Los Angeles Public Library Best Book of 2017 * A 2017 Malka Penn Award for Human Rights in Children's Literature Honor Book * A Booklist Top 10 Diverse Fiction for Older and Middle Readers * CCBC Choices Pick of 2018 * CBC Notable in Social Studies *

"Beautifully written with candor, honesty, and perfect brevity. A collection not to be missed." (Booklist starred review)

Acclaimed author and Pura Belpré Award honoree Lulu Delacre's beautifully illustrated collection of twelve short stories is a groundbreaking look at the diverse Latinos who live in the United States.

In this book, you will meet many young Latinos living in the United States, from a young girl whose day at her father's burrito truck surprises her to two sisters working together to change the older sister's immigration status, and more.

Turn the pages to experience life through the eyes of these boys and girls whose families originally hail from many different countries; see their hardships, celebrate their victories, and come away with a better understanding of what it means to be Latino in the U.S. today.

Author: Lulu Delacre
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 08/29/2017
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.7lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.80w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780062392145
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5
Point Value: 5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 190601 / Us in Progress: Short Stories about Young Latinos


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 05/01/2017 pg. 95
Publishers Weekly 05/29/2017
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2017
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2017 pg. 107
Booklist 07/01/2017 pg. 61
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2017 pg. 89
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Delacre, Lulu: -

Three-time Pura Belpré Award honoree Lulu Delacre has been writing and illustrating children's books since 1980. Born and raised in Puerto Rico to Argentinean parents, Delacre says her Latino heritage and her life experiences inform her work. Her 37 titles include Us, In Progress: Short Stories About Young Latinos; Arroz con Leche: Popular Songs and Rhymes from Latin America, a Horn Book Fanfare Book in print for over 25 years; and Salsa Stories, an IRA Outstanding International Book. Her latest picture book ¡Olinguito, de la A a la Z! Descubriendo el bosque nublado; Olinguito, from A to Z! Unveiling the Cloud Forest has received 20 awards and honors including an NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor and an ALA Notable for All Ages. Delacre has lectured internationally and served as a juror for the National Book Awards. She has exhibited at The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art; The Original Art Show at the Society of Illustrators in New York; the Museum of Art of Puerto Rico and the Museum of Ponce in Puerto Rico among other venues. More at www.luludelacre.com.