1997 - Award Recipients: Francisco Jiménez, Regina Hanson and Linda Saport

The Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP) founded the Américas Award in 1993 to encourage and commend authors, illustrators and publishers who produce 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. For more information on the Américas Award, visit the CLASP website: claspprograms.org/pages/detail/65/About-the-Award. This award is presented annually in collaboration with the Library of Congress. Award Winners The Circuit by Francisco Jiménez (University of New Mexico Press, 1997) The Face at the Window by Regina Hanson; illustrated by Linda Saport (Clarion, 1997