{"product_id":"9781498501613","title":"The Américas Award: Honoring Latino\/a Children's and Young Adult Literature of the Americas","description":"First awarded in 1993, the Américas Award is given in recognition of books that authentically and engagingly portray Latino\/as in Latin America, the Caribbean or the United States. By combining both and linking the Americas, the award reaches beyond geographic borders, as well as multicultural-international boundaries, focusing instead upon cultural heritages within the hemisphere. The Award is unique in that selects Latino\/a youth literature for classroom use and in that it focuses on the entire Western Hemisphere. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScholars from the fields of literature, education, lbrary science, and theater engage with Latino\/a Critical Race Theory (LatCrit) in this ecollection of essays about the Américas Award, the Award-winning and honored books, and the contexts in which the books are used. This collection offers essays on the history of the award, close readings of Award-winning and honored books situated in the classroom, and discussions of how best to use the books in the classroom, library and theater.","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47170317811952,"sku":"9781498501613","price":84.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781498501613_p0.jpg?v=1769896223","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781498501613","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}