The Notebook Keeper: A Story of Kindness from the Border

Written by Stephen Briseño, illustrated by Magdalena Mora. Published by Random House Studio, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Penguin Random House

About

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Noemi and her mother are denied entry into the U.S. from Mexico and must find the refugee in charge of the notebook, an unofficial ledger of those waiting to cross into the United States.

Awards Won

Title Year
Belpré Medal image Pura Belpré Award

91´«Ã½

The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presented to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth.
2023 - Honor(s)