"The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez," written by Adrianna Cuevas, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Macmillan Children's Publishing Group.
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.