Aida Salazar is an award-winning author, arts activist, and translator whose writings for adults and children explore issues of identity and social justice. She is the author of the critically acclaimed middle grade verse novels, THE MOON WITHIN (International Latino Book Award Winner); LAND OF THE CRANES (Américas Award, California Library Association Beatty Award, Northern CA Book Award, NCTE Charlotte Huck Honor, Jane Addams Peace Honor, International Latino Book Award Honor); as well as A SEED IN THE SUN (Tomás Rivera Children’s Book Award, ALA RISE Feminist Book Project Top 10 Book, NCTE Notable Poetry/ Verse Novel Honor, Jane Addams Peace Award Finalist).
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- 304 Pages – 04/02/2024 (Publication Date) – Scholastic Press (Publisher)
Her other works include the bio picture book JOVITA WORE PANTS: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter (Caldecott Honor, Malka Penn Award, International Latino Book Awards- Rising Star and Gold Medal); the picture book anthology, IN THE SPIRIT OF A DREAM: 13 Stories of Immigrants of Color (Eureka Silver Medal); and the anthology CALLING THE MOON: Period Stories by BIPOC Authors. Her story, By the Light of the Moon, was adapted into a ballet production by the Sonoma Conservatory of Dance and is the first Xicana-themed ballet in history. She lives with her family of artists in Oakland, CA.
(Bio courtesy of AidaSalazar.com)
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Books written by Aida Salazar are available on Amazon.com:
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- Salazar, Aida (Author)
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- 48 Pages – 03/07/2023 (Publication Date) – Scholastic Press (Publisher)
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- 304 Pages – 04/02/2024 (Publication Date) – Scholastic Press (Publisher)
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- Salazar, Aida (Author)
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- 272 Pages – 10/25/2022 (Publication Date) – Dial Books (Publisher)
- Salazar, Aida (Author)
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- 272 Pages – 05/17/2022 (Publication Date) – Scholastic Press (Publisher)
- Salazar, Aida (Author)
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- 256 Pages – 05/05/2020 (Publication Date) – Scholastic Inc. (Publisher)
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- 368 Pages – 03/28/2023 (Publication Date) – Candlewick (Publisher)
- Salazar, Aida (Author)
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- 28 Pages – 02/27/2024 (Publication Date) – Rise x Penguin Workshop (Publisher)
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- 240 Pages – 06/02/2020 (Publication Date) – Scholastic en español (Publisher)
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- 304 Pages – 01/30/2024 (Publication Date) – Vintage Español (Publisher)
