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Author record · 2011 to 2025

Guadalupe García McCall: Awards and Best-of Lists

Guadalupe García McCall has won 1 award, the Pura Belpré Award (2012) for Under the Mesquite, with 1 shortlist or finalist place, 1 longlist or nominee place, and 6 year-end list picks in our archive.

Also credited with David Bowles

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2025Fall of the FirefliesKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Teen
2023Secret of the Moon ConchNew York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books for Teens
2022Echoes of GraceKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Teen
2016Shame the StarsKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Teen
2013Summer of the MariposasNebula Award (Novel, Novella and Andre Norton) source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Andre Norton
2012Under the MesquitePura Belpré Award source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Author
2012Under the MesquiteWilliam C. Morris YA Debut Award source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · YA Debut
2012Summer of the MariposasSchool Library Journal Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2011Under the MesquiteKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Teen

Books

  1. Under the Mesquite3 sources · 2011 to 2012
  2. Summer of the Mariposas2 sources · 2012 to 2013
  3. Echoes of Grace1 source · 2022
  4. Fall of the Fireflies1 source · 2025
  5. Secret of the Moon Conch1 source · 2023
  6. Shame the Stars1 source · 2016