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Author record · 2006 to 2024

Julia Alvarez: Awards and Best-of Lists

Julia Alvarez has won 1 award, the Pura Belpré Award (2010) for Return to Sender, with 1 shortlist or finalist place and 11 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2024The Cemetery of Untold StoriesNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2024The Cemetery of Untold Stories: A NovelChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Must-Read Books: Fiction
2024The Cemetery of Untold Stories: A NovelChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Our Favorite Books
2020AfterlifeTIME Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · 100 Must-Read
2020Afterlife: A NovelChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2020AfterlifeKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2020AfterlifeBookPage Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2011How Tía Lola Saved the SummerChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Fiction for Younger Readers
2010Return to SenderPura Belpré Award source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Author
2010How Tía Lola Learned to TeachChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Fiction for Younger Readers
2009Return to SenderChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Fiction for Older Readers
2007Once Upon a QuinceañeraNational Book Critics Circle Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Criticism
2006Saving the WorldWashington Post Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Notable Fiction

Books

  1. Afterlife4 sources · 2020
  2. Return to Sender2 sources · 2009 to 2010
  3. The Cemetery of Untold Stories2 sources · 2024
  4. How Tía Lola Learned to Teach1 source · 2010
  5. How Tía Lola Saved the Summer1 source · 2011
  6. Once Upon a Quinceañera1 source · 2007
  7. Saving the World1 source · 2006