Efrén Divided

Ernesto Cisneros
(Juvenile Fiction - J Cisnero)

Efrén Nava must take care of his siblings when his mother is deported to Mexico. This moving novel portrays Efrén’s resiliency in a time of personal crisis and will open up important discussions about the U.S. immigration policy and empathy. 2021 award winner. Recommended for ages 9–12.


Pura Belpré Award Winners

  • Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir


  • Pura’s Cuentos: How Pura Belpré Reshaped Libraries with Her Stories


  • Efrén Divided


  • Sal and Gabi Break the Universe


  • Frizzy


  • Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir


  • Pura’s Cuentos: How Pura Belpré Reshaped Libraries with Her Stories


  • ¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat


  • Dancing Hands


  • ¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat


  • The Storyteller’s Candle


  • Juana & Lucas


  • Efrén Divided


  • ¡Vamos! Let’s Cross the Bridge


  • Frizzy


  • Viva Frida


  • The Life of Pura


  • La Princesa and the Pea


  • Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré


  • Viva Frida


  • Dreamers


  • La Princesa and the Pea


  • Lucky Broken Girl


  • Dancing Hands


  • Drum Dream Girl


  • Lucky Broken Girl


  • Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré


  • Where Wonder Grows


  • Dreamers


  • The Life of Pura


  • Sal and Gabi Break the Universe


  • Juana & Lucas


  • Where Wonder Grows


  • ¡Vamos! Let’s Cross the Bridge


  • The Storyteller’s Candle


  • The Last Cuentista


  • Drum Dream Girl


  • The Last Cuentista