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  • Bibliography:
    6 Books
  • First Book:
    September 2020
  • Latest Book:
    October 2023
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Book List in Order: 6 titles



  • My gym shorts burrow into my butt crack like a frightened groundhog. Don't you want to read a book that starts like that?? Lupe Wong is going to be the first female pitcher in the Major Leagues. She's also championed causes her whole...



  • From Pura Belpré Award winner and Newbery Medalist, Donna Barba Higuera -- a brilliant journey through the stars, to the very heart of what makes us human. Había una vez . . . There lived a girl named Petra Peña, who wanted nothing more than...





  • A child confronts conflicting feelings of embarrassment and love for her Mexican abuela in this moving, personal story from Newbery- and Pura Belpré Awardâ€"winning author Donna Barba HigueraMy abuela wears an old yellow handkerchief that her grandm...



  • The next stunning novel from Donna Barba Higuera, author of Newbery and Pura Belpré Award-winning The Last CuentistaThis is the story as it was told to me by Leandro the Mighty. For 400 years, Earth has been a barren wasteland. The few humans t...





Award-Winning Books by Donna Barba Higuera

The Last Cuentista
2022 Newbery Medal -- Children's


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Donna Barba Higuera has published 6 books.

Donna Barba Higuera does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Alebrijes, was published in October 2023.

The first book by Donna Barba Higuera, Lupe Wong Won't Dance, was published in September 2020.

No. Donna Barba Higuera does not write books in series.