"Apá was a strong still oak. We hid under his branches like shadows. Even when he laughed a thunderous laugh, those branches shook only ever so slightly..." from The Smell of Old Lady Perfume
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The Smell of Old Lady Perfume was chosen as the winner of the 2009 Paterson Prize for Books for Young People in the category of Grades 7-12. The prize is sponsored by The Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College. This win a tie with The Night I Freed John Brown by John Michael Cummings.
The Américas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature is given in recognition of U.S. works of fiction, poetry, folklore, or selected non-fiction (from picture books to works for young adults) published in the previous year in English or Spanish that authentically and engagingly portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States.