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Books by Aida Salazar

Aida Salazar​ is an award-winning author, arts activist, and translator whose writings for adults and children explore issues of identity and social justice. She is the author of the critically acclaimed middle grade verse novels, THE MOON WITHIN (International Latino Book Award Winner) and LAND OF THE CRANES (Américas Award, California Library Association Beatty Award, Northern CA Book Award, NCTE Charlotte Huck Honor, Jane Addams Peace Honor). Her forthcoming books include the picture book anthology, IN THE SPIRIT OF A DREAM: 13 Stories of Immigrants of Color (Fall, 2021), the bio picture book JOVITA WORE PANTS: The Story of a Freedom Fighter (Fall, 2022), the novel, A SEED IN THE SUN (Fall, 2022), and the anthology CALLING THE MOON: Period Stories by BIPOC Authors (Spring, 2022). Aida is a founding member of LAS MUSAS - a Latinx kidlit debut author collective. Her story, By the Light of the Moon, was adapted into a ballet production by the Sonoma Conservatory of Dance and is the first Xicana-themed ballet in history. She lives with her family of artists in a teal house in Oakland, CA.

 

-aidasalazar.com

 

Aida Salazar wrote, translated, or contributed to these are books .  Enjoy!

 

 

bookcover for The Moon Within (Scholastic Gold)

The Moon Within (Scholastic Gold)

Aida Salazar 

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$17.99

$16.73

bookcover for The Moon Within (Scholastic Gold)

The Moon Within (Scholastic Gold)

Aida Salazar 

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$7.99

$7.43

bookcover for La Luna Dentro de Mí (the Moon Within)

La Luna Dentro de Mí (the Moon Within)

Aida Salazar 

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$7.99

$7.43

bookcover for La Tierra de Las Grullas (Land of the Cranes)

La Tierra de Las Grullas (Land of the Cranes)

Aida Salazar 

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$8.99

$8.36

bookcover for Land of the Cranes (Scholastic Gold)

Land of the Cranes (Scholastic Gold)

Aida Salazar 

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$17.99

$16.73

bookcover for Neverforgotten

Neverforgotten

Alejandra Algorta, 

Iván Rickenmann, 

Aida Salazar 

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$17.99

$16.73

bookcover for Ojalá supieras / I Wish You Knew (Spanish edition)

Ojalá supieras / I Wish You Knew (Spanish edition)

Jackie Azúa Kramer, 

Magdalena Mora 

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$18.99

$17.66

bookcover for Paz

Paz

Baptiste Paul, 

Miranda Paul, 

Estelí Meza, 

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$19.95

$18.55

bookcover for Allies

Allies

Dana Alison Levy, 

Shakirah Bourne 

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$16.99

$15.80

bookcover for This Is Our Rainbow

This Is Our Rainbow

Katherine Locke, 

Nicole Melleby 

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$17.99

$16.73

bookcover for In the Spirit of a Dream: 13 Stories of American Immigrants of Color

In the Spirit of a Dream: 13 Stories of American Immigrants of Color

Aida Salazar, 

Alina Chau, 

Alina Chau 

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$18.99

$17.66

bookcover for Living Beyond Borders

Living Beyond Borders

Margarita Longoria 

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$18.99

$17.66

bookcover for Más allá de la frontera / Living Beyond Borders

Más allá de la frontera / Living Beyond Borders

Margarita Longoria 

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$15.95

$14.83

bookcover for Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter

Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter

Aida Salazar, 

Molly Mendoza 

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$19.99

$18.59

bookcover for Calling the Moon: 16 Period Stories from BIPOC Authors

Calling the Moon: 16 Period Stories from BIPOC Authors

Elise McMullen-Ciotti, 

Emma Otheguy, 

Erin Entrada Kelly, 

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Hardback

$22.99

$21.38

bookcover for Land of the Cranes (Scholastic Gold)

Land of the Cranes (Scholastic Gold)

Aida Salazar 

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$8.99

$8.36