NMLP P-023932 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Esperanza Rising

Pam Muñoz Ryan · Scholastic Press · 2000

The US Scholastic Press 2000 hardcover is the true first. It won the Pura Belpré Author Award in the 2002 cycle (the award was then biennial), so the true-first jacket predates the medal.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-023932 for "Esperanza Rising" by Pam Muñoz Ryan (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-023932, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).