A winner of the Pura Belpré Award, now in Spanish!

“We need books to break open our hearts, so that we might feel more deeply, so that we might be more human in these unkind times. This is a book doing work of the spirit in a time of darkness.” —Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street 

Efrén Nava’s Amá is his Superwoman—or Soperwoman, named after the delicious Mexican sopes his mother often prepares. Both Amá and Apá work hard all day to provide for the family, making sure Efrén and his younger siblings Max and Mía feel safe and loved.

But Efrén worries about his parents; although he’s American-born, his parents are undocumented. His worst nightmare comes true one day when Amá doesn’t return from work and is deported across the border to Tijuana, México.

Now more than ever, Efrén must channel his inner Soperboy to help take care of and try to reunite his family.

This book won the Pura Belpré Award for Children's Literature and the California Book Award, and it was named a best book of the year by Kirkus and the Chicago Public Library.

"La Madre de Efrâen Nava es su Superwoman, a Soperwoman, llamada asi por los deliciosos sopes mexicanos que suele preparar. Su amâa y su apâa trabajan duro todo el dâia para mantener a la familia, asegurâandose de que Efrâen y sus hermanos menores, Max y Mâia, se sientan seguros y queridos. Pero Efrâen se preocupa por sus padres. Aunque naciâo en Estados Unidos, sus padres son indocumentados. Su peor pesadilla se vuelve realidad cuando su amâa no regresa del trabajo y es deportada al otro lado de la frontera, en Tijuana, Mâexico."--Provided by publisher.