Author record · 2021 to 2025

Laekan Zea Kemp: Awards and Best-of Lists

Laekan Zea Kemp has 1 shortlist or finalist place and 11 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
Year	Book	Source	Result
2025	Tierra soñada	Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Best Picture Books
2025	Tierra soñada	Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Los mejores libros en español
2024	Una corona para Corina	Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Best Board & Picture Books
2024	Una corona para Corina	Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Los mejores libros en español
2024	Desert Song	Kirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Picture Books
2023	An Appetite for Miracles	Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Best Teen Fiction
2023	An Appetite for Miracles	Kirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Teen
2022	Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet	Pura Belpré Award source (opens in a new tab)	Honor · Young Adult Author
2022	Heartbreak Symphony	Booklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Older Readers
2021	Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet	New York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Best Books for Teens
2021	Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet	Kirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Teen
2021	Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet	Publishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Young Adult