Guadalupe Garcia McCall young adult literature". 2012 Pura Belpré Medal for narrative 2013 Tomás Rivera Book Award 2012 Americas Award, Consortium of Latin American Studies Program – Honorable Mention 2012 International Latino Book Award – Honorable Mention 2013 Westchester Young Adult Fiction Award – Winner 2013 Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy Finalist 2013 Amelia Bloomer Project List Guadalupe Garcia McCall Guadalupe Garcia McCall is an award-winning author, poet, and educator. She was born in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico. She is the recipient of the 2012 Pura Belpré Medal for narrative. Guadalupe Garcia McCall was born in Coauhila, a
USS Guadalupe (AO-32) sailed along the Korean coast to support the siege of Wonsan harbor. An uneasy peace settled over the war-torn peninsula in August 1953, while "Guadalupe" was undergoing overhaul in California, but she returned to the Pacific to support American forces on the Formosa Patrol and training operations. From that time, the tanker's year settled into a routine of six months deployment with the 7th Fleet and six months operating out of Long Beach. In her Far East operations, "Guadalupe" has visited every major Pacific port – Hong Kong, Manila, Tokyo, Ceylon, Formosa – while playing her unsung but vital role