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E.E. Charlton-Trujillo

イー・イー・チャールトン・トリュージロ

Ī Ī Chāton-Torūjioro

Aliases: e.E. Charlton-Trujillo

Profile

Gender
Female
Nationality
Mexican-American
Languages
English
Residence History
New York City → Wisconsin → Ohio

Career

Occupations
filmmaker, film director, novelist
Active Years
2006-2024
Affiliations
Killer Films

Education

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Country: United States
Ohio University
Film
Country: United States
Graduate work in film

Awards

Delacorte Dell Yearling Award
2006
Work: Prizefighter En Mi Casa
Result: winner
Parents' Choice Silver Honor
2006
Work: Prizefighter En Mi Casa
Organization: Parents' Choice Foundation
Result: Silver Honor
Stonewall Book Award
2014
Work: Fat Angie
Category: Stonewall Children's and Young Adult Literature Award
Organization: American Library Association
Result: winner
Michael L. Printz Award
2024
Work: The Collectors: Stories
Organization: American Library Association
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Prizefighter En Mi Casa

2006 Young adult novel

A story of a Mexican family living in a small town in south Texas, giving life to sadness, hope, and despair.

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Feels Like Home

2007 Young adult novel

Fat Angie

2013 Young adult novel
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Lupe Lopez: Rock Star Rules

2022 Picture book

Bibliography

  • Prizefighter En Mi Casa (2006)
  • Feels Like Home (2007)
  • Fat Angie (2013)
  • Fat Angie: Rebel Girl Revolution (2019)
  • Fat Angie: Homecoming (2020)
  • Lupe Lopez: Rock Star Rules (2022)
  • A Girl Can Build Anything (2023)
  • Lupe Lopez: Reading Rock Star (2023)

Legacy

Mexican-American filmmaker and novelist known for young adult literature focusing on minority families and self-acceptance.