Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet Written by Laekan Zea Kemp. Published by Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group About Awards Won Title Year Pura Belpré Award The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presented to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth. 2022 - Honor(s) Email Print Cite Share This Page FacebookTwitterLinkedInEmail