Andrea Beatriz Arango

Andrea Beatriz Arango is a Puerto Rican children's book author of three novels: Iveliz Explains It All (2022),^[1] Something Like Home (2023),^[2] and It's All or Nothing, Vale (2025).^[3] Arrango's books discuss themes such as mental health (Iveliz Explains It All), racism (Iveliz Explains It All), xenophobia (Iveliz Explains It All),^[4] and acquired disability (It's All or Nothing, Vale).^[5]

In 2023, Iveliz Explains It All was named an honor book for the Newbery Medal^[6][7] and Golden Kite Award for Middle Grade Fiction.^[8] The following year, Something Like Home earned a Pura Belpré Honor^[9][10] and was named a Notable Children's Book by the Association for Library Service to Children.^[11] In 2025, It's All or Nothing, Vale was named one of Booklist's top ten novels-in-verse^[12] and top ten sports books for youth.^[13]

Publications

• Iveliz Explains It All. Illustrated by Alyssa Bermudez. Random. 2022. ISBN 978-0-593-56397-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
• Something Like Home. Random. 2023. ISBN 978-0-593-56618-3.
• It's All or Nothing, Vale. Random. 2025. ISBN 978-0-593-81092-7.