Jenny Torres Sanchez's fifth young adult novel, We Are Not From Here, is an unforgettable story of three teens forced to leave their homeland in search of safety and the possibility of a better life. In the town of Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, Pequeña is laboring to give birth to an unplanned baby.
Cemetery Boys is the story of Yadriel a trans Latinx boy. He is desperate to become a brujx like the other teenagers and men in his family. The story follows him as he deals with the the transphobic, dead naming and insensitivities of various members of the family. Not to mention the ghost he accidentally summoned.
In his most recent memoir (publication date: September 6, 2022) Abuela, Don't Forget Me, Ogle, as an adult, grieves over his grandmother's memory loss and recounts how much his grandmother kept him going when his mother was unable to. This is a love letter about her impact on his life and it will move you to tears.
Eighteen-year-old Zarela Zalvidar is a talented flamenco dancer and daughter of the most famous Dragonador in Hispalia. People come for miles to see him fight in their arena, which will one day be hers. But disaster strikes during one celebratory show, and in the carnage, Zarela's life changes in an instant.
Inheritance A Visual Poem by Elizabeth Acevedo
Acevedo is Dominican American and originally wrote the poem because her mother told her to “fix her hair.” In the poem, she explains the ancestral meaning and power of her curly, gorgeous hair and the racism and colorism she has experienced
A young girl in Harlem discovers slam poetry as a way to understand her mother's religion and her own relationship to the world. Debut novel of renowned slam poet Elizabeth Acedevo. Xiomara Baptista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood.
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Sánchez's award-winning novel, I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter follows Julia, a Chicago high school student as she navigates trials and tribulations of following her dreams of becoming a writer, alongside the death of her sister, Olga—who might not have been quite as perfect as she seemed.
In the months after his father's suicide, it's been tough for sixteen-year-old Aaron Soto to find happiness again—but he's still gunning for it. With the support of his girlfriend Genevieve and his overworked mom, he's slowly remembering what that might feel like.
Two Latinx young adults in Austin, Texas, find love at the crossroads of family, food, and self-discovery. Eighteen-year-old Penelope Prado loves working at Nacho's Tacos, her father's Mexican restaurant, and dreams of eventually having her own bakery, but her parents—especially her stern father—want more for her.
The Education of Margot Sanchez tells the story of Margot, who is stuck between the identity she's trying to create for herself at school and the "princesa" she's known as in her parents' two Bronx supermarkets.
In Our Shadows Have Claws, bloodthirsty vampires are hunted by a quick-witted slayer; children are stolen from their beds by “el viejo de la bolsa” while a military dictatorship steals their parents; and anyone you love, absolutely anyone, might be a shapeshifter waiting to hunt.
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