In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month we’ve compiled a list of picture books, chapter books, middle grade novels and books for young adults written by Latinx authors. Enjoy!
Picture Books
Sip, Slurp, Soup, Soup Caldo, Caldo, Caldo
by Diane Gonzales Bertrand
Magda’s Tortillas by Becky Chavarría-Cháirez
Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal
Carmela Full of Wishes by Matt de la Peña
Danza! Amalia Hernández and El Ballet Folklórico de México by Duncan Tonatiuh
Just Ask! Be Different, Be Brave, Be You by Sonia Sotomayor
Chato’s Kitchen
by Gary Soto
My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isable Quintero
Mango, Abuela, and Me by Meg Medina
Niño Wrestles the World by Yuyi Morales
Dreamers by Yuyi Morales (eBook)
Islandborn by Junot Díaz
All Around Us by Xelena Gonzalez (eBook
Chapter Books
Lola Levine is Not Mean by Monica Brown
Sarai and the Meaning of Awesome by Sarai Gonzalez & Monica Brown
Juana & Lucas by Juana Medina
Ugly Cat and Pablo by Isabel Quintero
Luz Makes a Splash by Claudia Davila
Middle Grade
Love Sugar Magic: A Dash of Trouble
by Ana Meriano
Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems by Margarita Engle
Paola Santiago and the River of Tears by Tehlor Kay Mejia (eBook)
The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Pérez
Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring by Angela Cervantes
The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo Cartaya
Mañanaland
by Pam Muñoz Ryan
90 Miles to Havana by Enrique Flores-Galbis (eAudio)
Sal & Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez.
Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir by Margarita Engle
Young Adult
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz,
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
by Erika L. Sanchez
Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera
We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia
Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina
Mexican White Boy by Matt de la Peña
Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
The Education of Margot Sanchez by Lilliam Rivera
All the Stars Denied by Guadalupe Garcia McCall
When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore
Photographic: The Life of Graciela Iturbide by Isabel Quintero
Pride by Ibi Zoboi
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