The best books celebrating Latino cultural heritage, by Latino/a authors and illustrators, from 1996 to the present.

Book cover of Mexikid : a graphic memoir
2024

Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

by Martin, Pedro
Call Number: x GN 92 M382
Book cover for Frizzy
2023

Frizzy

by Ortega, Claribel A.
Call Number: 741.5 O768
Book cover for The Last Cuentista
2022

The Last Cuentista

by Higuera, Donna Barba
Call Number: YA
Book cover for Efrén Divided
2021

Efrén Divided

by Cisneros, Ernesto
Call Number: x

Efrén Divided by Ernesto Cisneros is about Efrén, his younger siblings, Max and Mía, and their Apá going through hardships of food insecurity, working nonstop to pay for Amá’s return, and getting behind in schoolwork when Amá was deported by ICE. It is also about Efrén’s up and down friendship with David, the only white boy in the neighborhood, and that rejection and bias happen to all people regardless of race and background. This book is recommended for middle grades (4-8 grade).

Book cover for Sal and Gabi Break the Universe
2020

Sal and Gabi Break the Universe

by Hernandez, Carlos Alberto Pablo
Call Number: e-Book
Book cover for The Poet X
2019

The Poet X

by Acevedo, Elizabeth,
Call Number: YA
Book cover for Lucky Broken Girl
2018

Lucky Broken Girl

by Behar, Ruth
Call Number: x
Book cover for Juana & Lucas
2017

Juana & Lucas

by Medina, Juana
Call Number: x
Book cover for Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings
2016

Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings

by Engle, Margarita.
Call Number: 811 E575E
Book cover for I Lived on Butterfly Hill
2015

I Lived on Butterfly Hill

by Agosin, Marjorie
Call Number: YA
Book cover for Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass
2014

Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass

by Medina, Meg
Call Number: YA

When Piddy Sanchez starts at a new high school she soon becomes the target of Yaqui Delgado and her friends, who bully her for her lighter skin and good grades. As the bullying gets worse, Yaqui becomes someone Piddy can no longer ignore or avoid.

Book cover for Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
2013

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

by Sáenz, Benjamin Alire
Call Number: YA

Two El Paso, Texas teens, sensitive boys who don't feel like they fit in among the Mexican men they see around them, form a special friendship over the course of one year.

Book cover for Under the Mesquite
2012

Under the Mesquite

by McCall, Guadalupe Garcia.
Call Number: YA
Book cover for The Dreamer: A Novel
2011

The Dreamer: A Novel

by Ryan, Pam Munoz.
Call Number: x
Book cover for Return to Sender
2010

Return to Sender

by Alvarez, Julia.
Call Number: x
Book cover for The tequila worm
2006

The tequila worm

by Canales, Viola.
Call Number:
Book cover for Before We Were Free
2004

Before We Were Free

by Alvarez, Julia.
Call Number: x Ed.a
Book cover for Esperanza Rising
2002

Esperanza Rising

by Ryan, Pam Muñoz
Call Number: x

Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California, where they must adapt to the harsh circumstances facing Mexican farm workers on the eve of the Great Depression. 

Book cover for Under the Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba
2000

Under the Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba

by Ada, Alma Flor.
Call Number: x 92 A191-1
Book cover for Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida
1998

Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida

by Martinez, Victor, 1954-2011.
Call Number:
Book cover for An Island Like You: Stories of the Barrio
1996

An Island Like You: Stories of the Barrio

by Cofer, Judith Ortiz, 1952-
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