Books for Hispanic Heritage Month
- Lynn Lovegreen
- Sep 15
- 2 min read
As you probably know, Hispanic Heritage Month is Sept. 15-October 15. It’s a great time to read Hispanic/Latinx books and authors.
I’ve posted other blog posts about this—here’s this year’s edition revised from last year:
Jonny Garza Villa’s Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun is a great YA novel that features Hispanic characters. Julián Luna has a plan to graduate, get into UCLA, and get away from this Texas town. With one tweet, everything turns upside down. When Mat slides into his DMs, the world seems manageable. But he needs to come out with Mat fifteen hundred miles away. Does he have the courage?
Laura Taylor Namey's A British Girl's Guide to Hurricanes and Heartbreak, was released Sept. 26, 2023. Flora Maxwell heads to Miami to find a path for her future...and finds her heart along the way. It's the sequel to A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow--see that one below.
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Cisneros created a wonderful series of vignettes about a Chicana girl growing up in Chicago. If you haven’t read this classic yet, I recommend you do it right away. And she’s written many fine books since this one, too.
Gabi, A Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero
Gabi’s voice is so unique yet reflective of what all teen girls go through. I loved following her (and her family and friends) as she faces challenges with humor, spirit, and enough junk food to fuel a small army. If you’re looking for one of the best of YA, you need to read this book.
Don’t Date Rosa Santos by Nina Moreno
The women in Rosa Santos’ family are cursed, so no one wants to date her. Then Alex Aquino shows up as she’s trying to save her hometown and navigate a path for her future. Lovely YA story with just the right amount of romance, family, and friendship!
A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Namey Taylor
After the trifecta of her grandmother's death, a betrayal by her best friend, and her boyfriend dumping her, Cuban-American baker Lila is forced to take a "vacation" in chilly England. But she is surprised to find it's not all bad, thanks to baking, new friends, and a boy named after a constellation. A cozy, sweet young adult novel that you'll think of fondly--I loved this book! (Also enjoyed her novel When We Were Them, but recommend you read the other one first because the movie is out.)
Can’t afford to buy all of these? Remember your local library! If they don’t have it yet, you can request a book via interlibrary loan or ask for them to add it to the collection—just ask your librarian for details.
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