Hispanic Heritage Month

Growing up in a poor Chicago neighborhood, Esperanza Cordero longs for a better life but finds it difficult to break free of the past.

An Argentinian teenager keeps her success as a soccer player — and her dreams of attending college in North America — a secret from her family.

When tragedy strikes, Esperanza's family has to leave their ranch in Mexico and move to a farmworkers' camp during the Great Depression.

In this memoir, Sonia Sotomayor recounts her childhood in the South Bronx, her education and early work as a lawyer, and her eventual appointment to the Supreme Court of the United States.

After they move from the Dominican Republic to New York City, the four García sisters are caught between the expectations of their traditional parents and their own desire to assimilate to American culture.

When his mother is deported, twelve-year-old Efrén must take on new responsibilities, including caring for his younger siblings.

After their father dies in a plane crash, two sisters who never met must come to terms with each other's existence.

In this collection of essays translated by Rosalind Harvey, Juan Pablo Villalobos records the true stories of Latin American teens attempting to immigrate to the United States.

In this novel, Tyler befriends Mari, the daughter of one of the migrant workers his father has hired.

Recent immigrants from Cuba, Ruthie and her family are just learning to adjust to life in New York City when Ruthie is severely injured in a car accident. This novel, based in part on the author's childhood experiences, won the 2018 Pura Belpré Award.

This verse novel chronicles the daily life of a Mexican-American twelve-year-old.

Charlie learns that the supposedly mythical creatures from Hispanic folklore are real and finds himself caught in an epic supernatural battle.

When a land developer unveils plans to raze a local eatery, thirteen-year-old Arturo must prove how important his family's restaurant is to his community.

After 14-year-old Marcus gets into a fight at school, his mom decides to take him to Puerto Rico, where Marcus searches for his absentee father.

After the Communist revolution in Cuba, fourteen-year-old Lucía Álvarez and her brother are sent to the United States to make a new life in Nebraska.

Twelve-year-old Manuel attempts to make a difficult and dangerous journey from Mexico to Los Angeles to reunite with his older brother.

This collection of autobiographical short stories by Francisco Jiménez explores the immigrant experience in the United States.

For Merci Suárez, sixth grade is a year of change. A scholarship student at the posh Seaward Pines Academy, Merci must juggle extra community service and family responsibilities, all while coping with a nasty classmate and her beloved grandfather's declining health.

Twelve-year-old Malú loves punk rock, but her mother and the strict principal at her new school definitely do not. With the help of her fellow "misfits," Malú fights to express who she truly is.

Xiomara hides her poetry from her religious family, but when she joins a slam poetry club, she must decide whether or not she's ready for her voice to be heard. Learn these words from the acclaimed novel-in-verse by slam poet Elizabeth Acevedo.

Emoni Santiago pursues her dream of becoming a chef while finishing high school and raising her daughter.

Twelve-year-old Anita has grown up in the Dominican Republic during the brutal Trujillo regime. When her family gets caught up in an attempt to overthrow the dictator, Anita must find her own path to freedom.

Four courageous sisters known as Las Mariposas, the Butterflies, risk everything to fight dictator Rafael Trujillo's oppressive regime in the Dominican Republic.

A collection of stories by Sandra Cisneros, the winner of the 2018 PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature. The lovingly drawn characters of these stories give voice to the vibrant and varied life on both sides of the Mexican border with tales of pure discovery, filled with moments of infinite and intimate wisdom.

Struggling with his sense of identity, a biracial teen decides to spend the summer with his family in Mexico.

After the sudden death of her seemingly perfect sister, Julia tries to learn more about her sister's life while negotiating complicated family relationships.

In a series of journal entries, Miguel recounts his time in an a group home and his attempt to escape to Mexico.

Best friends Juan and JD are determined to achieve their dreams, but they must fight against prejudice and poverty and cope with difficult family secrets.

When her Brooklyn neighborhood is threatened, Sierra must master and protect an ancestral form of magic called shadowshaping.

In Spanish Harlem, Chino is drawn into the criminal network of Willie Bodega, a generous kingpin who demands total loyalty.

In this novel, a romance between a Mexican-American girl and an African-American boy in a segregated Texas town is set against the backdrop of a real historical event: the New London School explosion, which killed around 300 people in 1937.

Aristotle and Dante are two teenagers with classical names and loner attitudes. When their paths cross, they develop a friendship that will change their lives.

Sal has always felt at home with his adoptive father, his beloved grandmother, and his best friend, Samantha. But as his senior year progresses, Sal struggles with volatile anger, unexpected tragedy, and changing relationships with friends and family.

After receiving calls from Death-Cast informing them that they have less than 24 hours to live, strangers Mateo and Rufus connect through an app called Last Friend.

Enrique's mother left Honduras to find work in the United States; eleven years later, Enrique embarked on a dangerous journey to reunite with her. In this powerful nonfiction account, journalist Sonia Nazario recounts his experiences.

In this memoir, Richard Rodriguez considers the ways in which his education isolated him from his family, background, and culture.

In this memoir, Santiago details her childhood in Puerto Rico and her family's emigration to the United States.

As he grows up and develops his own sense of identity, Tony is guided by Ultima, a curandera who heals with magic.

Set against the backdrop of political revolution in Cuba, this novel tells the stories of three generations of visionary women in the del Pino family.

When two brothers declare their intention to commit murder, no one in their town takes on the responsibility of preventing the crime.

Translated from the original Spanish by Gregory Rabassa, this classic of magical realism relates the saga of the Buendía family and the isolated town they founded in Colombia.

In order to get the chance to meet her favorite pitcher, Lupe Wong must get an A in gym class — which means conquering the dreaded square dancing unit.

Inspired by the childhood of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, this novel explores moments in the life of a young dreamer named Neftalí.

Eleven-year-old Celi faces the challenges of growing up, including crushes, changing relationships with friends, and honoring her family obligations and heritage.

Imprisoned in a detention camp, Betita dreams of reuniting her family.

Paola and her friends love science, astronomy, and the natural world — but when they encounter La Llorona, a ghost from Mexican folklore, they embark on a supernatural adventure.

Emilia must deal with upheaval in her family and her growing awareness of prejudice in her community.

Quijana has never felt connected to her Guatemalan identity, but when her cousins move to town and her parents plan a trip to Guatemala, she must navigate complex feelings about her heritage.

In 2032, Vali and her family and make a desperate cross-country journey to avoid being deported.

Yadriel is determined to prove to his family that he's a brujo. When he accidentally summons the ghost of classmate Julian Diaz, the two boys investigate a series of strange disappearances.

In this nonfiction account, adapted for young adults, twin brothers Ernesto and Raúl make a difficult journey from El Salvador to California in search of a new life.