Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, Youth Services librarians put together this book list to highlight works from Latinx and Hispanic authors and illustrators. The following books are considered #OwnVoices, a term used to describe books where the author writes from their own experiences and perspectives to create characters that share their marginalized identity.
Picture Books
Across the Bay written and illustrated by Carlos Aponte
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Salsa: un poema para cocinar by Jorge Argueta, illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh
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Planting Stories: the life of librarian and storyteller Pura Belpré by Anika Aldamuy Denise, illustrated by Paola Escobar
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Gustavo The Shy Ghost written and illustrated by Flavia Z. Drago
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Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln by Margarita Engle, illustrated by Rafael López
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Tia Isa Wants a Car by Meg Medina, illustrated by Claudio Muñoz
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Dreamers written and illustrated by Yuyi Morales
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My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero, illustrated by Zeke Peña
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¡Vamos! Let’s Go to the Market by Raúl the Third
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¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat by Raúl the Third
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Soldier for Equality: José de la Luz Sáenz and the Great War by Duncan Tonatiuh
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Junior/Middle Grade
Charlie Hernández and the League of Shadows by Ryan Calejo
Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Ghost Squad by Claribel A. Ortega
Juana and Lucas by Juana Medina
Marcus Vega Doesn’t Speak Spanish by Pablo Cartaya
Sal & Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez
The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo Cartaya
The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Pérez
The Only Road by Alexandra Diaz
The Other Half of Happy by Rebecca Balcárcel
Young Adult
Don’t Date Rosa Santos by Nina Moreno
Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero
I am not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez
Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera
Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova
The Closet I’ve Come by Fred Aceves
The Education of Margot Sanchez by Lilliam Rivera
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
We Are Not From Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez
We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia