Who else is gearing up to celebrate National Hispanic & Latine Heritage Month? We know we are! THP’s book team makes it our mission to celebrate diversity in literature and to highlight diverse authors. And every month we get to make a diverse book roundup is an awesome one!
Our next roundup has a great variety of settings and genres featuring Hispanic and Latine characters. No matter your age, you’re bound to find the next book for your TBR. Here are five must-read books by Hispanic and Latine authors!
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Ultraviolet By Aida Salazar
To kick off our Hispanic and Latine Heritage Month book roundup, we have Aida Salazar’s Ultraviolet! It’s a coming-of-age middle-grade novel written in verse, so you already know it’ll hit your feels even harder. Ultraviolet tells the story of Elio Solis, an eighth-grader trying to navigate puberty, first love, and betrayal. (We just need a moment to reminisce on our eighth-grade years.) This novel touches on masculinity, heartbreak, and the emotional whirlwind that is puberty for teenage boys.
Release date: April 2, 2024
Order Ultraviolet here!
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT AIDA SALAZAR:
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London On My Mind By Clara Alves
Our next recommendation is London on My Mind by Clare Alves, translated by Nina Perrotta! This YA novel follows 16-year-old Dayana as she moves from Rio de Janeiro to London after her mother passes away. Though she’d always dreamed of visiting London, she never expected to see it under these circumstances. Unable to forgive her estranged father and get along with her new stepfamily, Dayana wants nothing more than to go home to Brazil. That is until she has a fateful encounter with a girl named Diana, escaping from Buckingham Palace…
Release date: June 4, 2024
Order London on My Mind here!
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT CLARA ALVES:
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Libertad By Bessie Flores Zaldívar
Bessie Flores Zaldívar’s debut YA novel, Libertad, is the perfect book to pick up this Hispanic and Latine Heritage Month. Set during the 2017 presidential election in Honduras, Libertad tells the story of Libertad (Libi) Morazán, a high school senior and poet. But her life starts to take a turn for the worse when her mom sees her texts about kissing a girl, and Libi learns that her older brother Maynor has played a major role in the protests. Libi faces corruption, homophobia, online threats, and tragedy after tragedy. She must decide on her future, one where she won’t be afraid to speak her truth.
Release date: August 27, 2024
Order Libertad here!
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BESSIE FLORES ZALDÍVAR:
INSTAGRAM | TWITTER | WEBSITE
She Persisted: Dolores Huerta By Monica Brown
You already know how much we love the She Persisted books because it applies to so many cultures. This chapter book biography series highlights inspiring female figures and history makers (or should we say, “her-story”). And we recommend the latest addition: She Persisted: Dolores Huerta by Monica Brown. A former teacher, Dolores Huerta is best known for her work as a community activist. She not only fought for labor rights for farm workers, but she also started unions and became a leader in the women’s rights movement.
Release date: September 3, 2024
Order She Persisted: Dolores Huerta here!
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MONICA BROWN:
FACEBOOK | TWITTER | WEBSITE
Solis By Paola Mendoza & Abby Sher
Our final book recommendation for Hispanic and Latine Heritage Month is Paola Mendoza and Abby Sher’s speculative novel, Solis! It’s a companion to their 2020 book, Sanctuary, and you need to check out both if you can. Set in 2033, undocumented immigrants are forced into labor camps mining the destructive yet potentially life-changing aqualinium. They’re subject to experiments to test this substance, which the New American Republic could use to control the weather. Four rebels carry out a plan for liberation and revolution in this haunting tale.
Release date: October 8, 2024
Preorder Solis here!
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT PAOLA MENDOZA:
INSTAGRAM | TWITTER | WEBSITE
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ABBY SHER:
FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM | TWITTER | WEBSITE
We hope you got a few new recommendations from our roundup of Hispanic and Latine books and authors! Which of these titles are you adding to your list?
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