Even More Contemporary Hispanic-American Fiction for Young Readers
Discover top contemporary Hispanic-American fiction books for young readers! Explore engaging stories that celebrate culture, identity, and modern life in this curated list.
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Tortilla Sun
by Jennifer Cervantes
While spending a magical summer in New Mexico with her grandmother, twelve-year-old Izzy makes new friends, learns to cook, and for the first time hears …
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The Smell of Old Lady Perfume
by Claudia Guadalupe Martinez
When sixth-grader Chela Gonzalez's father has a stroke and her grandmother moves in to help take care of the family, her world is turned upside …
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Sweet Fifteen
by Diane Gonzales Bertrand
When seamstress Rita Navarro makes a quinceanera dress for fourteen-year-old Stefanie, she finds herself becoming involved with the girl's family and attracted to her uncle.
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Chasing the Jaguar
by Michele Dominguez Greene
Is she the girl next door . . . or a Mayan "sorceress"? "Chasing the Jaguar" introduces Martika Glvez, the Latina Nancy Drew of the …
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Isabel's Texas Two-Step
by Annie Bryant
Isabel is upset that everyone at her uncle's ranch in San Antonio is too focused on her sister's upcoming quinceaänera to pay much attention to …
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Marcelo in the Real World
by Francisco X. Stork
Ordered by his father to work in the mailroom of his law firm to get exposure to the real world, Marcelo knows that he must …
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Bait
by Alex Sanchez
Diego keeps getting into trouble because of his explosive temper until he finally finds a probation officer who helps him get to the root of …
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The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Kidnapped
by Yxta Maya Murray
Fifteen-year-old Michelle Pena, born into a powerful Mexican American gang family, tries to reconcile her gangster legacy with the girl she has become--a nationally ranked …
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The Last Summer of the Death Warriors
by Francisco X. Stork
Seventeen-year-old Pancho is bent on avenging the senseless death of his sister, but after he meets D.Q, who is dying of cancer, and Marisol, one …
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No More Us for You
by David Hernandez
For a life to come together, sometimes it first has to fall completely apart. Isabel is a regular seventeen-year-old girl, still reeling from the pain …
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Star in the Forest
by Laura Resau
Anticipating her deported father's return while hiding her undocumented status from authorities, Zitlally is devastated by her father's abduction and waits for news with a …
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We Were Here
by Matt de la Peña
Haunted by the event that sentences him to time in a group home, Miguel breaks out with two unlikely companions and together they begin their …
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He Forgot to Say Goodbye
by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
On the surface, Ramiro Lopez and Jake Upthegrove couldn’t live more different lives. Ram is Mexican-American, lives in the poor section of town, and is …
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Muchacho
by LouAnne Johnson
Living in a neighborhood of drug dealers and gangs in New Mexico, high school junior Eddie Corazon, a juvenile delinquent-in-training, falls in love with a …
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Why Does the Coqui Sing?
by Barbara Garland Polikoff
How can home be a place you've never seen?So far, the move "home" from Chicago to Puerto Rico is not sitting right with Luz. Mami …
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Manuel and the Lobsterman
by Cat Urbain
Manuel, a Puerto Rican thirteen-year-old from New Haven, Connecticut, goes to Maine with his mother and new stepfather for the summer, where he learns to …
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Freddie Ramos Takes Off
by Jacqueline Jules
One day Freddie Ramos comes home from school and finds a strange box just for him. What's inside? ZAPATO POWER-shoes that change Freddie's life by …
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The Gecko & Sticky
by Wendelin Van Draanen
Thirteen-year-old Dave and his sidekick, a talking gecko named Sticky, try to retrieve an ancient Aztec powerband and its magic ingots from the evil villain, …
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Luisa's American Dream
by Claudia Mills
Cuban, Catholic, and poor, 14-year-old Luisa Ruiz wants the American Dream and finds it the form of a young WASP with money and sophistication. To …