YA Books with Hispanic & Latinx Representation

Published on 9 October 2024 at 14:43

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! National Hispanic Heritage Month is recognized in the United States from September 15 - October 15. This period was chosen because several major holidays for a variety of Latin American countries fall within this window.

 

  • Costa Rica's Independence Day (September 15)
  • El Salvador's Independence Day (September 15)
  • Guatemala's Independence Day (September 15)
  • Honduras' Independence Day (September 15)
  • Nicaragua's Independence Day (September 15)
  • Mexico's Independence Day (September 16)
  • Chile's Independence Day (September 18)
  • Columbus Day/Día de la Raza (October 12)

 

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, this resource collects books for young adult readers with Hispanic and Latinx representation and/or written by Hispanic and Latinx authors. If you know of books that you feel should be added to this collection, share your recommendations with me at contact.undergroundbookshelf@gmail.com. Some books appear in more than one category. These books fit into multiple genres.

 

Learn more about Hispanic Heritage Month at the links below:

 

Please note: I have not read all these books. Please do your own research when selecting the book that is right for you.

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YA Books with Hispanic & Latinx Representation

General Fiction

  • Brownstone by Samuel Teer
  • The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
  • Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
  • With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
  • Just Say Yes by Goldy Moldavsky
  • This Train is Being Held by Ismée Williams
  • Salty, Bitter, Sweet by Mayra Cuevas
  • Aristotle and Dante (series) by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
  • When We Make It by Elisabet Velasquez
  • Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez
  • On the Hook by Francisco X. Stork
  • Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet by Laeken Zea Kemp
  • The Education of Margot Sanchez by Lilliam Rivera
  • Dealing in Dreams by Lilliam Rivera
  • I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez
  • Death-Cast (series) by Adam Silvera
  • The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
  • He Forgot to Say Goodbye by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
  • Mexican WhiteBoy by Matt de la Pena
  • Crossing the Line by Malín Alegría
  • Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina
  • Borderless by Jennifer de Leon

  • Citizen Illegal by José Olivarez
  • Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez

  • The New David Espinoza by Fred Aceves
  • Everything Within and In Between by Nikki Barthelmess
  • Running by Natalia Sylvester
  • Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From by Jennifer de Leon
  • We Are Not From Here by  Jenny Torres Sanchez
  • Lulu and Milagro’s Search for Clarity by Angela Velez
  • Indivisible by Daniel Aleman
  • Muted by Tami Charles
  • The Immortal Boy/El Inmortal by Francisco Montaña Ibáñez
    Summer in the City of Roses by Michelle Ruiz Keil
  • One of the Good Ones by Maika Moulite & Maritza Moulite
  • This Is How We Fly by Anna Meriano
  • Our Way Back to Always by Nina Moreno
  • The (Un)Popular Vote by Jasper Sanchez
  • Simone Breaks All the Rules by Debbie Rigaud Simone

Graphic Novels

  • Brownstone by Samuel Teer
  • Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera
  • The Witch Owl Parliament by David Bowles

Poetry/Books in Verse

  • Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
  • The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
  • With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
  • When We Make It by Elisabet Velasquez
  • Muted by Tami Charles

Memoirs

  • The Prince of Los Cocuyos: A Miami Childhood by Richard Blanco

  • Chunky by Yehudi Mercado

Fantasy/Sci-Fi

  • Clever Creatures of the Night by Samantha Mabry
  • Flawless Girls by Anna-Marie McLemore
  • When the Moon Was Ours: A Novel by Anna-Marie McLemore
  • Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
  • Lost in the Never Woods by Aiden Thomas
  • The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas
  • Woven in Moonlight (series) by Isabel Ibañez
  • Together We Burn by Isabel Ibañez
  • The Vicious Deep by Zoraida Córdova
  • Brooklyn Bruja (series) Zoraida Córdova
  • Viva Lola Espinoza by Ella Cerón
  • Castle of the Cursed by Romina Garber
  • Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
  • All of Us with Wings by Michelle Ruiz Keil
  • A Forgery of Magic (series) by Maya Motayne
  • Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older
  • Tigers, Not Daughters by Samantha Mabry
  • Never Look Back by Lilliam Rivera
  • Sanctuary by Paola Mendoza & Abby Sher
  • The Witch Owl Parliament by David Bowles
  • How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
  • The Mirror Season by Anna-Marie McLemore
  • Fire with Fire by Destiny Soria
  • Thirty Talks Weird Love by Alessandra Narvaez Varela
  • The Book of Lost Saints by Daniel Jose Older

LGBTQ+

  • Flawless Girls by Anna-Marie McLemore
  • Hot Boy Summer by Joe Jiménez
  • When the Moon Was Ours: A Novel by Anna-Marie McLemore
  • Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado
  • No Filter and Other Lies by Crystal Maldonado
  • Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
  • Lost in the Never Woods by Aiden Thomas
  • The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas
  • We Set the Dark on Fire (series) by Tehlor Kay Mejia
  • Till the Last Beat of My Heart by Louangie Bou-Montes
  • Daniel, Deconstructed by James Ramos
  • Caught in a Bad Fauxmance by Elle Gonzalez Rose
  • Aristotle and Dante (series) by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
  • More Happy than Not by Adam Silvera
  • The Truth Is by NoNiqa Ramos
  • All of Us with Wings by Michelle Ruiz Keil
  • Here the Whole Time by Vitor Martins
  • Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera
  • Death-Cast (series) by Adam Silvera
  • History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera
  • You Don’t Have a Shot by Racquel Marie
  • Ander & Santi Were Here by Jonny Garza Villa
  • Indivisible by Daniel Aleman
  • How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
  • Summer in the City of Roses by Michelle Ruiz Keil
  • The Mirror Season by Anna-Marie McLemore
  • The (Un)Popular Vote by Jasper Sanchez
  • Each of Us a Desert by Mark Oshiro

Romance

  • Flawless Girls by Anna-Marie McLemore
  • Hot Boy Summer by Joe Jiménez
  • Ida in Love and in Trouble by Veronica Chambers
  • Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee
  • Cafe Con Lychee by Emery Lee
  • Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado
  • No Filter and Other Lies by Crystal Maldonado
  • We Set the Dark on Fire (series) by Tehlor Kay Mejia
  • Before Takeoff by Adi Alsaid. Knopf
  • Till the Last Beat of My Heart by Louangie Bou-Montes
  • Crashing into You by Rocky Callen
  • Guava and Grudges by Alexis Castellanos
  • Salt and Sugar by Rebecca Carvalho
  • Viva Lola Espinoza by Ella Cerón
  • I Wish You Would by Eva Des Lauriers
  • Wings in the Wild by Margarita Engle
  • Castle of the Cursed by Romina Garber
  • With Love, Miss Americanah by Jane Igharo
  • Just Say Yes by Goldy Moldavsky
  • Daniel, Deconstructed by James Ramos
  • 10 Things I Hate About Prom by Elle Gonzalez Rose
  • Caught in a Bad Fauxmance by Elle Gonzalez Rose
  • This Train is Being Held by Ismée Williams
  • Salty, Bitter, Sweet by Mayra Cuevas
  • More Happy than Not by Adam Silvera
  • A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey
  • The Truth Is by NoNiqa Ramos
  • Once Upon a Quinceañera by Monica Gomez-Hira
  • Your Heart My Sky: Love in a Time of Hunger by Margarita Engle
  • Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera
  • History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera
  • You Don’t Have a Shot by Racquel Marie
  • Ander & Santi Were Here by Jonny Garza Villa
  • Never Look Back by Lilliam Rivera
  • Love in English by Maria E. Andreu

Horror/Thriller

  • Clever Creatures of the Night by Samantha Mabry
  • Castle of the Cursed by Romina Garber

Anthologies

  • Relit: 16 Latinx Remixes of Classic Stories edited by Sandra Proudman
  • All Signs Point to Yes by Love Belvin, Emery Lee, Byron Graves, et al.
  • The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas by María García Esperón

Historical Fiction

  • Ida in Love and in Trouble by Veronica Chambers
  • Your Heart My Sky: Love in a Time of Hunger by Margarita Engle
  • The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano by Sonia Manzano
  • The Prince of Los Cocuyos: A Miami Childhood by Richard Blanco

  • A Thunderous Whisper by Christina Diaz Gonzalez

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