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My Documents by Alejandro Zambra, Megan McDowell

My Documents

Alejandro Zambra, Megan McDowell

   In these unforgettable stories—which span religion, romance, technology, soccer, solitude, and more—Alejandro Zambra unfolds a radical literary reflection on life, relationships, and the tender and brutal dimensions of masculinity in Chile from the 1980s to the present.

Tertulia by Vincent Toro

Tertulia

Vincent Toro

Puerto Rican poet Vincent Toro's new collection takes the Latin American idea of an artistic social gathering (the "tertulia") and revises it for the Latinx context in the United States.

Plantains and Our Becoming by Melania Luisa Marte

Plantains and Our Becoming

Melania Luisa Marte

An imaginative, blistering, beautifully written poetry collection about identity and history on the island of the Dominican Republic and Haiti to celebrate and center the Black Diasporic experience.

Cowboy Graves by Roberto Bolaño, Natasha Wimmer

Cowboy Graves

Roberto Bolaño, Natasha Wimmer

Cowboy Graves is an unexpected treasure from the vault of a revolutionary talent. Roberto Bolaño's boundless imagination and seemingly inexhaustible gift for shaping the chaos of his reality into fiction is unmistakable in these three novellas.

The Penguin Book of Spanish Short Stories by Margaret Jull Costa, Margaret Jull Costa, Margaret Jull Costa, Peter Bush, Kathryn Phillips-Miles, Simon Deefholt, Kit Maude, Thomas Bunstead

The Penguin Book of Spanish Short Stories

Margaret Jull Costa, Peter Bush, Kathryn Phillips-Miles, Simon Deefholt, Kit Maude, Thomas Bunstead

A vibrant collection of classic Spanish short stories and hidden gems alike, compiled by celebrated translator Margaret Jull Costa.

Young Readers

Warrior Girl by Carmen Tafolla

Warrior Girl

Carmen Tafolla

An insightful novel in verse about the joys and struggles of a Chicana girl who is a warrior for her name, her history, and her right to choose what she celebrates in life.

A Seed in the Sun by Aida Salazar

A Seed in the Sun

Aida Salazar

A girl with big dreams meets activist Dolores Huerta and joins the 1965 protest for workers’ rights in this tender-hearted novel in verse, perfect for fans of Rita Williams-Garcia and Pam Muñoz Ryan.

They Call Me Güero by David Bowles

They Call Me Güero

David Bowles

An award-winning book about a boy who navigates the start of seventh grade and life growing up on the border the only way that feels right—through poetry.

They Call Her Fregona by David Bowles

They Call Her Fregona

David Bowles

 Honoring multiple poetic traditions, They Call Her Fregona is a bittersweet first-love story in verse and the highly anticipated follow-up to They Call Me Güero.

Aniana del Mar Jumps In by Jasminne Mendez

Aniana del Mar Jumps In

Jasminne Mendez

A powerful and expertly told novel in verse about a twelve-year-old Dominican American swimmer who is diagnosed with Juvenile Arthritis by an award-winning poet.

When We Make It by Elisabet Velasquez

When We Make It

Elisabet Velasquez

A young adult novel-in-verse that redefines what it means to "make it," touching on themes of mental illness, sexual assault, food insecurity and gentrification.

Living Beyond Borders by Margarita Longoria

Living Beyond Borders

Margarita Longoria

Twenty stand-alone short stories, essays, poems, and more from celebrated and award-winning authors make up this YA anthology that explores the Mexican American experience.
 

The Collectors: Stories by M. T. Anderson, e.E. Charlton-Trujillo, A.S. King, David Levithan, Cory McCarthy, Anna-Marie McLemore, G. Neri, Jason Reynolds, Randy Ribay, Jenny Torres Sanchez, A.S. King

The Collectors: Stories

M. T. Anderson, e.E. Charlton-Trujillo, A.S. King, David Levithan, Cory McCarthy, Anna-Marie McLemore, G. Neri, Jason Reynolds, Randy Ribay, Jenny Torres Sanchez, A.S. King

Anything can be collected and in the hands of these award-winning and bestselling authors, any collection can tell a story.

Game On by Laura Silverman, Gloria Chao, Sona Charaipotra, Katie Cotugno, Isaac Fitzsimons, Kathleen Glasgow, Kika Hatzopoulou, Shaun David Hutchinson, Kimberly Jones, Gilly Segal, Amanda Joy, Yamile Saied Méndez, Anna Meriano, Nina Moreno, Kayla Whaley

Game On

Laura Silverman, Gloria Chao, Sona Charaipotra, Katie Cotugno, Isaac Fitzsimons, Kathleen Glasgow, Kika Hatzopoulou, Shaun David Hutchinson, Kimberly Jones, Gilly Segal, Amanda Joy, Yamile Saied Méndez, Anna Meriano, Nina Moreno, Kayla Whaley

A charming and inclusive YA anthology all about games—from athletic sports to board games to virtual reality—from editor Laura Silverman and an all-star cast of contributors.

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