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Malas by Marcela Fuentes

Malas

Marcela Fuentes

A story full of passion and revenge, following one family and a curse that reverberates across generations—"Fuentes has achieved something rare and indelible with this story of complex women.” (Erika L. Sánchez)

Hombrecito by Santiago Jose Sanchez

Hombrecito

Santiago Jose Sanchez

A novel by a brilliant new voice, Hombrecito is a queer coming-of-age story about a young immigrant’s complex relationships with his mother and his motherland

Clean by Alia Trabucco Zerán, Sophie Hughes

Clean

Alia Trabucco Zerán, Sophie Hughes

From a global star and International Booker Prize finalist, a razor-sharp, unforgettable novel about a maid who’s seen too much and a family at a breaking point

Retrospective by Juan Gabriel Vasquez, Anne McLean

Retrospective

Juan Gabriel Vasquez, Anne McLean

An epic yet intimate novel about a Colombian man caught up in the sweep of global historical and ideological revolutions.

How the García Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez, Elizabeth Acevedo

How the García Girls Lost Their Accents

Julia Alvarez, Elizabeth Acevedo

A collectible hardcover thirtieth-anniversary edition of Julia Alvarez’s modern classic that gives voice to four sisters as they grow up in two cultures.

Chilean Poet by Alejandro Zambra, Megan McDowell

Chilean Poet

Alejandro Zambra, Megan McDowell

A writer of “startling talent” (The New York Times Book Review) returns with his most substantial work yet: a story of fathers and sons, ambition and failure, and what it means to make a family

Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya, Erika L. Sánchez, Rudolfo Anaya

Bless Me, Ultima

Rudolfo Anaya, Erika L. Sánchez, Rudolfo Anaya

A collectible hardcover 50th-anniversary edition of the bestselling Chicano novel.

Young Readers

Lalo Lespérance Never Forgot by Phillippe Diederich

Lalo Lespérance Never Forgot

Phillippe Diederich

A middle-grade mystery about a boy dealing with long-repressed memories of his father as he learns about his Mexican and Haitian heritage while spying on a mysterious stranger during the first weeks of COVID lockdown.

Libertad by Bessie Flores Zaldívar

Libertad

Bessie Flores Zaldívar

A queer YA coming-of-age set during the rigged Honduran presidential election about a young poet discovering the courage it takes to speak her truth about the people and country she loves.

Chronically Dolores by Maya Van Wagenen

Chronically Dolores

Maya Van Wagenen

Dolores Mendoza is not thriving. She was recently diagnosed with a chronic bladder condition called interstitial cystitis. The painful disease isn’t life-threatening, but it is threatening to ruin her life.

Solis by Paola Mendoza, Abby Sher

Solis

Paola Mendoza, Abby Sher

From the authors of Sanctuary comes a haunting near-future companion about undocumented immigrants subjected to deadly experiments and the four courageous rebels who set into place a daring plan to liberate them.

Sanctuary by Paola Mendoza, Abby Sher

Sanctuary

Paola Mendoza, Abby Sher

Sanctuary is a YA dystopian where a young girl and her brother must escape a xenophobic government to find sanctuary.

Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera

Juliet Takes a Breath

Gabby Rivera

In a summer bursting with queer brown dance parties, dates with a motorcycling librarian, and intense explorations of race and identity, Juliet learns what it means to come out--to the world, to her family, to herself.

We Are Not from Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez

We Are Not from Here

Jenny Torres Sanchez

A poignant, award-winning novel of desperation, escape, and survival across the U.S.-Mexico border.

The Grief Keeper by Alexandra Villasante

The Grief Keeper

Alexandra Villasante

This stunning YA novel is a heartfelt speculative narrative about healing, faith, and freedom.

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