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• Salt Bones

  a Novel

  Givhan, Jennifer,

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  "Malamar Veracruz raised two children, worked hard, and tried to forget the unexplained disappearance of her sister, Elena. When another local girl goes missing, Mal plunges into a fresh yet familiar nightmare. Hunting for answers, her search…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• When Javi Dumped Mari

  a Novel

  Sosa, Mia,

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  "On the eve of their college graduation, best friends Javier Báez and Marisol Campos swore never to date someone the other doesn’t approve of. Now, ten years later, Javi has a problem. Mari, the woman he's secretly pined for since sophomore year, is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• When the Tides Held the Moon

  Kelley, Venessa Vida

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  "Benigno “Benny” Caldera knows an orphaned Boricua blacksmith in 1910s New York City can’t call himself an artist. But the ironwork tank he creates for famed Coney Island playground, Luna Park, astounds the eccentric sideshow proprietor who…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Life Drawing

  Hernandez, Jamie,

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  "Ten years in the making (and torn from the pages of the legendary Love and Rockets), Jaime Hernandez’s newest graphic novel skillfully weaves two generations of his beloved characters into a satisfying story of love—both young and middle-aged. Life…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dengue Boy

  a Novel

  Nieva, Michel, 1988-

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  "In 2297, decades after the last polar ice caps have melted, Argentina has been almost entirely submerged and its Pampas plains turned into another Caribbean Sea. The super wealthy enjoy pristine beaches and promises of life on Mars or Jupiter,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Freedom Is a Feast

  Puyana, Alejandro,

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  "In 1964, Stanislavo, a zealous young man devoted to his ideals, turns his back on his privilege to join the leftist movement in the jungles of Venezuela. There, as he trains, he meets Emiliana, a nurse and fellow revolutionary. Though their intense…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• House of Bone and Rain

  a Barrio Noir

  Iglesias, Gabino,

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  "For childhood friends Gabe, Xavier, Tavo, Paul, and Bimbo, death has always been close. Hurricanes. Car accidents. Gang violence. Suicide. Estamos rodeados de fantasmas was Gabe’s grandmother’s refrain. We are surrounded by ghosts. But this time is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Cash Delgado Is Living the Dream

  a Novel

  Mejia, Tehlor Kay,

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  "Cash Delgado has a good life in the quaint town of Ridley Falls. She has Joyce’s Bar, where she manages a familiar group of regulars and emcees the ever-popular Karaoke Thursday. She has her six-year-old daughter, Parker, whose spunky attitude…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hombrecito

  Sanchez, Santiago Jose,

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  "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 In this groundbreaking novel, Santiago Jose Sanchez plunges us into the heart of one…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Truth About Immigration

  Why Successful Societies Welcome Newcomers

  Hernandez, Zeke,

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  "In The Truth About Immigration, Wharton professor Zeke Hernandez draws from nearly 20 years of research to answer all the big questions about immigration. He combines moving personal stories with rigorous research to offer an accessible,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Sons of El Rey

  a Novel

  Espinoza, Alex, 1971-

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  "Ernesto and Elena Vega arrive in Mexico City where Ernesto works on a construction site until he is discovered by a local lucha libre trainer. At a time when luchadores—Mexican wrestlers donning flamboyant masks and capes—were treated as daredevils…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Oye

  a Novel

  Mogollon, Melissa,

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  "As the baby of her large Colombian American family, Luciana is usually relegated to the sidelines. But now she finds herself as the only voice of reason in the face of an unexpected crisis: A hurricane is heading straight for Miami, and her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Cemetery of Untold Stories

  a Novel

  Alvarez, Julia,

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  "Alma Cruz, the celebrated writer at the heart of The Cemetery of Untold Stories , doesn’t want to end up like her friend, a novelist who fought so long and hard to finish a book that it threatened her sanity. So when Alma inherits a small plot of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Great Divide

  a Novel

  Henríquez, Cristina, 1977-

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  "It is said that the Canal will be the greatest feat of engineering in history. But first, it must be built. Ada Bunting, a bold sixteen-year-old from Barbados, arrives alone in Panama as a stowaway alongside thousands of other West Indians seeking…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mother Island

  a Daughter Claims Puerto Rico

  Figueroa, Jamie,

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  "Drawing from Puerto Rican folklore and mythology, a literary lineage of women writers of color and narratives of identity, this cultural coming-of-age story follows the author as she, estranged from her culture, looks to her ancestors to reimagine…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Latinoland

  a Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood Minority

  Arana, Marie (Writer),

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  "This wide-ranging overview of the turbulent and little-known history of the diverse Latino experience in America is based on hundreds of interviews and research about the fastest-growing minority in America."

• Last Seen in Havana

  Dovalpage, Teresa, 1966-

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  "Newly widowed baker Mercedes Spivey flies from Miami to her native Cuba in 2019 to care for her ailing paternal grandmother. Mercedes’s life has been shaped by loss, beginning with the mysterious unsolved disappearance of her mother when Mercedes…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Witch of Wild Things

  Vasquez Gilliland, Raquel,

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  "Legend goes that long ago a Flores woman offended the old gods, and their family was cursed as a result. Now, every woman born to the family has a touch of magic. Sage Flores has been running from her family—and their “gifts”—ever since her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Full Moon Over Freedom

  Lopez, Angelina M.,

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  "The first time she left Freedom, Kansas, behind, she did it by doing everything right. This time, she’ll hide from the large Mexican American family welcoming her home and work in secret to break the curse that’s erased her magical life. Only by…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Creep

  Accusations and Confessions

  Gurba, Myriam,

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  "A ruthless and razor-sharp essay collection that tackles the pervasive, creeping oppression and toxicity that has wormed its way into society—in our books, schools, and homes, as well as the systems that perpetuate them—from the acclaimed author of…Read moreRead more of this annotation