Fantasy, myth and reality come together in El Niño, a new book by Pam Muñoz Ryan that follows a swimmer as he heals from the loss of his sister.
Browsing: Hispanic Heritage
Meet Lorena Ramírez, an Indigenous Rarámuri athlete from Mexico known for winning ultramarathons in her traditional skirts and rubber sandals, in Daughter of the Light-Footed People.
A Miami girl is forced to move in with her aunt in Wyoming following her mother’s death in The Trouble with Sunshine, by Yamile Saied Méndez.
Three cousins get transported back to 1862 to play an important role in the Battle of Puebla in Cousins in the Time of Magic, by Emma Otheguy and Poly Bernatene.
A soccer player is forced to rethink everything she knows about the sport in The Beautiful Game, by Yamile Saied Méndez.
Learn the story of Puerto Rico’s first female mayor in Doña Fela’s Dream, written by Monica Brown and illustrated Rosa Ibarra.
Learn the story of our country from the Mexican American perspective in Borderlands and the Mexican American Story, by David Dorado Romo.
Two girls team up to save endangered leatherback turtles in Turtles of the Midnight Moon, a middle-grade novel by María José Fitzgerald.
Aniana del Mar Jumps In, by Jasminne Mendez follows a 12-year-old Dominican American swimmer who is diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
Hispanic Heritage Month is Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. These books for middle readers are an excellent choice for celebrating Hispanic voices.