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Lynnfield Public Library: Books To Celebrate Latinx Heritage Month

Adult Books

Samantha Totman and Amanda Landry
September 15-October 15 is Latinx Heritage Month. Throughout the month

September 24, 2021

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September 15-October 15 is Latinx Heritage Month. Throughout the month, we’ve been celebrating with displays in the library and by sharing some of our favorite books every Thursday on social media. Below, find our full list of 33 adult, young adult, and children’s books by and about Latinx people. We couldn’t fit everything though–you can find more books by searching the catalog or asking a librarian!

Adult Books

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An African American and Latinx history of the United States by Paul Ortiz
Book

Afterlife by Julia Alvarez
Book | eBook | CD Audiobook

Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina by Raquel Cepeda
Book

Children of the Land by Marcelo Hernandez Castillo
Book | eBook

The Devil’s Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea
Book | eBook

Dominicana by Angie Cruz
Book | Large Print

Latino Voices in New England edited by David Carey Jr. and Robert Atkinson
Book | eBook

Mona by Pola Oloixarac
Book

My Beloved World by Sonia Sotomayor
Book | Large Print | eBook | CD Audiobook | eAudiobook

Once I Was You by Maria Hinojosa
Book

The Taste of Sugar by Marisel Vera
Book

The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
Book | eBook | eAudiobook 

Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia
Book | Large Print | eBook | CD Audiobook | eAudiobook

Teen Books

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: the Life, Time and Rise of “AOC” by Brenda Jones and Krishan Trotman
Book

Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From by Jennifer De Leon
Book | eBook | eAudiobook 

With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
Book | eBook | eAudiobook 

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki, illustrated by Rosemary Valero-O’Connell
Book | eBook 

They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
Book | eBook | eAudiobook

Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova
Book | eBook

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Book | Large Print| eBook | eAudiobook 

The Living by Matt De La Peña
Book | eBook

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
Book | eBook | eAudiobook

Children’s Books

Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina
Book | eBook | CD Audiobook | Playaway

Lucía the Luchadora by Cynthia Lenor Garza
Book

Portraits of Hispanic American Heroes by Juan Felipe Herrera, pictures by Raul Colon
Book | CD Audiobook 

Mi Familia Calaca/My Skeleton Family by Cynthia Weill, figures by Jesus Canseco Zarate
Book | eBook 

Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match by Monica Brown, illustrated by Sara Palacios
Book

Tortilla Sun by Jennifer Cervantes
Book | eBook

Our California by Pam Muñoz Ryan, illustrated by Rafael López
Book 

Pacific Crossing by Gary Soto
Book

Alma and How She Got Her Name  by Juana Martinez-Neal
Book | eBook | eAudiobook | eVideo

Each Tiny Spark by Pablo Cartaya
Book 

Carmela Full of Wishes by Matt de la Peña
Book | eBook | eAudiobook


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