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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month 2026 Teen Reads |
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The Chismosas Only Book Club
by Laekan Zea Kemp
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants meets Mexikid in this heart-warming novel with illustrations about four friends and the magical bookstore that holds them together. Cat, Sofia, Ana, and Mari are best friends. Nothing, nada, can break their bond. When Cat's mom scolds them for their loud cackling at the bookstore, calling them a bunch of chismosas, the name sticks. Cat creates the The Chismosas Only Book Club, giving the girls a way to stay connected as they begin high school. But ninth grade is hard, and it seems like no amount of conchas y libros y risas at Milagro's Books, founded generations ago by Cat's great-great-great-grandmother, can repair the ever-growing cracks in their friendship. But maybe the spirit of Milagro herself can . . . Brimming with whimsy and heart, and woven with black-and-white graphic novel chapters, this enchanting book celebrates the magic of friendship, the embrace of ancestors, and the power of stories to hold us together. Also available in Spanish, from Vintage Espa ol.
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Stream
by Aida Salazar
Two teens are sent to Mexico for the summer to unplug in this hilarious and heartwarming dual narrative, perfect for fans of Jason Reynolds, Kwame Alexander, Adib Khorram, Erin Entrada Kelly, and Meg Medina.The dual narration slips fluidly between one consciousness and the other, a neat split-screen effect that brings alive each character's experiences inside and out. --The New York Times A powerful contemporary coming-of-age story.--Kirkus Reviews, starred review Relatable and] vivid. --Booklist, starred reviewAn accessible, heartwarming story. --Publisher's WeeklyIt's finally summer--heck, yeah With eigth grade done, Elio Solis plans to lock in on his gaming and show the fellas what he's got.Celi Rivera and her bestie are headed to Hawaii to sun, skate, and search content for her channel.But those dreams end when a catfishing incident rocks their Oakland community. Suddenly, parents are nosing in posts, taking phones, and laying down lectures about screen-time safety and well-being. Suddenly, Celi and Elio find themselves sent to rural Mexico, without internet, electricity, or even running water save for a dying stream that could wipe out the whole pueblo in the coming summer rains.Helping curanderas in a healing clinic... carting sticks to rehabilitate the arroyo... turn summer dreams to misery But day by day, in nature, beauty, and community, with crushes blooming, can they find their way to each other--and slowly back to themselves?
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Cemetery Boys: Espíritu
by Aiden Thomas
New York Times-bestselling author Aiden Thomas returns to the beloved world of Cemetery Boys, this time following Julian--chaos magnet extraordinaire.
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Lou with the Band
by Alexandra Leigh Young
When Lou enlists her best friend, Molly, to shave her head, it's partly so she doesn't have to deal with washing her hair all the time while on tour--and partly because she's ready to be a new person. No stranger to reinventing herself, restless Lou is a Cuban-American girl who's never left Texas, let alone the country. But the New Lou has deferred her first semester at Texas State to work for a celebrity musician on tour. She's bound for China, Japan, half of Europe and everywhere in between, though it means getting intimately acquainted with the band's dirty laundry. Even with her road crew uncle on alert, it will be the summer of a lifetime, full of underground parties, disco spas and gelato. When Lou falls for a tattooed guitar prodigy who makes her feel achingly alive, it doesn't cross her mind to doubt him or--as life on the road tightens its hold--her course. Will Molly know her when she returns, if she returns? Who is the New Lou really? Pulsing with energy and authentic detail, this story of self-discovery ushers readers backstage on a sensational world tour.
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Estela, Undrowning
by René Peña-Govea
Seventeen-year-old Estela grapples with racial tensions after placing second to a non-Latino student in a Latinâe poetry contest, all while battling anxiety over her family's looming eviction.
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The House of Gardenias
by Isabel Cañas
This is gothic storytelling with teeth: a lyrical and devastating tale of one maid caught in a spiderweb of loyalty, courage, revolution, and monsters both dead and alive. --Marissa Meyer, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The House Saphir A stunning young adult debut from gothic master Isabel Ca as, bestselling author of The Hacienda, Vampires of El Norte, and The Possession of Alba D az. Growing up in a city wracked by political violence and a home where she's more likely to receive a beating than a meal, Minerva Trevi o's cowardice has kept her alive for sixteen years. But even she has a limit. Hungry and desperate, she musters enough courage to run away and take a job as lady's maid to a wealthy widow who supports the deposed viceroy. Minerva is happy serving Encarnaci n del Valle. She has food in her belly and the safety of a warm house lit by magical chispa. Why should she care who runs the country or how her employer affords the magic? When the viceroy sweeps back into power, Minerva retreats with her gleeful employer to the family's mountainside stronghold to wait out the inevitable rebel slaughter. At la Casa de las Gardenias, Minerva faces new threats in the haughty servants and cruel, scheming del Valles.But the living residents of the house are the least of her worries. As Minerva quickly discovers, the ancient estate is home to forces far older and more bloodthirsty than anything she could have imagined.
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A Sea of Lemon Trees: The Corrido of Roberto Alvarez
by María Dolores Águila
Based on the true story of Roberto Alvarez and the Lemon Grove Incident, this vivid and uplifting middle grade debut novel in verse about one young child's courage to stand up for what is right, and the determination of the Mexican community is perfect for fans of ESPERANZA RISING and INSIDE OUT AND BACK AGAIN.
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Canto contigo : a novel
by Jonny Garza Villa
When a Mariachi star transfers schools, he expects to be handed his new group's lead vocalist spot, but what he gets instead is a tenacious current lead with a very familiar, very kissable face. (Young Adult– Grade 7+)
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With love, Echo Park
by Laura Taylor Namey
Two Cuban teens, 17-year-old Clary, set to inherit her family's florist shop, and Emilio, who's supposed to take over Avalos Bicycle Works one day, clash over their visions for the future of Echo Park until they find there's something stronger than local history tying them together. (Young Adult– Grade 7+)
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Marisol Acts the Part
by Elle Gonzalez Rose
After a humiliating public dumping, a teen actress lands a role on the same high-profile show as her ex-boyfriend, only for things to get messy when she falls for his co-star--Provided by publisher.
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The Golden Boy's Guide to Bipolar
by Sonora Reyes
Seventeen-year-old Cesar Flores is finally ready to win back his ex-boyfriend. Since breaking up with Jamal in a last-ditch effort to stay in the closet, he's come out to Mami, his sister, Yami, and their friends, taken his meds faithfully, and gotten his therapist's blessing to reunite with Jamal. Everything would be perfect if it weren't for The Thoughts--the ones that won't let all his Catholic guilt and internalizations stay buried where he wants them. The louder they become, the more Cesar is once again convinced that he doesn't deserve someone like Jamal--or anyone really. Cesar can hide a fair amount of shame behind jokes and his 'gifted' reputation, but when a manic episode makes his inner turmoil impossible to hide, he's faced with a stark choice--burn every bridge he has left or, worse--ask for help. But is the mortifying vulnerability of being loved by the people he's hurt the most a risk he's willing to take?--
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The Pecan Sheller
by Lupe Ruiz-Flores
In 1930s San Antonio, after her father's death, thirteen-year-old Petra must quit school to work at a pecan shelling factory where dangerous conditions and low wages push her to take a vital stand for change.
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How to Love You When You're Gone
by Gabriela Gonzales
Told in two voices, seventeen-year-old Mayte grapples with her abuela's cancer, school, and her growing feelings for aspiring writer Auggie, until everything changes when her half sister Aida dies.
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Get Real, Chloe Torres
by Crystal Maldonado
When three estranged best friends take a road trip to see their favorite band, romantic feelings resurface.
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Trini's Magic Kitchen
by Patricia Santos Marcantonio
Trini has just started seventh grade in Denver when her mom loses her job. Money is scarce and they lose their apartment too. The girl must go live with her grandparents in Alamosa until her mother can find work and a place for them to live. She has always considered her grandparents' house a second home, but the day her mom leaves her there she feels homeless. Grandma Lydia and Grandpa Frank, who ride motorcycles and listen to rock, are the best, but Trini misses her mom and dreads being the new kid at school. Gradually she adjusts, making another best friend and setting her sights on a cute boy. And when her grandmother discovers Trini can't cook, she begins teaching her granddaughter how to make traditional Mexican dishes. Through the cooking lessons, the girl learns more about her family, including her dad, who died when she was young, and why her mom doesn't cook.
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Silenced Voices: Reclaiming Memories from the Guatemalan Genocide: A Graphic Novel
by Pablo Leon
Langley Park, Maryland, 2013. Brothers Josâe and Charlie know very little about their mother's life in Guatemala, until Josâe grows curious about the ongoing genocide trial of Efrain Rios Montt. At first his mother, Clara, shuts his questions down. But as the trial progresses, she begins to open up to her sons about a time in her life that she's left buried for years. Petâen, Guatemala, 1982. Sisters Clara and Elena hear about the armed conflict every day, but the violence somehow seems far away from their small village. But the day the fight comes to their doorstep, the sisters are separated and are forced to flee through the mountains, leaving them to wonder...Have their paths diverged forever?--
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This Land Is Our Land: A Blue Beetle Story
by Julio Anta
As high school student Jaime Reyes has begun to realize he and his border community in El Paso, Texas, are being used as pawns in the immigration debate, he finds an odd bug-like artifact and begins feeling different, even having surreal dreams showing the real danger are actual aliens known as the Reach.
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Brownstone by Samuel TeerLeft alone with her Guatemalan father for the summer while her mom goes on a once-in-a-lifetime trip without her, Almudena struggles to adjust to this new reality by getting to know the residents of his Latin American neighborhood while helping his dad fix his broken-down brownstone—and their relationship. Simultaneous and eBook. Illustrations.
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Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass : The Graphic Novel
by Meg Medina
Informed that a bully she does not know is determined to beat her up, Latin American teen Piddy Sanchez struggles to learn more about the father she has never met, until the bully's gang forces her to confront more difficult challenges.
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Just Another Story: A Graphic Migration Account
by Ernesto Saade
When Carlos was nineteen, his mother decided to leave her life in El Salvador. Refusing to let her go without him, Carlos joined the journey north. Together they experienced the risks countless people faces as they migrate--
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