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Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15) recognizes and celebrates the contributions Americans tracing their roots to Spain, Mexico, Central America, South American and the Spanish-speaking nations of the Caribbean have made to American society and culture. Below you will find a list of staff-recommended fiction from Hispanic and Latinx voices in celebration of the over 61 million residents of the United States of Hispanic/Latin origin. Click a title to place it on hold for pickup or to find electronic downloads from Overdrive or Libby .
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Afterlife
by Julia Alvarez
Reeling from her beloved husband’s sudden death in the wake of her retirement, an immigrant writer is further derailed by the reappearance of her unstable sister and an entreaty for help by a pregnant undocumented teen.
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Bless me, Ultima
by Rudolfo A Anaya
Ultima, a curandera, one who cures with herbs and magic, comes to Antonio Marez's New Mexico family when he is six years old, and she helps him discover himself in the magical secrets of the pagan past.
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The book of unknown Americans : a novel
by Cristina Henríquez
Moving from Mexico to America when their daughter suffers a near-fatal accident, the Riveras confront cultural barriers, their daughter's difficult recovery and her developing relationship with a Panamanian boy. By the author of Come Together, Fall Apart.
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La breve y maravillosa vida de Oscar Wao
by Junot Diaz
Viviendo con una madre del viejo mundo y una hermana rebelde, un inadaptado urbano de Nueva Jersey sueña con convertirse en el próximo J. R. R. Tolkien y cree que una antigua maldición familiar está frustrando sus esfuerzos por encontrar el amor y la felicidad.
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The brief wondrous life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Díaz
Living with an old-world mother and rebellious sister, an urban New Jersey misfit dreams of becoming the next J. R. R. Tolkien and believes that a long-standing family curse is thwarting his efforts to find love and happiness.
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Cantoras
by Carolina De Robertis
From the highly acclaimed, award-winning author of The Gods of Tango, a revolutionary new novel about five wildly different women who, in the midst of the Uruguayan dictatorship, find one another as lovers, friends, and ultimately, family.
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La Ciudad De Las Bestias by Isabel AllendeMientras su madre lucha contra el cáncer, Alexander Cold, de quince años, acompaña a su intrépida abuela periodista en una expedición al Amazonas para descubrir un yeti legendario y experimenta una transformación espiritual que lo lleva a El Dorado y otras aventuras exóticas.
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City of the Beasts
by Isabel Allende
While his mother struggles with cancer, fifteen-year-old Alexander Cold accompanies his fearless journalist grandmother on an expedition to the Amazon to uncover a legendary yeti and experiences a spiritual transformation that takes him to El Dorado and on other exotic adventures. 200,000 first printing.
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Conquistadora
by Esmeralda Santiago
An epic novel of love, discovery, and adventure by the author of the best-selling memoir When I Was Puerto Rican.
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Hija De La Fortuna
by Isabel Allende
Criada en la colonia británica de Valparaíso, Chile, después de ser abandonada cuando era una bebé, Eliza embarazada sigue a su amante, Joaquín Andieta, a California en el apogeo de la fiebre del oro y encuentra la aventura y la adversidad en su camino hacia la independencia y el amor.
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Daughter of Fortune
by Isabel Allende
Raised in the British colony of Valparaiso, Chile, after being abandoned as a baby, a pregnant Eliza follows her lover, Joaquin Andieta, to California at the height of the Gold Rush and finds adventure and adversity on her road to independence and love.
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Dominicana
by Angie Cruz
Shortlisted for the 2020 Women's Prize for Fiction, Angie Cruz's Dominicana is a vital portrait of the immigrant experience and the timeless coming-of-age story of a young woman finding her voice in the world
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El Juego De Ripper
by Isabel Allende
Fascinada por el lado oscuro de la naturaleza humana, Amanda Jackson, estudiante de último año de secundaria, una detective nativa adicta a un juego de misterio en línea llamado Ripper, inicia su propia investigación sobre una serie de extraños asesinatos en toda la ciudad que llegan demasiado cerca de casa cuando ella madre desaparece. (suspenso)
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Ripper : a novel
by Isabel Allende
Fascinated by the dark side of human nature, high school senior Amanda Jackson, a natural-born sleuth addicted to an online mystery game called Ripper, launches her own investigation into a string of strange murders across the city that hits too close to home when her mother vanishes. 150,000 first printing.
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La fruta del borrachero
by Ingrid Rojas Contreras
Una novela ambientada contra la violencia de la década de 1990 en Colombia sigue a una niña protegida y una sirvienta adolescente, que forjan una amistad poco probable mientras las familias de ambos luchan por mantener la estabilidad en medio de la violencia que aumenta rápidamente en Bogotá.
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Fruit of the drunken tree : a novel
by Ingrid Rojas Contreras
A novel set against the violence of 1990s Colombia follows a sheltered girl and a teen maid, who forge an unlikely friendship as the families of both struggle to maintain stability amidst Bogotá's rapidly escalating violence
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Her body and other parties : stories
by Carmen Maria Machado
Verging on psychological realism and science fiction, a collection of stories explores the reality of women's lives and the violence inflicted upon their bodies
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The house of broken angels : a novel
by Luis Alberto Urrea
The definitive Mexican-American immigrant story, a sprawling and deeply felt portrait of a Mexican-American family occasioned by the impending loss of its patriarch, from one of the country's most beloved authors.
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La casa en mango street / The House on Mango Street
by Sandra Cisneros
La historia de una niña que crece en el barrio hispano de Chicago. Al capturar sus pensamientos y emociones en poemas e historias, es capaz de superar la desesperanza y crear un espacio tranquilo para sí misma en medio de su entorno opresivo.
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The House on Mango Street
by Sandra Cisneros
The story of a young girl growing up in the Hispanic quarter of Chicago. Capturing her thoughts and emotions in poems and stories, she is able to rise above hopelessness and create a quiet space for herself in the midst of her oppressive surroundings.
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In the distance
by Hernan Diaz
A young Swedish immigrant finds himself penniless and alone in California. The boy travels East in search of his brother, moving on foot against the great current of emigrants pushing West. Driven back again and again, he meets naturalists, criminals, religious fanatics, swindlers, Indians, and lawmen, and his exploits turn him into a legend. Diaz defies the conventions of historical fiction and genre, offering a probing look at the stereotypes that populate our past and a portrait of radical foreignness.
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Más allá del invierno
by Isabel Allende
Un accidente de tránsito menor se convierte en un catalizador de un vínculo inesperado entre un académico de derechos humanos, su inquilino profesor chileno y un inmigrante indocumentado de Guatemala, quienes exploran de primera mano las dificultades de los inmigrantes y refugiados en el mundo actual. Por el autor más vendido de La Casa de los Espíritus.
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In the midst of winter : a novel
by Isabel Allende
A minor traffic accident becomes a catalyst for an unexpected bond among a human rights scholar, his Chilean lecturer tenant and an undocumented immigrant from Guatemala, who explore firsthand the difficulties of immigrants and refugees in today's world. By the best-selling author of The House of the Spirits.
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Desierto sonoro
by Valeria Luiselli
De la dos veces finalista de la NBCC, una nueva novela emocionalmente resonante y ferozmente imaginativa sobre una familia cuyo viaje por carretera a través de Estados Unidos choca con una crisis de inmigración en la frontera suroeste: un viaje indeleble contado con imágenes impresionantes, lirismo libre y profunda humanidad.
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Lost Children Archive
by Valeria Luiselli
From the two-time NBCC Finalist, an emotionally resonant, fiercely imaginative new novel about a family whose road trip across America collides with an immigration crisis at the southwestern border--an indelible journey told with breathtaking imagery, spare lyricism, and profound humanity.
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Make your home among strangers
by Jennine Capó Crucet
Upsetting her family by attending an elite college far from home, Cuban-American Lizet struggles with identity issues and her father's abandonment before meeting a young boy whose mother's death enmeshes Lizet's family in Florida's heated immigration debates.
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Mi Pais Inventado: UN Paseo Nostalgico Por Chile
by Isabel Allende
La deslumbrante prosa de Isabel Allende esta vez se pondra al servicio de sus recuerdos intimos y de la vision de su Chile natal. Segun confiesa la propia autora, su voluntad era armar la idea que tenia de su pais como si se tratara de un gran rompecabezas formado por hombres, mujeres y paisajes. Asi, rememorara la casa de la infancia, poblada de mascotas semisalvajes y de fantasmas, de vida en permanente estado de ebullicion, donde destaca sobre todas la figura de su abuelo. Mas tarde vendra el abandono del pais y la aparicion de la nostalgia, tema central de la obra.
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My invented country : a nostalgic journey through Chile
by Isabel Allende
The author of Portrait in Sepia profiles the landscapes and people of her native country; recounts the 1973 assassination of her uncle, which caused her to go into exile and choose to become a writer; and shares her experiences as an immigrant in post-September 11 America.
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This Is How You Lose Her
by Junot Díaz
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao presents a lyrical collection of stories that explores the heartbreak and radiance of love as it is shaped by passion, betrayal and the echoes of intimacy
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We the animals
by Justin Torres
An award-winning novel in stories surrounding a young, half-white, half-Puerto Rican boy grappling with life, love, and identity as he comes of age.
In this groundbreaking debut, Justin Torres plunges us into the chaotic heart of one family, the intense bonds of three brothers, and the mythic effects of this fierce love on the people we must become.
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When We Left Cuba
by Chanel Cleeton
In 1960s Florida, a young Cuban exile will risk her life--and heart--to take back her country in this exhilarating historical novel from the author of Next Year in Havana, a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick.
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En El Tiempo De Las Mariposas by Julia AlvarezLa autora de Cómo las Niñas García Perdieron el Acento evoca el horror de la República Dominicana bajo el dictador general Trujillo, cuando tres hermanas mueren en un "accidente" de jeep, en una historia basada en hechos reales.
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In the time of the butterflies
by Julia Alvarez
The author of How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents evokes the horror of the Dominican Republic under dictator General Trujillo, as three sisters die in a jeep "accident," in a story based on actual events.
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The gods of tango
by Carolina De Robertis
Struggling to make her way in Buenos Aires after the murder of her husband, 17-year-old Leda masters the violin and disguises herself as a man so that she can join a troupe of tango musicians and perform in public. By the author of The Invisible Mountain.
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The book of lost saints by Daniel José OlderVisited by an ancestral spirit who would have him unearth family secrets from the Cuban Revolution, a young Cuban-American embarks on an investigation marked by ghostly helpers, a new love, a murderous gangster and changes in his sense of identity.
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