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The Cemetery of Untold Stories
by Julia Alvarez
Inheriting a small plot of land in the Dominican Republic, celebrated writer Alma Cruz creates a graveyard for the characters whose lives she tried and failed to bring to life, but they have other ideas as they rewrite and revise themselves, revealing their true narratives to those who will listen.
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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 House on Mango Street
by Sandra Cisneros
From the Chicago neighborhoods where she grew up and set her groundbreaking The House on Mango Street to her abode in Mexico, in a region where "my ancestors lived for centuries," the places Sandra Cisneros has lived have provided inspiration for her now-classic works of fiction and poetry. But a house of her own, where she could truly take root, has eluded her. With this collection–spanning nearly three decades, and including never-before-published work–Cisneros has come home at last. Ranging from the private (her parents' loving and tempestuous marriage) to the political (a rallying cry for one woman's liberty in Sarajevo) to the literary (a tribute to Marguerite Duras), and written with her trademark sensitivity and honesty, these poignant, unforgettable pieces give us not only her most transformative memories but also a revelation of her artistic and intellectual influences.
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Take the Lead
by Alexis Daria
Told to fake a romance while starring on The Dance Off, Gina and her latest partner, the sexy star of an Alaskan wilderness show, find the heat between them making things all too real until sudden fame threatens to destroy their relationship before it even gets started.
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Isabel and the Rogue
by Liana De la Rosa
Sent to London to uncover British intelligence that might aid Mexico during the French Occupation, Isabel Luna Valdés meets her match in a rakish English captain, in the second novel of the series following Ana Maria and the Fox.
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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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River Woman, River Demon
by Jennifer Givhan
Eva Santos Moon is a burgeoning Chicana artist who practices the ancient, spiritual ways of brujerâia and curanderisma, but she's at one of her lowest points–suffering from disorienting blackouts, creative stagnation, and a feeling of disconnect from her magickal roots. When her husband, a beloved university professor and the glue that holds their family together, is taken into custody for the shocking murder of their friend, Eva doesn't know whom to trust–least of all, herself. She soon falls under suspicion as a potential suspect, and her past rises to the surface, dredging up the truth about an eerily similar death from her childhood. Struggling with fragmented memories and self-doubt, an increasingly terrified Eva fears that she might have been involved in both murders. But why doesn't she remember? Only the dead women know for sure, and they're coming for her with a haunting vengeance. As she fights to keep her family out of danger, Eva realizes she must use her magick as a bruja to protect herself and her loved ones, while confronting her own dark history.
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A Ballad of Love and Glory
by Reyna Grande
Widowed by the Texas Rangers in the fight over the disputed Rio Grande boundary, a Mexican woman, skilled at healing, joins the Mexican army and falls in love with a Yankee deserter.
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The Great Divide
by Cristina Henríquez
A novel about the construction of the Panama Canal, following the intersecting lives of the local families fighting to protect their homeland, the West Indian laborers recruited to dig the waterway, and the white Americans who gained profit and glory for themselves.
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The Low, Low Woods
by Carmen Maria Machado
When El and Vee find themselves victims of Shudder-to-Think, Pennsylvania's memory stealing illness, they dig into the mystery behind the lost memories and uncover the dark truths in their town stories.
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Love of My Lives
by Yamile Saied Méndez
While on a business trip to Puerto Rico where she can finally scatter her beloved abuela's ashes on the beach, Madi Ramírez, feeling like there's something missing between her and her fiancé, finally finds what she's looking for when fate leads her to her true soulmate.
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A Touch of Moonlight
by Yaffa S. Santos
Despite being aciguapa, a mythical Dominican creature with backward feet, Larimar tries to live normally and finally meets someone she can be herself with but is alarmed that he works for a competing bakery chain.
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