Hispanic Heritage Month

Hispanic Heritage Month is a nationally recognized celebration of the contributions and achievements of Hispanic Americans whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. The library will host events in celebration of these individuals and their culture.

Hispanic heritage month

Family lore : a novel / Elizabeth Acevedo.

Acevedo, Elizabeth, author.

Vampires of El Norte / Isabel Cañas.

Cañas, Isabel, author.

The people who report more stress : stories / Alejandro Varela.

Varela, Alejandro, 1979- author.

Cover art for The Dominican kitchen : homestyle recipes that celebrate the flavors

The Dominican kitchen : homestyle recipes that celebrate the flavors, traditions, and culture of the Dominican Republic / Vanessa Mota.

Mota, Vanessa, author, photographer.

What happened to Ruthy Ramirez / Claire Jiménez.

Jimenez, Claire, author.

Illegally yours : a memoir / Rafael Agustin.

Agustin, Rafael, author.

Silver nitrate / Silvia Moreno-Garcia.

Moreno-Garcia, Silvia, author.

You sound like a White girl : the case for rejecting assimilation / Julissa Natzely Arce Raya.

Arce, Julissa, author.

The Crafty Chica creates! : Latinx-inspired DIY projects with spirit and sparkle / Kathy Cano-Murillo.

Cano-Murillo, Kathy, author.

Our share of night : a novel / by Mariana Enriquez translated by Megan McDowell.

Enriquez, Mariana, author.

The faraway world : stories / Patricia Engel.

Engel, Patricia, author.

Sincerely Sicily / Tamika Burgess.

Burgess, Tamika, author.

The house in the pines : a novel / Ana Reyes.

Reyes, Ana, 1982- author.

Ander & Santi were here : a novel / Jonny Garza Villa.

Garza Villa, Jonny, author.

For brown girls with sharp edges and tender hearts : a love letter to women of color / Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez.

Mojica Rodríguez, Prisca Dorcas, 1985- author.

When trying to return home : stories / Jennifer Maritza McCauley.

McCauley, Jennifer Maritza, author.

Promises of gold = Promesas de oro / José Olivarez traducción al español de David Ruano González.

Olivarez, José, author.

Frizzy / written by Claribel A. Ortega art by Rose Bousamra.

Ortega, Claribel A., author.

A lot like adiós : a novel / Alexis Daria.

Daria, Alexis, author.

Ana María and the fox / Liana De la Rosa.

De la Rosa, Liana, author.

Saints of the household / Ari Tison.

Tison, Ari, author.

How not to drown in a glass of water / Angie Cruz.

Cruz, Angie, author.

The haunting of Alejandra : a novel / by V. Castro.

Castro, V., author.

Bravo! : poems about amazing Hispanics / Margarita Engle illustrated by Rafael López.

Engle, Margarita, author.

The first rule of punk / by Celia C. Pérez.

Pérez, Celia C., 1972- author.

The line becomes a river / Francisco Cantú.

Cantú, Francisco (Essayist), author.

Alma and how she got her name / Juana Martinez-Neal.

Martinez-Neal, Juana, author, illustrator.

Turning pages : my life story / Sonia Sotomayor illustrated by Lulu Delacre.

Sotomayor, Sonia, 1954- author.

A dream called home : a memoir / Reyna Grande.

Grande, Reyna, author.

Dreamers / Yuyi Morales.

Morales, Yuyi, author, illustrator.

Planting stories : the life of librarian and storyteller Pura Belpré / words by Anika Aldamuy Denise illustrations by Paola Escobar.

Denise, Anika, author.

Definitely Hispanic : growing up Latino and celebrating what unites us / LeJuan James with Cecilia Molinari.

James, LeJuan, author.

Once I was you : a memoir of love and hate in a torn America / Maria Hinojosa.

Hinojosa, Maria, 1961- author.

My broken language : a memoir / Quiara Alegría Hudes.

Hudes, Quiara Alegría, author.

Wild tongues can’t be tamed : 15 voices from the Latinx diaspora / edited by Saraciea J. Fennell.

App kid : how a child of immigrants grabbed a piece of the American dream / Michael Sayman.

Sayman, Michael, 1996- author.

A spy in the struggle / Aya De León.

De León, Aya (Novelist), author.

Olga dies dreaming / Xochitl Gonzalez.

Gonzalez, Xochitl, 1977- author.

High-risk homosexual : a memoir / Edgar Gomez.

Gomez, Edgar (Writer), author.

Velorio : a novel / Xavier Navarro Aquino.

Navarro Aquino, Xavier, author.

In the shadow of the mountain : a memoir of courage / Silvia Vasquez-Lavado.

Vasquez-Lavado, Silvia, author.

Reclaim the stars : seventeen tales across realms & space / edited by Zoraida Córdova.

Take up space : the unprecedented AOC / by the editors of New York Magazine introduction by Rebecca Traister.

All day is a long time / David Sanchez.

Sanchez, David, 1991- author.

High spirits : short stories on Dominican diaspora / Camille Gomera-Tavarez.

Gomera-Tavarez, Camille, author.

The daughter of Doctor Moreau / Silvia Moreno-Garcia.

Moreno-Garcia, Silvia, author.

Inheritance : a visual poem / Elizabeth Acevedo art by Andrea Pippins.

Acevedo, Elizabeth, author.

Brown neon / Raquel Gutiérrez.

Gutiérrez, Raquel, 1976- author.

Upcoming Events

World Traveler: South America

Registration Required

Saturday October 12 10:30am

South Creek Branch (Meeting Room)

Event Categories: Arts & Crafting; Education & Learning

Become a world traveler! Take a trip to South America with fun trivia, activities and crafts. Recommended for ages 6-8.

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DIY Art: Creatures of the Night

Registration Required

Wednesday October 30 4:30pm

South Trail Branch (Meeting Room 2)

Event Categories: Arts & Crafting

Dream big like Pedro Linares and let your imagination tell a story. Create fantastical Mexican Folk art creatures called alebrijes and see them come to life on paper! Recommended for families.

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