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    • How the García Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez. “It’s a book just as much about immigration and Latin culture as it is about family conflict and struggle.
    • Drown by Junot Díaz. “I feel like others might mention Diaz’s better-known works, but I loved the impact of these short, powerful stories Diaz wrote in 1996.
    • Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair by Pablo Neruda. “The romantic in me just melts every time I pick this collection up.” — Bennymar Almonte, HuffPost Live Stage Manager.
    • The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. “Not only was it the first time I realized I was not alone in feeling like a misfit with my Mexican-American duality, but that it was OK, and that I could do great things not despite, but because of it.”
  1. by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. 1970s, Mexico City. While student protests and political unrest consume the city, Maite escapes into stories of passion and danger. Her next-door neighbor, Leonora, a beautiful art student, seems to live a life of intrigue and romance that Maite envies.

  2. Una de las obras maestras de Roberto Bolaño. A modern masterpiece by Roberto Bolaño, The Savage Detectives is a gripping novel that follows Arturo Belano and Ulises Lima on their search for a missing writer. Spanning continents and decades, this book takes readers on a journey filled with love, mystery, and adventure.

    • Is It Hispanic Or Latino?
    • Hispanic Literature Is Essential to Humanity
    • How The García Girls Lost Their Accents
    • Like Water For Chocolate
    • The House of Spirits
    • Knitting The Fog
    • Twenty Love Poems and A Song of Despair
    • The House on Mango Street
    • Next Year in Havana
    • Mexican Gothic

    If you’re unfamiliar with the word Hispanic, the term was first used by the US government in the 1970’s to identify people of Cuban, Puerto Rican, and Latin American roots. As of today, the term’s function is to define the ethnicity of people who are descendants of Spanish-speaking populations. Many people debate if Hispanic is the same as Latino, ...

    Whether they consider themselves Hispanic or Latino, Spanish-speaking authors continue to make countless contributions to society, honouring the complex past and daily life turmoils that their nations have overcome throughout history. As the Hispanic legacy continues to grow, it’s on us to dive deeper into this heritage in order to make it more und...

    Author: Julia Alvarez Published: 1991 Genre: Fiction novel Original Language: English Hispanic country in the book: Dominican Republic Available for purchase on Amazon It’s the 1960’s and the García family is part of upper class Dominican Republic society. Dr. Carlos, his wife Laura, and their daughters Carla, Sandra, Yolanda, and Sofia enjoy a mod...

    Author: Laura Esquivel Published: 1989 Genre: Romance, magic realism and fiction novel Original language: Spanish Hispanic country in the book: Mexico This magnificent book integrates one of my favorite things about Hispanic culture: the food. Like Water for Chocolate tells the story of Tita de la Garza, the youngest daughter of an all-female famil...

    Author: Isabel Allende Published: 1982 Genre: Magical Realism Original Language: Spanish Hispanic country in the book: Chile Available for purchase on Amazon or free ebook in Spanish When it comes to Hispanic culture books, you’ve likely already heard about La Casa de los Espiritusbecause it’s a world-known classic! Isabel Allende’s unique style of...

    Author: Claudia D. Hernandez Published: 2019 Genre: Autobiography and poetry Original Language: English Hispanic country in the book: Guatemala Available for purchase on Amazon Knitting the Fog hit a soft spot for me because I’m Guatemalan and I have beared witness to stories similar to Claudia’s, the main character. One day, seven-year-old Claudia...

    Author: Pablo Neruda Published: 1924 Genre: Poetry Original Language: Spanish Hispanic country in the book: Chile Available for purchase on Amazon or free ebook in Spanish One of the most romantic and beautiful poetry collections ever written, Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperadais the most famous work by Chilean author, Pablo Neruda. Wr...

    Author: Sandra Cisneros Published: 1983 Genre: Fiction Novel Original Language: English Hispanic country in the book: Mexico Available for purchase on Amazon or free ebook The house on Mango Street covers a year in the life of a twelve-year-old girl named Esperanza as she moves into a small house with her Mexican-American family on Mango Street, Ch...

    Author: Channel Cleeton Published: 2018 Genre: Historical Fiction Original Language: English Hispanic country in the book: Cuba Available for purchase at Amazon Next Year in Havana was written by Cuban-American author, Channel Cleeton. She grew up in Florida nurtured by stories of her family’s exodus from Cuba in the wake of the revolution. The boo...

    Author: Silvia Moreno-Garcia Published: 2020 Genre: Horror Fiction Original Language: English Hispanic country in the book: Mexico Available for purchase on Amazon Set in the 1950’s, Noemí Taboada—a Mexico City socialite—arrives at High Place, an ancient house in the Mexican countryside, to help her cousin, Catalina, who recently married a mysterio...

  3. Sep 13, 2024 · By Stephanie Rodriguez. Published: April 25, 2023. Doodles from the Boogie Down is a semi-autobiographical graphic novel about young Steph and her life in New York City in the early 2000s. Steph is finishing eighth grade in a Catholic middle school, and she and her friends are applying to high school.

  4. Oct 4, 2024 · Violeta by Isabel Allende. via merchant. For fans of: The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende. Follow Violeta Del Valle’s incredible life, from her birth in 1920 through the Spanish Flu, the ...

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