The
Latina Book Club is proud to release its 6th Annual Books of the
Year List.
We are
always happy to discover new Latinx authors like Ingrid Rojas Contreras, whose
FRUIT OF THE DRUNKEN TREE made a big debut in English and Spanish. There are also new books from favorite
authors like Luis Alberto Urrea’s new THE HOUSE OF THE BROKEN ANGELS or Torrey
Maldonado’s TIGHT.
We were
also happy to discover Latinx authors in all genres --- paranormals, thrillers,
mysteries, romances, young adult books, etc.
Please review this list of Books of the Year. We guarantee that you’ll
find a good book for kids of all ages.
With the
New Year upon us, we might need to make room on the shelves for more
books. Please consider donating books to
your child’s/ niece’s school or neighborhood library. You can also share books with friends at the
office or at social functions.
The Latina
Book Club wishes everyone a Happy Holiday and all the very best for a Happy
2019!
2018 LATINO BOOKS OF THE YEAR
30
Day Guide to Your Power by Ivette Mayo – Self-help
43
Missing by Carmen Amato (Laurel & Croton) – fiction, cop thriller
A
Dream Called Home by Reyna Grande (Atria Books) – memoir, young adult
America
by Gabby Rivera (Marvel Comics) – comics
American
Like Me by America Ferrera (Gallery Books/ Simon & Schuster) – essays
Ana
Maria Reyes Does Not Live In A Castle by Hilda Eunice Burgos (Lee & Low)
–
kidslit, young readers
Analee,
in Real Life by Janelle Milanes (Simon Pulse) – fiction, young adult, teen
Blanca
& Roja by Anna-Marie McLemore (Feiwel Friends) – fiction, young adult, sci
fi
Blood
On The Canvas: The Life & Legacy of Boxing Icon, Canto “TNT” Robledo by
Joseph C. Robledo
(Golden Foothills Press) – memoir
Casa
Rodrigo by Johnny Miles– fiction
Catch
and Release by Guillermo Vida (Quintin Bauer Press) -- memoir
Cemetery
Candles by Estela Vazquez Perez (Outskirts Press) – fiction, sci fi
Chainsaw
Honeymoon by Steven Ramirez (Glass Highway) – fiction, mystery, comedy
Citizen
Illegal by Jose Olivarez (Haymarket Books) – poetry
Collected
Novellas by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Harper Perennial Modern Classics) –
fiction, magical realism
Corazon
by Yesika Salgado – fiction
Coyote
Songs by Gabino Iglesias (Broken River Books) – fiction, paranormal
Creatus
Eidolon by Carmen DeSousa – fiction, sci fi
Dactyl
Hill Squad by Daniel Jose Older (Scholastic) – kidslit, sci fi
Dance
All Night by Alexis Daria (Swerve) – romance
Death
Comes In Through the Kitchen by Teresa Dovalpage (Soho Press) – fiction,
mystery
Del
Corazon by Frank Brewster III (Guacamaya Enterprises) – poetry, songs
Delicious
Satisfaction by Sabrina Sol (Brazen)—romance
Dreamers
by Yuyi Morales (Neal Porter Books) – kidslit, children’s lit
Drift
by Chris Campanioni – fiction, futuristic
Fruit
of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras (Doubleday Books)
– fiction, available in English & Spanish
– fiction, available in English & Spanish
I
Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sanchez
(Knopf Books for Young Readers) – fiction
(Knopf Books for Young Readers) – fiction
Kingdom
of Women by Rosalie Morales Kearns (Jaded ibis Press) – fiction
Last
Exit to Montauk by Phillip Vega (The Word Verve) – fiction
Lex
Files by Celeste Castro (Bella Books) – fiction, mystery, sci fi
Love
War Stories by Ivelisse Rodriguez (Feminist Press) – essays
Lucky
Luna by Diana Lopez (Scholastic) – kidslit, middle grade
Manteca:
An Anthology of Afro-Latin@ Poets edited by Melissa Castillo-Garsow (Arte
Publico Press) – poetry
Merci
Suarez Changes Gears by Meg Medina (Candlewick Press) – kidslit, young readers
Mimi’s
Parranda/ La Parranda de Mimi by Lydia M. Gil (Piῆata Books) – kidslit,
bilingual
Mind
Frame by Evelyn Ortiz (Dog Ear Publishing) – fiction, thriller
Night-Blooming
Jasmin(n)e: Personal Essays and Poetry by Jasminne Mendez (Arte Publico Press) –
poetry
Path to the Stars by Sylvia Acevedo (Clarion Books) -- memoir, young readers
Pretending He’s Mine by Mia Sosa (Avon Impulse) – romance
Pretending He’s Mine by Mia Sosa (Avon Impulse) – romance
Prime
Meridian by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Inns Mouth Press) – fiction, sci fi
Reading
Tea Leaves After Trump by Thelma T. Reyna (Golden Foothills Press) -- Poetry
Steel
by J.L. Lora – fiction, urban fiction
Stella
Diaz Has Something To Say by Angela Dominguez (Roaring Brook Press) – kidslit,
children
Stripped
by Zoey Castile (Kensington Books) – romance
The
Closest I’ve Come by Fred Aceves (Harper Teen) – young adult
The
Cost of Our Lives by Linda Gonzalez (WiDo Publishing) – fiction, young adult,
teen
The
Disturbed Girl’s Dictionary by NoNieqa Ramos (Carolrhoda Lab) – fiction, young
adult
The
Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo Cartaya (Puffin Books) – kidslit, young
readers
The
First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Perez (Puffin books) – kidslit, middle readers
The
Flying Girl by Margarita Engle (Simon & Schuster) – kidslit, young readers
The
House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea (Little, Brown) – fiction
The
Infamous Miss Rodriguez by Lydia San Andres – romance
The
King of Lighting fixtures by Daniel A. Olivas (University of Arizona Press) --
fiction
The
Perfect Affair by Priscilla Oliveras (Zebra Books) – romance
The
Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo (Harper Teen) – fiction, young adult, poetry
The
Resolutions by Mia Garcia (Katherine Tegen Books) – young adult
The
Wind Called My Name by Mary Louise Sanchez (Lee & Low) – kidslit, young
adult
They
Called Me Gűero by David Bowles (Cinco Punto Books) – kidslit, poetry
Tight
by Torrey Maldonado (Nancy Paulsen Books) – kidslit, middle readers
To
Love a Scandalous Duke by Liana De La Rosa (Entangled) – historical romance
Today’s
Inspired Latina; Life Stories of Success in the Face of Adversity edited by
Jackie Camacho-Ruiz
(The Fig Factor) – essays, Self-help
Trapped
by Maria Hernandez (MCT Publications) – fiction, mystery
Wedding
Tango by Mariposa Cruz -- romance
What
Happens in Summer by Caridad Pineiro (Sourcebooks Casablanca) – romance
What
If It’s Us by Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera (Harper Teen) – young adult,
LGBT
When
We Love Someone We Sing To Them/ Cuando Amamos Cantamos by Ernesto Javier
Martinez
(Reflection Press) – kidslit, bilingual
White
Mexican by Linda Chavez Doyle (BookBaby) – fiction, young adult
Happy New Year
Happy Reading
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