I write
to find out what I’m thinking.
I write
to find out who I am.
I write
to understand things.
---Julia Alvarez
We read
to understand things as well. Every
month, The Latina Book Club will do a Books Roundup to highlight books by
Latino Authors or books with Latino themes.
We will include as many books and genres as we can. We invite all readers to check out the books
listed below, and share them with other readers.
This month,
we recognize and congratulate Debut Authors Aida Salazar and Thelor Kay Mejia
on their new releases. We look forward
to reading more from them.
If we
have missed books, we apologize. We
would be happy to expand the list; just send us your book release information. Email us at latinabookclub@aol.com.
Happy
Reading! And as always, #ReadLatinoLit !
FEBRUARY
RELEASES
DEBUT AUTHOR
THE
MOON WITHIN
By Aida
Salazar
Arthur A.
Levine Books
Children’s
Books
**A
lovely coming-of-age story told in poems about a young girl who’s experiencing
lots of firsts.
DEBUT AUTHOR
WE
SET THE DARK ON FIRE
By Tehlor
Kay Mejia
Katherine
Tegen Books
Science
Fiction & Fantasy, Young Adults, LGBT
**A
daring fantasy about a society wife-in-training who is recruited by rebel spies
and falls hard for her biggest rival.
CRASHING
INTO HER: LOVE ON CUE
Mia Sosa
Avon
Impulse
Romance
**Set in
L.A. Perpetual bachelor meets firecracker of a woman who rocks his world.
LETY OUT
LOUD
By Angela
Cervantes
Scholastic
Press
Children’s
Books
Spanish
edition – LETY ALZA SU VOZ – releases in June 2019!
**A sweet
middle grade tale of two kids learning the value of teamwork.
LOVE
SUGAR MAGIC: A SPRINKLE OF SPIRITS
By Anna Meriano
Walden
Pond Press
Children’s
Books
**Young Leonora
torn between being a good bruja or a good friend.
SOARING
EARTH
By Margarita
Engle
Atheneum
Books for Young Readers
Children’s
Books – Teens
**A
touching memoir of a young Margarita Engle straddling two worlds -- Cuba and
Los Angeles.
#READLATINOLIT
Attention
Authors!
Email The Latina Book Club your
book release information to be added to the
monthly Books RoundUp. Email us at latinabookclub@aol.com.