THE LATINA BOOK CLUB

As we count down to Halloween and Day of the Dead this week,   The Latina Book Club   will bring you some “dark and intriguing” books to stay up late with.    Happy Reading.  And always, Read Latino!    Scholastic A Puerto Rican heroine, living in Brooklyn, with magical powers and zombies on her tail.  I am hooked!  SHADOWSHAPER is a thrilling and magical YA debut by writer, editor, composer Daniel José Older. The war between good and evil has never been this creepy or terrifying. I hope this is the first of many books in a Shadowshaping series. Book Summary:   Sierra Santiago planned to have an easy summer of making art and hanging out with her friends. But then a corpse crashes the first party of the season. Her stroke-ridden grandfather starts apologizing over and over. And when the murals in her neighborhood begin to weep real tears... Well, something more sinister than the usual Brooklyn ruckus is g...

    The Latina Book Club is proud to release its 3 rd Annual Books of the Year list. All the books are written by Latino authors or about Latino characters.  The List contains something for everyone – fiction,  non-fiction, poetry, short stories, young adult, memoirs, mysteries, thrillers, children’s books, etc. We encourage all our readers to Help Support An Author by buying their books and telling all your friends.  We also wish everyone  H appy Reading and Happy Holidays. --Maria Ferrer 2015 BOOKS OF THE YEAR A Estudiar, Carajo by Ana María González (Amazon Digital - Spanish) A Falling Star by Chantel Acevedo (Carolina Wren Press) A Miracle from God in the Hands of a Mother by Catalina Prieto (CBH Books) Adultery by Paulo Coelho (Vintage) Alburquerque by Rudolfo Anaya (Open Road Media) As My Mother Would Say/ Como Decia Mi Mama by Judith Valles (iUniverse) Barrio Imbroglio: An Abraxas He...

  [I need to] "go, go, go as far away as I can from this place where nothing changes."  - --Sonia Manzano, Emmy award winning actress and Pura Belpre Award winning author      Scholastic BECOMING MARIA: A MEMOIR Love and Chaos in the South Bronx Passionate and Personal.  This is a story about the courage and strength to dream big, and making those dreams come true from a woman who continues to inspire.  Bravo, Sonia! Sonia Manzano is best known as “Maria” from the eternally popular “Sesame Street” TV show.  BECOMING MARIA is her passionate and personal memoir.  Although, the book briefly touches on her iconic role, this memoir is more about her troubled childhood; the family’s struggle with poverty in the south Bronx during the 1950s and 60s; her father’s drunken abusive rages; her long suffering mother; and the despair of thinking she would be stuck in that life forever.  Television is her solace, h...

http://www.latinbabybookclub.com It’s a blog for parents who are raising bilingual children. According to their welcome letter: “Our goal is to help our children develop pride for their Latin culture through education and literature. We also strive to support Hispanic authors through interviews and our reviews of bilingual young adult and children's books. Each month we will feature one book and author that we feel is exceptional. So read to your children and help spread Bookjoy!” Their book of the month this November is: GRACIAS EL PAVO DE THANKSGIVING By Joy Cowley Mariposa, Scholastic en Espanol