THE LATINA BOOK CLUB

    Once again the New York Times failed to name any books by Latinos or about Latinos on their annual list.   Hence, we here at The Latina Book Club have created our own list of powerful books we read in 2013.    All the books are about Latinos, but not all books are written by Latinos.   We are open-minded, after all.   Some books are oldies, some are new, some are children’s, some are not.   All are worth reading .   So here for your reading pleasure is The Latina Book Club’s First Annual Books of the Year 2013 .      Happy Reading and Happy Holidays!   PS—Books make great stocking stuffers!   --mcf       BOOKS OF THE YEAR (in alphabetical order by title) 8 WAYS TO SAY I LOVE MY LIFE by various authors   (collection) ALMOST WHITE: FORCED CONFESSIONS OF A LATINO IN HOLLYWOOD by Rick Najera ASK MY MOOD RING HOW I FEEL by Diana Lopez (YA) BIRDS OF PARADISE: HO...

   HOT OFF THE PRESS!  BOOK DEBUTS TODAY! From a Bronx housing project to the Federal bench, Sonia Sotomayor has come a long way.  She is an inspiration to Latina girls of all ages.  Here for the first time, is the story of Sotomayor's rocky childhood, and the long, hard road to becoming the first Hispanic and the third woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court.  It's a personal look at the private woman behind the bench.  Congratulations, Sonia! BOOK SUMMARY:     MY BELOVED WORLD  tells the story of Sotomayor's precarious childhood, with an alcoholic father (who would die when she was nine) and a devoted but overburdened mother, and of the refuge a little girl took from the turmoil at home with her passionately spirited paternal grandmother. But it was when she was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes that the precocious Sonia recognized she must ultimately depend on herself. She would learn to giv...

   The Latina Book Club celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with all things and people Latino, including politicians.  Here are a few of the many who have served and still serve today.  How many do you know? SONIA SOTOMAYOR Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the U.S. First Hispanic Justice and third female confirmed. HERMAN BADILLO  former U.S. Representative (NY-D) former Bronx Borough President former Deputy Mayor of New York City First Puerto Rican to be elected to these posts and be a mayoral candidate in the continental U.S. UNITED STATES SENATE Only seven Senators have been Hispanic to-date, with only two serving currently. SENATOR ROBERT "BOB" MENENDEZ New Jersey SENATOR MARCO RUBIO Florida HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The first Hispanic Representative was ROMUALDO PACHECO from California, 1877-1883. There have been 42 Representatives since 1877; currently, there are 24 Hispanic Representatives serving. HOUSE DELEGATES (Since...