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,    including this debut novel by Elyse Reyes .    Happy Reading.  And always, Read Latino!   Hey Jude Don’t make it bad Take a sad song and make it better …. And anytime you feel the pain, hey Jude, refrain Don't carry the world upon your shoulders               “Hey Jude” by The Beatles This is an exciting and dramatic debut from new author Elyse Reyes.  Her young adult novel – ORDER OF VESPERS – is a coming of age novel about a teen with extraordinary powers who was unable to save her family from destruction. Now she must learn to harness her powers in order to save her world. Who is Jasper really? What is she? Why is she stuck going in circles in an inferno of her own? And why is the myster...

        The Latina Book Club congratulates Raul Ramos y Sanchez on his new book, THE SKINNY YEARS.  We also thank him for the free e-book with many recipes from the book.  Do let us know your favorite.   In celebration of Raul's new book, we are Celebrating Cuba all week long. Happy Cooking and Happy Reading! Hard times come to everybody, Victor. Life is what you make of it,  not what happens to you…Don’t let the comemierdas change you.  – Abuela Perez     Beck & Branch Publishers Colorful. Emotional. Outstanding. THE SKINNY YEARS can take its place proudly alongside other notable coming-of-age tales like BLESS ME, ULTIMA by Rudolfo Anaya; WHEN I WAS PUERTO RICAN by Esmeralda Santiago; and ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE by Benjamin Alire Sáenz. THE SKINNY YEARS deals with lots of complex issues like identity, loss, belonging and connection. Through our tee...