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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, Youth Services librarians put together this book list to highlight works from Latinx and Hispanic authors and illustratorsThe following books are considered #OwnVoices, a term used to describe books where the author writes from their own experiences and perspectives to create characters that share their marginalized identity. 

Picture Books 

Across the Bay written and illustrated by Carlos Aponte 
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Salsa: un poema para cocinar by Jorge Argueta, illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh 
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Planting Stories: the life of librarian and storyteller Pura Belpré by Anika Aldamuy Denise, illustrated by Paola Escobar
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Gustavo The Shy Ghost written and illustrated by Flavia Z. Drago
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Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln by Margarita Engle, illustrated by Rafael López
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Tia Isa Wants a Car by Meg Medina, illustrated by Claudio Muñoz
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Dreamers written and illustrated by Yuyi Morales
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My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero, illustrated by Zeke Peña
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¡Vamos! Let’s Go to the Market by Raúl the Third
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¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat by Raúl the Third 
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Soldier for Equality: José de la Luz Sáenz and the Great War by Duncan Tonatiuh
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Junior/Middle Grade  

Charlie Hernández and the League of Shadows by Ryan Calejo  

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Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan  

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Ghost Squad by Claribel A. Ortega  

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Juana and Lucas by Juana Medina  

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Marcus Vega Doesn’t Speak Spanish by Pablo Cartaya  

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Sal & Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez 

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The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo Cartaya  

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The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Pérez

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The Only Road by Alexandra Diaz  

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The Other Half of Happy by Rebecca Balcárcel 

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Young Adult 

Don’t Date Rosa Santos by Nina Moreno  

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Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero  

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I am not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez 

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Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera  

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Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova  

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The Closet I’ve Come by Fred Aceves  

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The Education of Margot Sanchez by Lilliam Rivera  

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 The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo 

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They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera 

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We Are Not From Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez 

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We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia  

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