9 New Books For Teens To Celebrate Hispanic Heritage MonthLike this list

9 items

• Hearts of Fire and Snow

  Bowles, David (David O.),

  Add Hearts of Fire and Snow to your for later shelf

  Based on the Aztec legend of volcanos Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl, Greg and Blanca find that they are the modern incarnations of these star-crossed lovers. This is a romantic fantasy that finds two teens finding their roots.

• Hurdles in the Dark

  My Story of Survival, Resilience, and Triumph

  Gonzalez, Elvira K.,

  Add Hurdles in the Dark to your for later shelf

  Gonzalez had to go through a lot to be the first in her family to go to college. This emotionally intense memoir finds her overcoming her mother being kidnapped and an abuser to become a top ranked hurdler.

• Call Me Iggy

  Aguirre, Jorge Augusto,

  Add Call Me Iggy to your for later shelf

  Who wants their grandfather involved in their love life? What if it was your grandfather's ghost? This thoughtful graphic novel presents just that dilemma to Colombian American Iggy! Definitely check out if you love complex and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hot Boy Summer

  Jiménez, Joe,

  Add Hot Boy Summer to your for later shelf

  Fans of "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" wil #vibe with this dialect-filled romance. Flor and Mikey find a chosen family in Mac and Cammy. The four friends decide to turn the summer into a celebration of their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Wild Dreamers

  Engle, Margarita

  Add Wild Dreamers to your for later shelf

  Two teens develop a romance due to their shared concern for local wildlife. Engle's novel in verse features relatable characters, including Leandro, who suffers from panic attacks.

• Flawless Girls

  McLemore, Anna-Marie

  Add Flawless Girls to your for later shelf

  Excellent world-building propels this creepy tale of well-trained ladies. But as they say, "well behaved women rarely make history." And Isla must infiltrate a mysterious finishing school to save her sister.

• Queerceañera

  Crespo, Alex,

  Add Queerceañera to your for later shelf

  An absolutely sweet romance of two likeable teens, Felix and Joaquin, who fake a relationship to get J's family off his back. Fans of this trope know what's coming and the relationship between the two is realistic and charming.

• Just Another Story

  a Graphic Migration Account

  Saade, Ernesto,

  Add Just Another Story to your for later shelf

  Carlos, Saade's cousin, joined his mother on a treacherous trip from El Salvador to the US at 19 years old. The journey is told in vivid colors with lyrical and moving text.

• Canto Contigo

  Garza Villa, Jonny,

  Add Canto Contigo to your for later shelf

  Love a book that leaves you with a playlist of new favorite tunes? Check out this musically-charged romance about rivals, Rafie and Rey, battling for mariachi supremacy.