Cuban/Cuban American
A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow
Age 12 or older
Themes: Coming of Age, Cross-Group Dating, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Family Separation: Living with Other Family or Friends, Generation: 1st, Genre: Romance, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Trauma & Healing: Death of Family or Friend, Welcoming by Community
A Song of Frutas
Age 04 or older
Themes: Celebrations, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Generation: 2nd, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Abuelita and I Make Flan
Age 5 or older
Themes: Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Recommended: Las Musas
All For One, Definitely Dominguita #3
Age 06 or older
Themes: Celebrations: Quinceañera, Cross-Group Friendship, Engagement Tool: Discussion, Generation: 1st, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Captain Dom’s Treasure, Definitely Dominguita #2
Age 06 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Generation: 2nd, Multilingual Character, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Celia Cruz, Queen of Salsa
Age 06 or older
Themes: Family Relationship: Parents, Genre: Historical, The Arts
Coming Up Cuban: Rising Past Castro’s Shadow
Age 9 or older
Themes: Genre: Historical, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Con Cuba en el bolsillo
Age 8 or older
Themes: Discrimination: Immigration Status, Discrimination: Language Ability, Educator Resource, Engagement Tool: Discussion, Engagement Tool: Video, Family Separation: Different Immigration Status, Multilingual Character, Non-English Book: Spanish, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Refugee: War/Conflict, Unaccompanied Minors
Crecer Siendo Cubano
Age 9 or older
Themes: Genre: Historical, Non-English Book: Spanish, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Cuba in My Pocket
Age 8 or older
Themes: Discrimination: Cultural, Discrimination: Immigration Status, Discrimination: Language Ability, Educator Resource, Engagement Tool: Discussion, Engagement Tool: Video, Family Separation: Different Immigration Status, Multilingual Character, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Refugee: War/Conflict, Unaccompanied Minors
Don’t Date Rosa Santos
Age 14 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Dating, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Own Voices/Lived Experience
El nuevo hogar de Tia Fortuna
Age 04 or older
Themes: Celebrations, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Enchanted Air
Age 12 or older
Themes: Family Relationship: Parents, Genre: Historical, Multiracial Identity
Floating on Mama’s Song / Flotando en la cancion de mama
Age 05 or older
Themes: Bilingual Book: Spanish/English, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, The Arts
Good-bye Havana, Hola New York!
Age 05 or older
Themes: Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Separation: Living with Other Family or Friends, Immigrant: Reunion of Family
Isla to Island
Age 10 or older
Themes: Family Separation: Living with Other Family or Friends, Graphic Novel, Refugee: War/Conflict
Join the Club, Maggie Diaz
Age 08 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Family Relationship: Siblings, Generation: 2nd, Own Voices/Lived Experience, STEM, The Arts, Welcoming by Individual
Knight of the Cape: Definitely Dominguita , #1
Age 06 or older
Themes: Allyship, Community Action, Cross-Group Friendship, Education & Literacy, Educator Resource, Engagement Tool: I'm Your Neighbor Books Created, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Generation: 2nd, Generational Differences: Gender Roles, Multilingual Character, Own Voices/Lived Experience
La casita de esperanza
Age 4 or older
Themes: Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Educator Resource, Engagement Tool: Discussion, Engagement Tool: I'm Your Neighbor Books Created, Engagement Tool: Video, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Separation: By Detention, Multilingual Character, Non-English Book: Spanish, Recommended: Las Musas, Refugee: Persecution, Welcoming by Individual, Welcoming Library Selection
Lucky Broken Girl
Age 09 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Multiracial Identity, Religious Background: Jewish, The Arts
Merci Suarez Can’t Dance
Age 09 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Dating, Cross-Group Friendship, The Arts
Merci Suárez Changes Gears
Age 09 or older
Themes: Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Siblings
Merci Suárez No Sabe Bailar
Age 9 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Generation: 2nd, Non-English Book: Spanish, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Welcoming by School
Merci Suárez Plays It Cool
Age 9 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Generation: 2nd, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Welcoming by School
Merci Suárez se pone las pilas
Age 09 or older
Themes: Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Ophelia After All
Age 14 or older
Themes: Engagement Tool: Video, Generational Differences: Dating, LGBTQIA+, Multilingual Character, Recommended: Las Musas
Refugee
Age 09 or older
Themes: Genre: Historical, Refugee Journey, Refugee: Asylee, Refugee: Persecution, Refugee: War/Conflict, Religious Background: Jewish, Religious Background: Muslim
Running
Age 12 or older
Themes: Family Relationship: Parents, Multilingual Character, Multiracial Identity
Sofia Acosta Makes a Scene
Age 08 or older
Themes: Citizenship, Discrimination: Immigration Status, Generation: 1st, Immigrant: Undocumented, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Strange Birds: A Field Guide to Ruffling Feathers
Age 09 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Multiracial Identity
The Book of Lost Saints
Themes: Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Genre: Historical, Own Voices/Lived Experience
The Dream Weaver
Age 10 or older
Themes: Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Generation: 2nd, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Trauma & Healing: Death of Family or Friend