Mexican/Mexican American
!Essie! ?Otra Vez?
Age 3 or older
Themes: Family Relationship: Siblings, Generation: 2nd, Multilingual Character, Non-English Book: Spanish, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Recommended: Las Musas, STEM
¡Andale, Prieta!: A Love Letter to My Family
Age 12 or older
Themes: Family Relationship: Grandparents, Generation: 2nd, Genre: Poetry, Mental Health, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Sports, Trauma & Healing, Trauma & Healing: Death of Family or Friend, Trauma & Healing: Physical Assault, Trauma & Healing: Sexual Assault
¡Ay, Mija!: My Bilingual Summer in Mexico
Age 12 or older
Themes: Body Image, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Family Relationship: Extended, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Generational Differences, Graphic Novel, LGBTQIA+, Multilingual Character, Multiracial Identity, Own Voices/Lived Experience, The Arts, Visiting Home Country, Welcoming by Individual
A Crown for Corina
Age 04 or older
Themes: Celebrations, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Own Voices/Lived Experience
A Peculiar Kind of Immigrant’s Son
Age 16 or older
Themes: Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Multilingual Character, Multiracial Identity
A Sky Without Lines
Age 03 or older
Themes: Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Family Separation: Different Immigration Status
Again, Essie?
Age 3 or older
Themes: Family Relationship: Siblings, Generation: 2nd, Multilingual Character, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Recommended: Las Musas, STEM
Algo Le Paso a Mi Papa: Una Historia Sobre Inmigracion y la Separacion Familiar
Age 04 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Detention, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Separation: By Detention, Family Separation: Different Immigration Status, Generation: 1st, Multilingual Character, Non-English Book: Spanish
All the Stars Denied
Age 12 or older
Themes: Citizenship, Discrimination: Immigration Status, Discrimination: Racial, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Separation: Different Immigration Status, Generation: 1st, Genre: Historical, Immigrant: Economic, Migrant/Seasonal Worker
An Appetite for Miracles
Age 14 or older
Themes: Audiobook, Body Image, Coming of Age, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Separation: By Detention, Genre: Romance, Own Voices/Lived Experience, The Arts, Trauma & Healing
Ander & Santi Were Here
Age 14 or older
Themes: Audiobook, Citizenship, Coming of Age, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Deportation, Detention, Family Relationship: Parents, Generational Differences: Dating, Generational Differences: Gender Roles, Genre: Romance, Immigrant: Undocumented, LGBTQIA+, Own Voices/Lived Experience, The Arts
Areli Es Una Dreamer
Age 04 or older
Themes: Celebrations, Citizenship, Discrimination: Immigration Status, Family Relationship: Parents, Immigrant: Undocumented, Non-English Book: Spanish, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Areli Is a Dreamer
Age 04 or older
Themes: Celebrations, Citizenship, Discrimination: Immigration Status, Family Relationship: Parents, Immigrant: Undocumented, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Barely Missing Everything
Age 14 or older
Themes: Family Relationship: Parents, Loss of Childhood, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Trauma & Healing: Death of Family or Friend
Belonging in America and Mexico
Age 08 or older
Themes: Bilingual Book: Spanish/English, Discrimination: Racial, Graphic Novel, Multilingual Character, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Breathe and Count Back from Ten
Age 13 or older
Themes: Award Winner: Youth Media Awards 2023, Body Image, Coming of Age, Cross-Group Dating, Diverse Abilities: Physical, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Generational Differences, Immigrant: Economic, Mental Health, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Trauma & Healing
Bright Star
Age 04 or older
Themes: Allegory, Award Winner, Award Winner: Youth Media Awards 2022, Bilingual Book: Spanish/English, Engagement Tool: Video, Family Separation: On Journey, Immigrant: Undocumented, Migrant Smuggling, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Unaccompanied Minors, US/Mexican Border Crossing
Calling the Moon: 16 Period Stories from BIPOC Authors
Age 10 or older
Themes: Anthology, Body Image, Celebrations, Coming of Age, Family Relationship: Parents, LGBTQIA+, Multiracial Identity, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Trauma & Healing
Camila the Star (Series)
Age 05 or older
Themes: Celebrations, Cross-Group Friendship, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Sports, STEM, The Arts
Carmela Full of Wishes
Age 05 or older
Themes: Audiobook, Family Relationship: Siblings, Family Separation: Different Immigration Status, Immigrant: Economic, Migrant/Seasonal Worker, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Carmela Full of Wishes (Wonderbook Edition)
Age 05 or older
Themes: Audiobook, Family Relationship: Siblings, Family Separation: Different Immigration Status, Immigrant: Economic, Migrant/Seasonal Worker, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Wonderbook
Carmen Learns English
Age 06 or older
Themes: Discrimination: Language Ability, Family Relationship: Siblings, Multilingual Character
Casi alcanzar todo (Barely Missing Everything)
Age 14 or older
Themes: Family Relationship: Parents, Loss of Childhood, Non-English Book: Spanish, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Trauma & Healing: Death of Family or Friend
Catalina Incognito (Catalina Incognito #1)
Age 06 or older
Themes: Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Genre: Action Adventure, Genre: Fantasy & Folklore, Multilingual Character, Own Voices/Lived Experience, The Arts
Come on In
Age 12 or older
Themes: Anthology, Discrimination: Racial, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Generational Differences: Language, Immigrant: Economic, Multiracial Identity, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim, Visiting Home Country
Cultivando a un artista: La historia de un jardinero paisajista y su hijo
Age 04 or older
Themes: Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 2nd, Migrant/Seasonal Worker, Multilingual Character, Non-English Book: Spanish, Own Voices/Lived Experience, The Arts
Dancing Home
Age 08 or older
Themes: Family Separation: Living with Other Family or Friends, Generation: 1st, Immigrant: Education, Immigrant: Reunion of Family, Multiracial Identity, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Days of the Dead
Age 08 or older
Themes: Celebrations, Detention, Discrimination: Immigration Status, Educator Resource, Engagement Tool: Discussion, Engagement Tool: I'm Your Neighbor Books Created, Multilingual Character, Trauma & Healing: Death of Family or Friend
Disappeared
Age 12 or older
Themes: Audiobook, Family Relationship: Siblings, Immigrant: Undocumented, US/Mexican Border Crossing