Mexican/Mexican American
La Linea/The Line
Age 12 or older
Themes: Family Relationship: Siblings, Immigrant: Reunion of Family, Immigrant: Undocumented, Migrant Smuggling, Unaccompanied Minors, US/Mexican Border Crossing
La primera regla del punk (The First Rule of Punk)
Age 09 or older
Themes: Family Relationship: Parents, Multiracial Identity, Non-English Book: Spanish
Living Beyond Borders: Growing up Mexican in America
Age 12 or older
Themes: Anthology, Celebration & Commemoration, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Look Both Ways in the Barrio Blanco
Age 09 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Generational Differences: Language, Immigrant: Undocumented, Multiracial Identity
Lucky Broken Girl
Age 09 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Multiracial Identity, Religious Background: Jewish, The Arts
Lupe Wong Won’t Dance
Age 08 or older
Themes: Death of Family or Friend, Discrimination: Racial, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Multiracial Identity, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Mis dos pueblos fronterizos
Age 04 or older
Themes: Celebration & Commemoration, Citizenship, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Refugee: Asylee, US/Mexican Border Crossing
My Colors, My World / Mis colores, mi mundo
Age 05 or older
Themes: Bilingual Book: Spanish/English, Bilingual Character
My Diary from Here to There/Mi Diario De Aqui Hasta Alla
Age 08 or older
Themes: Family Relationship: Parents, Immigrant: Economic, Own Voices/Lived Experience
My Two Border Towns
Age 04 or older
Themes: Celebration & Commemoration, Citizenship, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Refugee: Asylee, US/Mexican Border Crossing
My Very Own Room / Mi propio cuartito
Age 08 or older
Themes: Bilingual Book: Spanish/English, Family Relationship: Siblings, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Olor a perfume de viejita
Age 10 or older
Themes: Death of Family or Friend, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Non-English Book: Spanish
Perfectly Parvin
Age 12 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Dating, Cross-Group Friendship, LGBTQIA+, Multiracial Identity, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Return to Sender
Age 09 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Discrimination: Immigration Status, Immigrant: Undocumented, Multiracial Identity
Santiago’s Road Home
Age 10 or older
Themes: Detention, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Immigrant: Undocumented, US/Mexican Border Crossing
Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything
Age 12 or older
Themes: Deportation, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Separation: Different Immigration Status, Immigrant: Economic, Own Voices/Lived Experience, US/Mexican Border Crossing
Someone Like Me: How One Undocumented Girl Fought for Her American Dream
Age 09 or older
Themes: Bilingual Character, Citizenship, Family Relationship: Parents, Immigrant: Economic, Immigrant: Reunion of Family, Immigrant: Undocumented
Sonadores (Dreamers)
Age 05 or older
Themes: Award Winner, Education & Literacy, Immigrant: Reunion of Family, Non-English Book: Spanish, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Star in the Forest
Age 09 or older
Themes: Deportation, Family Separation: Different Immigration Status, Immigrant: Undocumented, US/Mexican Border Crossing
Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh
Age 09 or older
Themes: Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Generational Differences: Gender Roles, Historical, Multiracial Identity
Tell Me How You Really Feel
Age 13 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Dating, LGBTQIA+, Multiracial Identity, Own Voices/Lived Experience, The Arts
Tell Us We’re Home
Age 12 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Discrimination: Racial, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Multiracial Identity
The Border
Age 15 or older
Themes: Death of Family or Friend, Refugee Journey, Refugee: Gang Violence, Refugee: Undocumented, US/Mexican Border Crossing
The Circuit
Age 09 or older
Themes: Discrimination: Immigration Status, Family Relationship: Parents, Immigrant: Economic, Immigrant: Undocumented, Migrant/Seasonal Worker, Multiracial Identity, US/Mexican Border Crossing
The Distance Between Us: Young Readers Edition
Age 09 or older
Themes: Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Family Separation: Living with Other Family or Friends, Immigrant: Economic, Immigrant: Reunion of Family, Unaccompanied Minors, US/Mexican Border Crossing
The Elephant in the Room
Age 10 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Separation: On Journey, Generation: 2nd, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Refugee: Asylee
The Everything I Have Lost
Age 10 or older
Themes: Bilingual Character, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Separation: Living with Other Family or Friends