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• Brownstone

  Teer, Samuel,

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  With her white mother headed on a once-in-a-lifetime trip, Almudena is left alone with her Guatemalan father - who she's meeting for the first time - for an entire summer. Xavier seems happy to see her, but he expects her to live in (and help fix…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• ¡Ay, Mija!

  My Bilingual Summer in Mexico

  Suggs, Christine,

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  "In this bilingual graphic novel, Christine Suggs explores a trip they took to Mexico to visit family, embracing and rebelling against their heritage and finding a sense of belonging."

• Living Beyond Borders

  Growing Up Mexican in America

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  "An anthology of short stories, essays, poetry, and comics about the Mexican American experience"

• Reclaim the Stars

  17 Tales Across Realms & Space

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  In this collection of stories, the Latin American diaspora travels to places of fantasy and out into space.

• Don't Ask Me Where I'm From

  De Leon, Jennifer, 1979-

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  "Liliana Cruz does what it takes to fit in at her new nearly all-white school, but when family secrets come out and racism at school gets worse than ever, she must decide what she believes in and take a stand."

• High Spirits

  Short Stories on Dominican Diaspora

  Gomera-Tavarez, Camille,

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  A collection of eleven interconnected short stories centered on one extended family--the Beléns--across multiple generations. It is set in the fictional small town of Hidalpa--and Santo Domingo and Paterson and San Juan and Washington Heights, too.

• Ander & Santi Were Here

  a Novel

  Garza Villa, Jonny,

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  Nonbinary teen Ander is ready to leave their family's taquería and focus on their art, but when Santi, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, begins to work at the restaurant, the two teens spark a romance made complicated by immigration police.

• Shut Up, This Is Serious

  Ixta, Carolina,

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  Two Latina friends growing up in East Oakland discover that the world is brimming with messy complexities,

• The Sunbearer Trials

  Thomas, Aiden,

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  Transgender demigod Teo is unexpectedly selected for the Sunbearer Trials, a fierce competition among demigod heroes where the winner sacrifices the loser to Sol, their blood fueling the Sun Stones that protect Reino del Sol.

• This Land Is Our Land

  a Blue Beetle Story

  Anta, Julio,

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  As high school student Jaime Reyes has begun to realize he and his border community in El Paso, Texas, are being used as pawns in the immigration debate, he finds an odd bug-like artifact and begins feeling different, even having surreal dreams…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Just Another Story

  a Graphic Migration Account

  Saade, Ernesto,

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  "When Carlos was nineteen years old, his mother decided to leave her life in El Salvador for a new start in the United States. Carlos joined her on the journey north. During their trip through Mexico and into the US, they experienced the risks and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Latina Superheroes. Volume 1, Jalisco & Santa

  Phoenix, Kayden,

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  Jalisco is looking for her beloved mother, who disappeared mysteriously. Santa is faced with taking down the corrupt politicians in her hometown.

• Mexikid

  a Graphic Memoir

  Martin, Pedro, 1967-

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  Pedro/Peter Martín is a Mexikid, or a kid born in the U.S. to parents from Mexico, a kid who doesn't quite belong to either place. So he's not sure what to expect when his dad announces that the whole family (all 11 of them!) will be piling into…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed

  15 Voices From the Latinx Diaspora

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  These fifteen original pieces delve into everything from ghost stories and superheroes, to memories in the kitchen and travels around the world, to addiction and grief, to identity and anti-Blackness, to finding love and speaking your truth.

• Through Fences

  Aldama, Frederick Luis, 1969-

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  "Collection of short comics about life near the US-Mexico border. Touches on issues of immigration, detainment, policing, sexuality, racism, and violence."--

• Pork Belly Tacos With a Side of Anxiety

  Castañeda, Yvonne,

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  Yvonne Castañeda shares vibrant stories of her childhood growing up in Miami as the daughter of humble immigrants from Mexico and Cuba...and how she came to develop an unhealthy relationship with food.

• Boys of the Beast

  Zepeda, Monica,

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  "Three teenage boy cousins on a road trip through California and the Southwest come to terms with truths about their families and themselves."

• Call Me Iggy

  Aguirre, Jorge Augusto,

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  "Ignacio "Iggy" Garcia is a Colombian American teen living his best life. After bumping into Marisol at school, Iggy's world is spun around. But Marisol has too much going on to be bothered with the likes of Iggy. As Iggy stresses over how to get…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Saints of the Household

  Tison, Ari,

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  One act of violence shakes Max and Jay's idea of who they thought they were--as brothers, as sons, as men. They will have to reach back to their Bribri (Indigenous Costa Rican) roots to find their way forward--and face the truth of what really…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Rosa by Any Other Name

  Alcaraz, Hailey,

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  In this Romeo and Juliet -inspired retelling set during the civil rights era, a Mexican American girl is driven to join a movement for justice after her white classmate and best friend from the barrio are tragically murdered.