DEAR PRIMO: A LETTER TO MY COUSIN

Two young cousins correspond comparing

and contrasting their lives in rural Mexico and the urban United States.

Written and Illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh

IN OUR MOTHER’S HOUSE

A diverse, blended family headed by two women

navigates the world around them.

Written and Illustrated by Patricia Polacco

MY BROTHER CHARLIE

A proud big sister shares all the things she loves about her autistic little

brother.

Written by Holly Robinson Peete and Ryan Elizabeth Peete and Illustrated by Shane

W. Evans

LING AND TING: NOT EXACTLY THE SAME

Chinese-American twins explore what is the same

and what is different about themselves.

Written and Illustrated by Grace Lin

CAMO GIRL

Biracial Ella, negotiates friendship and popularity

as the only black girl in her school until another

African-American boy joins the school community.

Written by Kekla Magoon

PLANET MIDDLE SCHOOL

Middle school turns twelve year old Joylin Johnson’s life upside

down with change and growth.

Written by Nikki Grimes

TIA ISA WANTS A CAR

A little girl pitches in to help her tía save up for a big old car - and take the whole family to the beach

- in a story told with warmth and sweetness.

Written by Meg Medina and Illustrated by Claudio Munoz

MY PRINCESS BOY

Dylan loves pink. Sometimes he wears

dresses and sometimes he wears jeans. A heart-

warming book about one family’s unconditional love.

Written by Cheryl Kilodavis and Illustrated by Suzane DeSimone

BAIT

After Diego lands himself on probation for fighting, he doesn’t trust his

probation officer, Mr. Vidas. But as he begins to open up, Diego realizes that he needs Mr. Vidas’s help to get his

anger under control. To do that, Diego will need to face the nightmares from

his past head-on and confront the memories he’s been avoiding.

Written by Alex Sanchez

CORA COOKS PANCIT

Cora loves being in the kitchen, but she always gets stuck doing

the kid jobs like licking the spoon. One day, however, when her older sisters and brother head out, Cora

finally gets the chance to be Mama's assistant chef in

celebrating their Filipino heritage.

Written by Dorina K. Lazlo Gilmore and Illustrated by Kristi Valiant

HE FORGOT TO SAY GOODBYE

Two unlikely protagonists, one Anglo and one Mexican-American, one rich and one poor, share a similarity that

binds them together: fathers who walked out on them.

Written by Benjamin Alire Saenz

WILL GRAYSON, WILL GRAYSON

On a cold night, in a most unlikely corner of Chicago, Will Grayson

crosses paths with. . .Will Grayson. Two teens with the same name, running in two

different circles, suddenly find their lives going in new and

unexpected directions.

Written by John Green and David Levithan

SALTYPIE: A CHOCTAW JOURNEY FROM DARKNESS INTO LIGHT

The old and contemporary are explored through

generations of a Choctaw family who moves from the

Choctaw reservation in Oklahoma to Pasadena, TX.

Written by Tim Tingle and Illustrated by Karen Clarkson

RENE HAS TWO LAST NAMES/RENE TIENE DOS APELLIDOS

Rene sets out to teach his classmates about the Latino

cultural tradition of using both parents’ names rather than just one, in response to his

teacher shortening his name to label his desk.

Written by Rene Colato Lainez and Illustrated by Fabiola Graullera Ramirez

MY ABUELITA

The strong and loving bond between this flamboyant and robust grandmother

and her grandchild is lovingly explored through

their daily routines.

Written by Tony Johnston and Illustrated by Yuyi Morales

MUCHACHO

Eddie Corazon, a New Mexico teen, is labeled a

delinquent but shows incredible insight into his life

and surroundings in this story of a teen’s struggles at home,

in school and with friends.

Written by Louanne Johnson

MARCELO IN THE REAL WORLD

17 year old, Marcelo’s (on the high functioning end of the autism spectrum) summer takes a drastic shift away from his original plans caring for the ponies at his private school for students with disabilities, when his father forces him to take a job in the mailroom of his law

office. His father wants him to be prepared for “the real world.”

Written by Francisco X Stork

CONFETTI GIRL

Sixth grader, Lina Flores, deals with a host of

problems and challenges in this light-hearted gem grounded in traditional

Mexican-American culture.

Written by Diana Lopez

BRAIDS/TRENCITAS

Isabela’s abuelita weaves colorful stories as she weaves

her hair, encouraging her to write stories of her own. Using the

traditional Mexican bingo game la loteria, she teachs her beloved

illiterate grandmother to read.

Written by Kathleen Contreras and Illustrated by Margaret Lindmark

RETURN TO SENDER

The relationship between two friends: one, a VT farm kid and another, a

young Mexican girl, transforms both of their

lives.

Written by Julia Alvarez

GRINGOLANDIA

The young protagonist’s family flees Chile for

Wisconsin in 1980, leaving their father behind. Through a girlfriend, Daniel begins to

learn about Chile and his father’s past

Written by Lyn Miller-Lachmann

STARS IN THE FOREST

Zitally, meaning star in the Nahuatl language,

deals with the deportation of her father back to

Mexico by nursing a dog back to health.

Written by Laura Resau

HOW TIA LOLA LEARNED TO TEACH

The second in a wonderful series, Dominican Tia Lola becomes an integral part of a school’s community as a temporary Spanish

teacher

Written by Julia Alvarez

GRANDMA’S GIFT

Based on the artist/author’s life, a young boy and his grandmother share the

paintings of Juan de Pareja in the Metropolitan Museum

of Art.

Written and Illustrated by Eric Velasquez

FROM NORTH TO SOUTH/DEL NORTE AL SUR

A young boy travels with his father from San Diego

to Tijuana to visit his mother, recently deported

to Mexico.

Written by Rene Colato Lainez and Illustrated by Joe Cepeda

UNDER THE MESQUITE

Growing up in a bicultural community in Texas, 14-year old Lupita deals with her mother’s terminal illness surrounded by her seven siblings embracing and discarding their Mexican

roots in varying degrees.

Written by Guadalupe Garcia McCall

MAXIMILIAN AND THE MYSTERY OF THE GUARDIAN ANGEL: A BILINGUAL LUCA LIBRE THRILLER

An 11 year old Mexican American boy discovers that

his favorite Luca Libre wrestler is coming to town and might have a strange

connection to his own family.

Written by Xavier Garza

MARISOL MCDONALD DOESN’T MATCH/MARISOL MCDONALD NO COMBINA

Bright and vivacious Marisol, a Peruvian-Scottish-American girl

loves peanut butter and jelly burritos and speaks both English and Spanish. Unfortunately her teacher and classmates don’t

especially appreciate her mashing of cultures

Written by Monica and illustrated by Sara Palacios