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20 Reads Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

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by DPPL Celebrates
09.13.24

Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15 by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of people whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America.

One of the ways Des Plaines Public Library is celebrating National Hispanic Heritage month is digging into these reading recommendations below.

Want more? Check out past recommendations from 2023 and 2022.

The great divide by Cristina Henriquez

ADULT AND TEEN FICTION

The Great Divide

by Cristina Henriquez

The Cemetery of Untold Stories by Julia Alverez

ADULT AND TEEN FICTION

The Cemetery of Untold Stories

by Julia Alverez

House of rain and bone by Gabino Iglesias

ADULT AND TEEN FICTION

House of Rain and Bone

by Gabino Iglesias

Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass – Graphic Novel

ADULT AND TEEN FICTION

Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass – Graphic Novel

What the river knows by Isabel Ibañez

ADULT AND TEEN FICTION

What the River Knows

by Isabel Ibañez

Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

ADULT AND TEEN FICTION

Clap When You Land

by Elizabeth Acevedo

ADULT AND TEEN NON-FICTION Relentless: my story of the Latino spirit that is transforming America 2024 By Luis A. Miranda

ADULT AND TEEN NON-FICTION

Relentless: My Story of the Latino Spirit That is Transforming America 2024

By Luis A. Miranda

Duty calls: lessons learned from an unexpected life of service 2024 by Antonia C. Novello

ADULT AND TEEN NON-FICTION

Duty Calls: Lessons Learned From an Unexpected Life of Service

by Antonia C. Novello

ADULT AND TEEN NON-FICTION\ The Boy Who Reached For the Stars: A Memoir by Elio Morillo

ADULT AND TEEN NON-FICTION

The Boy Who Reached For the Stars: A Memoir

by Elio Morillo

ADULT AND TEEN NON-FICTION Latinoland: A Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood Minority by Marie Arana

ADULT AND TEEN NON-FICTION

Latinoland: A Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood Minority

by Marie Arana

ADULT AND TEEN NON-FICTION AUDIOBOOK Solito: A Memoir by Javier Zamora

ADULT AND TEEN NON-FICTION AUDIOBOOK

Solito: A Memoir

by Javier Zamora

ADULT AND TEEN Documentary DVD Gods of Mexico

ADULT AND TEEN  Documentary DVD

Gods of Mexico 

Freegal Playlist Música Latina

Freegal Playlist

Música Latina

KIDS FICTION The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera

KID'S FICTION

The Last Cuentista

by Donna Barba Higuera

KID'S FICTION Bright Star Yuyi Morales

KID'S FICTION

Bright Star

Yuyi Morales

KID'S FICTION Wepa J. De la Vega

KID'S FICTION

Wepa

J. De la Vega

KID'S FICTION Merci Suárez Can't Dance by Meg Medina

KID'S FICTION

Merci Suárez Can't Dance

by Meg Medina

KID'S NON-FICTION Loteria: First Words = Primeras Palabras by Patty Rodríguez

KID'S NON-FICTION

Loteria: First Words = Primeras Palabras

by Patty Rodríguez