Books for Latinx and Hispanic Heritage Month
By Coll Rowe | August 3 2023 | Latinx and Hispanic
A Memoir
9780593498088
A young poet tells the inspiring story of his migration from El Salvador to the United States at the age of nine in this “gripping memoir” (NPR) of bravery, hope, and finding family.
$19.00 US
Jun 06, 2023
Paperback
416 Pages
Hogarth
- English > Comparative Literature > Immigrant and Refugee Literature
- English > Comparative Literature > Memoir
- English > Comparative Literature: American > Latino/a and Chicano/a Memoir
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Latin American Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Social Science > Migration Studies
- Sociology > Social Institutions > Sociology of Migration
- Student Success and Career Development > Student Success > First-Year Experience
- Geography > Human Geography
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A History of Latinos in America: Second Revised and Updated Edition
9780143137436
A sweeping history of the Latinx experience in the United States
$22.00 US
Jun 14, 2022
Paperback
560 Pages
Penguin Books
- English > Comparative Literature: American > Latino/a and Chicano/a Non-Fiction
- History > Race and Gender Studies > History of Ethnic Americans
- History > Race and Gender Studies > History of Mexican Americans
- History > U.S. History > Latino/a American
- History > U.S. History > U.S. Immigration History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Latin American History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Latin American Studies
- Political Science > Comparative Politics > Latin American Politics
- Political Science > Introduction to Political Science > Political Sociology
- Sociology > Race / Class / Gender > Race Relations
- Legal and Paralegal Studies > Legal Studies > Immigration Law
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9780807005934
An intersectional history of the shared struggle for African American and Latinx civil rights
$17.00 US
Dec 11, 2018
Paperback
296 Pages
Beacon Press
- English > Literature > American Literature – Latino American
- History > Period History: Latin America and Caribbean > 1825 through Present
- History > Race and Gender Studies > History of African-Americans
- History > Race and Gender Studies > History of Ethnic Americans
- History > Race and Gender Studies > History of Mexican Americans
- History > Survey Courses > U.S. History Survey – 1865 to Present
- History > Survey Courses > U.S. History Survey – Colonial to 1865
- History > Survey Courses > U.S. History Survey – Colonial to Present
- History > U.S. History > African American
- History > U.S. History > Latino/a American
- History > U.S. History > U.S. Labor History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > African American History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > African American Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Latin American History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Latin American Studies
- Political Science > Comparative Politics > Latin American Politics
- Sociology > Race / Class / Gender > Race Relations
- Sociology > Race / Class / Gender > Social Stratification
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A Memoir
9780593466513
In this unflinching and inspiring memoir, Jesse Leon tells an extraordinary story of resilience and survival, shining a light on a childhood spent devastated by sex trafficking, street life, and substance abuse.
$19.00 US
Aug 23, 2022
Paperback
336 Pages
Vintage
- English > Comparative Literature > LGBTQIA+ Literature
- English > Comparative Literature: American > Latino/a and Chicano/a Memoir
- History > Topical History > History of LGBTQIA+
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Family Studies and Human Development > Specialized Courses
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Gender and Violence
- Psychology > Abnormal and Clinical Psychology > Violence / Abuse
- Sociology > Social Problems > Violence and Abuse
- Student Success and Career Development > Student Success > First-Year Experience
- Healthcare Professions > Diseases / Disorders > Drug Use and Abuse
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The New Force in American Politics and Culture
9781784783228
How Latinos are changing US culture, society, and politics
$19.95 US
Oct 29, 2019
Paperback
368 Pages
Verso
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Latin American History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Latin American Studies
- Political Science > Comparative Politics > Latin American Politics
- Political Science > Introduction to Political Science > Political Sociology
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A Memoir
9780593296950
From the New York Times bestselling author of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, an utterly original memoir-in-essays that is as deeply moving as it is hilarious
$18.00 US
Jul 11, 2023
Paperback
256 Pages
Penguin Books
- English > Comparative Literature > Literature by Women
- English > Comparative Literature: American > Latino/a and Chicano/a Non-Fiction
- History > Race and Gender Studies > History of Mexican Americans
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Latin American History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Latin American Literature and Drama
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Latin American Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Social Science > American Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Introduction to Women's Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Women and Literature
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9780399592706
One of the first undocumented immigrants to graduate from Harvard reveals the hidden lives of her fellow undocumented Americans in this deeply personal and groundbreaking portrait of a nation.
$20.00 US
Apr 06, 2021
Paperback
208 Pages
One World
- English > Comparative Literature: American > Latino/a and Chicano/a Memoir
- English > Comparative Literature: American > Latino/a and Chicano/a Non-Fiction
- History > U.S. History > U.S. Immigration History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Latin American Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Social Science > American Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Social Science > Migration Studies
- Sociology > Race / Class / Gender > Specialized Courses
- Sociology > Social Institutions > Sociology of Migration
- Student Success and Career Development > Student Success > First-Year Experience
- Geography > Human Geography
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Four Weeks Down the Magdalena
9781646220458
An exhilarating travelogue for a new generation about a journey along Colombia’s Magdalena River, exploring life by the banks of a majestic river now at risk, and how a country recovers from conflict.
Nov 16, 2021
Ebook
224 Pages
Catapult
- Anthropology > Peoples and Cultures > Peoples and Cultures of South America
- English > Comparative Literature: American > Latino/a and Chicano/a Memoir
- English > Comparative Literature: American > Latino/a and Chicano/a Non-Fiction
- History > Regional History: Latin America and Caribbean > Central America
- History > Topical History > History of Environmentalism
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Latin American Studies
- Student Success and Career Development > Student Success > First-Year Experience
- Culinary, Hospitality, Travel, and Tourism > Travel and Tourism > Introduction to Travel and Tourism
- Environmental Science > Introduction to Environmental Science
- Geography > Human Geography
- Geography > World Regional Geography
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The 500-Year Legacy That Shaped a Nation
9780451238146
Chronicling the rich and varied history of Latinos in the United States, this companion to the PBS documentary miniseries vividly and candidly tells how the story of Latino Americans is the story of our country.
$24.00 US
Sep 03, 2013
Paperback
272 Pages
Celebra
- English > Comparative Literature: American > Latino/a and Chicano/a Non-Fiction
- History > U.S. History > Latino/a American
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Latin American History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Latin American Studies
- Political Science > Comparative Politics > Latin American Politics
- Sociology > Race / Class / Gender > Specialized Courses
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A Memoir
9780593311165
Pulitzer Prize Finalist
The Man Who Could Move Clouds is Ingrid Rojas Contreras’s kaleidoscopic memoir reclaiming her family’s otherworldly legacy.
$17.00 US
Jul 11, 2023
Paperback
320 Pages
Vintage
A 6,000-Mile Marathon Through North America's Stolen Land
9781646220533
In this New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice, the son of working-class Mexican immigrants flees a life of labor in fruit-packing plants to run in a Native American marathon from Canada to Guatemala in this “stunning memoir that moves to the rhythm of feet, labor, and the many landscapes of the Americas” (Catriona Menzies-Pike, author of The Long Run).
$16.95 US
Mar 02, 2021
Paperback
240 Pages
Catapult
- English > Comparative Literature: American > Latino/a and Chicano/a Memoir
- English > Comparative Literature: American > Latino/a and Chicano/a Non-Fiction
- English > Comparative Literature: American > Native American Non-Fiction
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Native American and Indigenous Studies
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A Memoir
9780399590061
The Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright and co-writer of In the Heights tells her lyrical story of coming of age against the backdrop of an ailing Philadelphia barrio, with her sprawling Puerto Rican family as a collective muse.
$20.00 US
Jan 11, 2022
Paperback
336 Pages
One World
- English > Comparative Literature: American > Latino/a and Chicano/a Memoir
- English > Comparative Literature: American > Latino/a and Chicano/a Non-Fiction
- English > Comparative Literature: American > Puerto Rican Memoir
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Latin American Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Women and Art
- Student Success and Career Development > Student Success > First-Year Experience
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The Rise and Fall of an American Myth
9781984880116
Three noted Texan writers combine forces to tell the real story of the Alamo, dispelling the myths, exploring why they had their day for so long, and explaining why the ugly fight about its meaning is now coming to a head.
$20.00 US
Jun 07, 2022
Paperback
416 Pages
Penguin Books
- History > Period History: U.S. > America in the 19th Century
- History > Regional History: Latin America and Caribbean > Mexico
- History > Topical History > History of Slavery
- History > U.S. History > History of the South
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Latin American History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Latin American Studies
- Political Science > American Government and Politics > Texas Politics
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A novel
9780593312100
An incandescent novel—political, mystical, timely, and heartening—about the power of memory, and the pursuit of justice.
$21.00 US
Oct 18, 2022
Paperback
224 Pages
Vintage
A Memoir
9780807062920
A coming-of-age memoir by a Colombian-Cuban woman about the lessons she learns--and rebels against--about being poor, queer and Latina from the women in her family.
$18.00 US
Sep 08, 2015
Paperback
200 Pages
Beacon Press
- English > Comparative Literature > LGBTQIA+ Literature
- English > Comparative Literature: American > Latino/a and Chicano/a Memoir
- English > Comparative Literature: American > Latino/a and Chicano/a Non-Fiction
- English > Literature > American Literature – Latino American
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Latin American Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Social Science > LGBTQIA+ Studies
- Student Success and Career Development > Student Success > First-Year Experience
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A Novel
9780593358504
An exhilarating debut novel following members of a Dominican family in New York City who take radically different paths when faced with encroaching gentrification
$18.00 US
May 02, 2023
Paperback
352 Pages
Ballantine Books
- English > Comparative Literature: American > Latino/a and Chicano/a Fiction
- English > Literature > American Literature – 21st Century
- English > Literature > American Literature – Latino American
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Latin American Literature and Drama
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Latin American Studies
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How a Child of Immigrants Grabbed a Piece of the American Dream
9780525566236
App Kid is an inspiring and deeply personal coming of age memoir from one of Silicon Valley’s youngest entrepreneurs—a second-generation Latino immigrant who taught himself how to code as a thirteen-year-old and went on to claim his share of the American dream.
$17.00 US
Aug 30, 2022
Paperback
304 Pages
Vintage
- Management > Small Business and Entrepreneurship > Entrepreneurship
- Management > Special Topics > Innovation
- English > Comparative Literature > LGBTQIA+ Literature
- English > Comparative Literature: American > Latino/a and Chicano/a Memoir
- History > Topical History > History of Computers and Internet
- History > U.S. History > U.S. Immigration History
- Student Success and Career Development > Student Success > First-Year Experience
- Computer Science > Introduction to Computer Science > History of Computer Science
- Computer Science > Web Programming and Development > Specialized Courses
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A Novel
9781948226882
A fableistic, “beautifully crafted, poetic” debut novel of enormous power and grace about a sister trying to hold back her brother from the edge of the abyss for readers of Jesmyn Ward and Tommy Orange (The New York Times Book Review).
$25.00 US
Mar 02, 2021
Hardcover
240 Pages
Catapult
The Story of a Boy's Dangerous Odyssey to Reunite with His Mother
9780812971781
In this astonishing true story, award-winning journalist Sonia Nazario recounts the unforgettable odyssey of a Honduran boy who braves unimaginable hardship and peril to reach his mother in the United States.
$20.00 US
Jan 02, 2007
Paperback
400 Pages
Random House Trade Paperbacks
- Communication > Journalism > News Writing and Reporting
- English > Comparative Literature: American > Latino/a and Chicano/a Non-Fiction
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Latin American Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Social Science > American Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Social Science > Introduction to Social Science
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Social Science > Migration Studies
- Sociology > Family > Sociology of Family
- Sociology > Social Institutions > Sociology of Migration
- Student Success and Career Development > Student Success > First-Year Experience
- Legal and Paralegal Studies > Legal Studies > Civil Rights
- Geography > Human Geography
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