Latinx representation is starting to trend in YA literature! Hispanic/Latinx writers gaining more opportunities to write using flavors of their culture and life expereinces. Here are 12 YA titles that center around a Hispanic/Latinx main character. These books range from inspirational, to fantasy and romance. These authors mix in the richness of Hispanic/Latinx culture. into…
This blog highlights Hispanic/Latinx writers. What is the difference between ‘Hispanic’ and ‘Latinx” anyway? It can be confusing! Latinx is a term that describes someone who comes from or whose family comes from Central American or South America. Not all countries in Central and South America speak Spanish – some speak French, Portuguese – even…
September 15th marks the first day of National Hispanic Heritage Month! Check out some of our titles written by Latinx authors to celebrate the wide array of cultures that make up the Hispanic and Latinx identity. Classics by Latinx Authors Ficciones “The seventeen pieces in Ficciones demonstrate the whirlwind of Borges’s genius and mirror the precision and…
September 15-October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month, and these are books that we enjoy all year long here in the Homewood Public Library Children’s Department. These books also go along with our Read Woke challenge at homewood.beanstack.org for the Hispanic American/LatinX Voices reading badge. Opuestos : Mexican folk art opposites in English and Spanish /…
