Comments on: 40 Middle Grade Books with Latinx Characters

By: Melissa Taylor

Melissa Taylor — Sun, 08 Sep 2024 15:50:17 +0000

In reply to Sara Hudson. Thanks, Sara!

By: Sara Hudson

Sara Hudson — Sat, 07 Sep 2024 18:37:54 +0000

I just participated in an educator event for Hispanic Heritage Month with two renowned authors. Here are some additional middle grade recommendations from that event:
the Merci Suárez trilogy by Meg Medina (available in Spanish)
the Stella Díaz series by Angela Dominguez
The Last Beekeeper by Pablo Cartaya
Shine On, Luz Véliz by Rebecca Balcarcel
Salsa Magic by Letisha Marrero
The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez by Adrianna Cuevas (available in Spanish)
Hands by Torrey Maldonado (available in Spanish)
Aniana del Mar Jumps In by Jasminne Mendez (available in Spanish)
Barely Floating by Lilliam Rivera

By: Melissa Taylor

Melissa Taylor — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 15:51:06 +0000

In reply to Angela Alvarez. Thank you for catching that, Angela!

By: Angela Alvarez

Angela Alvarez — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 15:48:45 +0000

Hello! This is an amazing list, and I’m getting a few of these for sure! One small detail: ColUmbia, with a “U”, is a city in South Carolina; Colombia, the country, is spelled with an “O” 😉

By: Melissa Taylor

Melissa Taylor — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 20:04:48 +0000

In reply to Erin Ball. You're very welcome!

By: Erin Ball

Erin Ball — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 14:59:22 +0000

This is a fantastic list! I won a grant to purchase books with Hispanic representation for our middle school library and this was hugely helpful. Thank you!