Spanish Books for Beginners

Looking to learn Spanish or get back into it? These adult fiction and nonfiction books from the Libraries in Clackamas County are great for easing in at your own pace.

Updated August 21, 2025
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Don Juan Tenorio
Zorrilla, Jos{233}
Paper Book
Don Juan Tenorio, el drama romantico por excelencia, es una de las pocas obras que han tenido y siguen teniendo una vida autentica mente popular. Dificil seria encontrar un espanol que no sepa recitar de memoria alguno de sus versos. El drama, que repite el viejo tema de Don Juan, ha adquirido una...
La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes y de sus fortunas y adversidades
Sevilla Arroyo, Florencio.
Paper Book
Stories from Spain = Historias de Espa©?a
Barlow, Genevieve.
Paper Book
Enjoy the tales of Spain--in Spanish and in English! In Stories from Spain/Historias de Espana, we've placed the Spanish and English stories side by side--lado a lado--so you can practice and improve your reading skills in your new language while enjoying the support of...
Stories from Mexico = Historias de Mexico
Barlow, Genevieve.
Paper Book
Enjoy the tales of Mexico--in Spanish and in English! In Stories from Mexico/Historias de Mexico, we've placed the Spanish and English stories side by side--lado a lado--so you can practice and improve your reading skills in your new language while enjoying the support of...
Stories from Mexico = Historias de M{233}xico
Barlow, Genevieve.
Paper Book
Drawn from 1500 years of Mexican history, these 16 legends are told in Spanish and English, on facing pages, and with end vocabulary lists in both languages.
Stories from Puerto Rico = Historias de Puerto Rico
Muckley, Robert L.
Paper Book
This selection of 16 legends illustrates the diverse history of Puerto Rico, for intermediate level learners of Spanish. The stories are presented here with the English translation in parallel'
Stories from Latin America = Historias de Latinoamerica
Barlow, Genevieve
Paper Book
Offers insights into the history and culture of Latin American countries. This book features several enduring legends, which for the ease of comprehension, are told in both Spanish and English, on facing pages.
La casa de Bernarda Alba
García Lorca, Federico
Paper Book
Federico Garcia Lorca encontro en el teato un medio privilegiado para la manifestacion de su mundo interior. En La casa de Bernarda Alba se desarrolla el conflicto entre dos fuerzas mayores: el principio de autoridad ciega, con su secuela de orden y poder, y el principio de la libertad instintiva en...
Pedro P{225}ramo
Rulfo, Juan.
Paper Book
A masterpiece of the surreal, this stunning novel from Mexico depicts a man's strange quest for his heritage. Beseeched by his dying mother to locate his father, Pedro Páramo, whom they fled from years ago, Juan Preciado sets out for Comala. Comala is a town alive with whispers and shadows--a...
Spanish stories = Cuentos españoles : stories in the original Spanish with new English translations
Flores, Angel
Paper Book
Designed for the lover of fine literature as well as the intermediate language student, this dual-language book contains 13 great, representative Spanish short stories. Chronologically arranged to illustrate the development of the story form in Spanish, the stories are presented both in Spanish...

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