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
Drag items up and down to your preferred order then select the "Save Order" button.
Blood and sand
Blasco Ibáñez, Vicente
Paper Book
The life of Lazarillo de Tormes : his fortunes and adversities
Paper Book
Stories from Spain = Historias de España
Barlow, Genevieve
Paper Book
This selection of 16 legends illustrates the diverse history of Spain, for intermediate level learners of Spanish. The stories are presented here with the English translation in parallel'
Stories from Mexico = Historias de México
Barlow, Genevieve
Paper Book
Enjoy tales from Mexico while sharpening your new language skills! Practice and improve your reading skills in your new language while enjoying the support of your native tongue with Stories from Mexico, Third Edition. Both insightful and practical, this book features Spanish and English...
Stories from Mexico = Historias de Me?xico
Barlow, Genevieve
Paper Book
Enjoy tales from Mexico while sharpening your new language skills! Practice and improve your reading skills in your new language while enjoying the support of your native tongue with Stories from Mexico, Third Edition. Both insightful and practical, this book features Spanish and English...
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 Latinoamérica
Barlow, Genevieve.
Paper Book
Enjoy the tales of Latin America--in Spanish and in English! In Stories from Latin America/Historias de Latinoamerica, 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...
Short stories in Spanish : read for pleasure at your level and learn Spanish the fun way!
Richards, Olly
Paper Book
An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners. "I love Olly's work - and you will too!" - Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for Numbers Short Stories in...
Short stories in Spanish. read for pleasure at your level and learn Spanish the fun way!Volume 2
Richards, Olly
Paper Book
Olly's top-notch language-learning insights are right in line with the best of what we know from neuroscience and cognitive psychology about how to learn effectively. I love his work - and you will too! - Barbara Oakley,PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind...
Short stories in Spanish : read for pleasure at your level and learn Spanish the fun way!
Richards, Olly
Paper Book
An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young adult and adult intermediate learners of Spanish. Olly's top-notch language-learning insights are right in line with the best of what we know from neuroscience and cognitive psychology...
Easy Spanish reader a three-part text for beginning students
Tardy, William T. (William Thomas), 1896-
Paper Book
Start Reading in Spanish Immediately and Build Your Language Skills in No Time! Whether you're a brand-new beginner or an advanced-beginning learner, the new editions of these popular titles enable you to dive into the language with engaging readings that progress in difficulty to...
La casa de Bernarda Alba
García Lorca, Federico
Paper Book
The Focus Student Editions are designed for Spanish language courses in literature and culture. Prepared with non-native Spanish speakers in mind, these editions include an introduction (in Spanish), the complete work, and linguistic and cultural notes in Spanish, a current bibliography and...
Pedro Páramo
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...

Library staff! You can create and contribute to lists. Contact your catalog administrator or log in here.