2023 Books for Kids: Latine & Hispanic Heritage Month

Updated September 7, 2023
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Aniana del Mar jumps in.
Mendez, Jasminne
Pura Belpre Author Honor Award ** Four starred reviews!** A powerful and expertly told novel in verse about a twelve-year-old Dominican American swimmer who is diagnosed with Juvenile Arthritis by an award-winning poet. Aniana del Mar belongs in the water like...
Frizzy. [graphic novel]
Ortega, Claribel A.
Winner of the 2023 Pura Belpré Award for Children's Text Winner of the 2023 Eisner for Best Publication for Kids October 2022 Indie Bestseller New York Times-bestselling author Claribel A. Ortega and star debut artist Rose Bousamra's Frizzy is about...
Barely floating
Rivera, Lilliam.
A dazzling story full of heart about how one twelve-year-old channels her rage into synchronized swimming dreams from The Education of Margot Sanchez author Lilliam Rivera. Natalia De La Cruz Rivera y Santiago, also known as Nat, was swimming neighborhood kids out of their...
A seed in the sun.
Salazar, Aida
**Four starred reviews!** A farm-working girl with big dreams meets activist Dolores Huerta and joins the 1965 protest for workers' rights in this tender-hearted novel in verse, perfect for fans of Rita Williams-Garcia and Pam Muñoz Ryan. Lula Viramontes aches to one...
https://www.scotlib.org/2020/hispanic-heritage-month/

Check out our 2020 list with books featuring Latinx characters!

https://www.scotlib.org/2021/hispanic-latinx-heritage-month/

Books for children in celebration of National Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month.

https://www.scotlib.org/2022/books-for-kids-hispanic-latinx-hispanic-heritage-month/

Books for children in celebration of National Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month.


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