Hispanic

Diversity: Hispanic / Latino
TITLE & AUTHOR	SYNOPSIS
Aguero Sisters GARCIA, C	Two sisters reunite after a thirty-year estrangement. Lyrical story of family secrets and cultural boundaries.
Alburquerque ANAYA, R	Abran Gonzalez is a homeboy from the barrio, a young boxer whose world is shattered forever the night he is summoned to his mother's deathbed. He learns he is the son of an unknown Mexican man - a man he is desperately compelled to find.
Almost A Woman SANTIAGO, E	In her new memoir, the author of When I was Puerto Rican continues the chronicle of her emergence from the barrios of Brooklyn to the theaters of Manhattan.
Bodega Dreams QUINONEZ, E	Powerful, darkly funny, novel that brilliantly evokes the trials of Chino, a smart, promising young man who finds himself over his head in an urban underworld of switchblades and violence.
Border FITCH, M	When Rosa's papa and sister crossed the border from Mexico to America, a guardian spirit named Luz took care of Rosa. Now she must cross the border on her own. And when she is hurt, Luz will cross into Rosa's body, and touch - and change forever - her new family in America.
Buried Onions* SOTO, G	19-year-old Eddie just wants to get by and leave his past behind, but finds himself inexorably drawn back into the violence of Fresno's mean streets.
Crossing PAULSEN, G	Manny Bustos is an orphan scrounging for food and money in the streets of Juarez, Mexico. To escape his impoverished existence - the filth, physical abuse and nagging hunger - Manny dreams of one day crossing the American border to make his fortune.
Days Of Obligation: An Argument With My Mexican Father RODRIGUEZ, R	Essays written by the author of Hunger of Memory explore such subjects as the conquest of Mexico and the state of AIDS-ravaged San Francisco, and gauge the spiritual and moral landscapes of the United States and Mexico.
Effects Of Knut Hansun On A Fresno Boy SOTO, G	Forty-eight narrative memoirs that move from childhood memories, to reflections on poverty, to the joys and heartbreaks of love.
Esperanza's Box Of Saints Escadon, M	Searching for her missing child, Esperanza embarks on a journey that tests her faith, teaches her the ways of the world, and transforms her from a fervently religious innocent to an independent, sexual, and passionately devout woman.
Gathering Of Flowers: Stories About Being Young In America* THOMAS, J (ed.)	Collection of short stories celebrating the diversity of races and cultures in America.
Growing Up Chicano LOPEZ, T (ed.)	Hispanic writers present a selection of stories and essays on their cultural heritage and lifestyle.
House Of The Spirits ALLENDE, I	The story of the Trueba family, with its deep loves and hates, following them from the turn of the century to the violent days of the overthrow of the Salvador Allende government in 1973.
House On Mango Street CISNEROS, S	Esperanza Cordero, a young girl growing up in the Latino section of Chicago, captures her thoughts and emotions in poems and stories in order to rise above hopelessness and create a space for herself.
How The Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents ALVAREZ, J	Fifteen interconnected stories portray the immigrant experience with humor and insight when the four Garcia girls come to America from the Dominican Republic in 1960.
In The Time Of Butterflies ALVAREZ, J	An eloquent account of the human cost of political oppression, this novel tells the story of life in the Dominican Republic during the Trujillo dictatorship through the eyes of the Mirabal sisters.
Join In: Multi-Ethnic Stories By Outstanding Writers For Young Adults GALLO, D (ed.)	Collection of short stories representing a wide variety of ethnic cultures, including African American, Asian, Hispanic and Native American.
Joyride OLSON, G	A wild joyride through an Oregon bean farm forces Jeff McKenzie onto the fields, where he must labor to pay for damages. Amid Mexican migrant workers, who offer their guidance and eventual friendship, Jeff begins to challenge the prejudices so prevalent among his family and peers.
Juanita Fights The School Board VELASQUEZ, G	Johnny, the eldest daughter of Mexican farm workers, is expelled from high school, but with the help of a Latina psychologist and a civil rights attorney, she fights the discriminatory treatment and returns determined to finish school.
Jumping Off To Freedom BERNARDO, A	Courage and desperation lead 15-year-old David and his father to flee Cuba's repressive regime and seek freedom by taking to the sea on a raft headed for Miami.
Like Water For Chocolate ESQUIVAL, L	Tita, the youngest of three daughters, is expected to spend her life waiting on Mama Elena and never to marry. When her beloved Pedro becomes engaged to one of her sisters, Tita and he are thrown into tantalizing proximity and manage to communicate their affection through the dishes she prepares for him and his rapturous appreciation.
Living Up The Street SOTO, G	The author describes with warmth and wry reality his experiences growing up as a Mexican American in Fresno, California, during the late 1950's and early 1960's.
Love Me, Love Me Not BERNARDO, A	Maggie, a Cuban American, learns painful lessons about romantic young love when she tries to win the attention of high school basketball player, Zach, who already has a girlfriend.
Lupita Manana* BEATTY, P	Lupita and her brother Salvador cross the border to California as illegal immigrants and begin working to support their poverty-stricken family back in Mexico.
Of Love And Shadows ALLENDE, I	Set in a Latin American country in the grip of a military dictatorship, this tells the story of a woman journalist and a male photographer who discover a hideous crime.
One Hundred Years Of Solitude MARQUEZ, G	The everyday and the miraculous blend in this sweeping chronicle of the rise and fall of the mythical town of Macondo, as seen through the eyes of the Buendia family.
Parrot In The Oven, Mi Vida* MARTINEZ, V	Presenting a vivid portrait of a Mexican-American boy's life - his test of courage, his initiation into a gang, a time full of pain and awkwardness, and the excitement of growing up in a crazy world.
Pocho VILLARREAL, J	Richard, whose parents came to the United States from Mexico, experiences the intense conflict between loyalty to the traditions of his family's past and attraction to new ideas.
Secret Of Two Brothers* HERNANDEZ, I	Beaver has just returned to his West Dallas barrio after serving time in prison for a crime he did not commit. During Beaver's absence, his younger brother, Cande, abused by his father, had to fend for himself. The two brothers are successful in avoiding their father and in becoming a family again. However, when Cande is involved in a car accident, the abuse and the brothers' living situation, is discovered.
Shark Beneath The Reef GEORGE, J	TomasTorres, who comes from a family of shark fishers, is torn between attending high school and a future of line fishing for sharks. However, all fish are being sharply depleted by foreign fishing fleets, and when the Mexican government finally bans these fleets from the Sea of Cortez, they also take steps to remove local fishermen.
Streets Of Laredo MCMURTRY, L	In this sequel to Lonesome Dove, Gus McCrae's partner Call is a bounty hunter hired to track down and kill the brilliant, elusive young Mexican bandit Joey Garza. In the ensuing chase, an old man's skills are matched against a young man's daring.
Taking Sides* SOTO, G	Lincoln Mendoza, an aspiring basketball player, must come to terms with divided loyalties when he moves from the Hispanic inner city to a white, suburban neighborhood.
When I Was Puerto Rican SANTIAGO, E	Esmeralda Santiago's coming-of-age memoir begins in small rural Puerto Rico and follows her to New York, where the rules and language are bewilderingly different.
Woman Hollering Creek And Other Stories CISNEROS, S	Stories that depict the variety of life on the Mexico-US border as portrayed through the wisdom and vibrant dreams of an exceptional woman.

Diversity: Hispanic / Latino