In honor of National Hispanic American Month, here is a list of 20 “must-read” books written by or about influential Hispanic Americans.
20 "Must Read" Books
- “Cesar Chavez: Autobiography of La Causa” by Jacques E. Levy
- “My Beloved World” by Sonia Sotomayor
- “The Distance Between Us: A Memoir” by Reyna Grande
- “In the Country We Love: My Family Divided” by Diane Guerrero
- “Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in the South Bronx” by Sonia Manzano
- “Latino Americans: The 500-Year Legacy That Shaped a Nation” by Ray Suarez
- “The House on Mango Street” by Sandra Cisneros
- “Portaits of Hispanic American Heroes” by Juan Felipe Herrera
- “Latino in America” by Soledad O’Brien and Rose Marie Arce
- “Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo” by Hayden Herrera
- “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho
- “The Distance Between Us Young Reader Edition” by Reyna Grande
- “My Name Is Maria Isabel” by Alma Flor Ada
- “The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child” by Francisco Jiménez
- “The Poet X” by Elizabeth Acevedo
- “Celia: My Life” by Celia Cruz
- “Down These Mean Streets” by Piri Thomas
- “Labyrinth of Desire: Women, Passion, and Romantic Obsession” by Rosemary Sullivan
- “Tomas Rivera: The Complete Works” by Tomas Rivera
- “Latina: Women’s Voices from the Borderlands” edited by Lillian Castillo-Speed
Over the next 30 days, we will highlight select works from this list. We invite you to follow along as we celebrate these great stories. Better yet, we invite you pick up a copy from your local Lantix-owned bookstore.
