ESTRELLA'S QUINCEAÑERA
by Malín Alegría
Estrella's mother and aunt are planning a gaudy, traditional quinceañera for her, even though it is the last thing she wants.

BEFORE WE WERE FREE
by Julia Alvarez
Twelve-year-old Anita tries to live a normal life amidst a revolution in her native Dominican Republic in the 1960s.

HOW THE GARCIA GIRLS LOST THEIR ACCENTS
by Julia Alvarez
Four sisters adjust to their Dominican-New York City move over almost 30 years.

FINDING MIRACLES
by Julia Alvarez
Fifteen-year-old Milly Kaufman is an average American teenager until Pablo, a new student at her school, inspires her to search for her birth family in his native country.

CURSE OF THE CHUPACABRA
by Rudolfo A. Anaya
Professor Rosa Medina, a folklorist researching the ChupaCabra, goes to Mexico to track down recent sightings of the creature which kills its victims, particularly goats, by sucking their brains out.

BLESS ME ULTIMA
by Rudolfo A. Anaya
A young Chicano's journeys in rural New Mexico in the 1940's with a curandera who explores good and evil, magic and spirituality.

SWEET FIFTEEN
by Diane Gonzales Bertrand
Stefanie is getting ready to celebrate her Quinceañera just after her father's death, but she is convinced that the celebration is for everyone but her.

THE TEQUILA WORM
by Viola Canales
Sofia grows up in the close-knit community of the barrio in McAllen, Texas, then finds that her experiences as a scholarship student at an Episcopal boarding school in Austin only strengthen her ties to family and her "comadres."

MARISOL AND MAGDALENA: THE SOUND OF OUR SISTERHOOD
by Veronica Chambers
Although she is sad to leave New York, Marisol hopes an extended trip to Panama will allow her to finally meet her father and learn more about her culture.

THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET
by Sandra Cisneros
A Chicago Latino neighborhood comes alive in stories about family and friends.

WOMAN HOLLERING CREEK AND OTHER STORIES
by Sandra Cisneros
Chicanas and Mexicanas tell stories about sadness and disappointment.

PARTY GIRL
by Lynne Ewing
The death of her best friend Ana in a drive-by shooting causes fifteen-year-old Kata to question her position in the Los Angeles gang life.

CINNAMON GIRL: LETTERS FOUND INSIDE A CEREAL BOX
by Juan Felipe Herrera
Yolanda, a Puerto Rican girl, tries to come to terms with her painful past as she waits to see if her uncle recovers from injuries he suffered when the towers collapsed on September 11, 2001.

DOWNTOWN BOY
by Juan Felipe Herrera
From June of 1958 to June of 1959, Juanito tries to stay out of mischief and be good as he, his mother and his father move around the state of California, never quite feeling at home.

ANY SMALL GOODNESS: A NOVEL OF THE BARRIO
by Tony Johnston
Arturo and his family and friends share all kinds of experiences living in the barrio of East Los Angeles–reclaiming their names, playing basketball, championing the school librarian, and even starting their own gang.

THE COLOR OF MY WORDS
by Lynn Joseph
A young woman in the Dominican Republic discovers her passion for writing the daily events of life.

IN THE BREAK: A NOVEL
by Jack López
Surfing is Juan Barrela's life but when his best friend Jamie faces a violent home situation, the tenth-grader steals his mother's car and drives with Jamie's sister Amber to Mexico to help her brother hide until tragedy strikes the trio.

RIDING LOW ON THE STREETS OF GOLD: LATINO LITERATURE FOR YOUNG ADULTS
edited by Judith Ortiz Cofer
A collection of short stories and poetry about Latino youth in realistic situations.

CALL ME MARIA: A NOVEL
by Judith Ortiz Cofer
Fifteen-year-old Maria leaves her mother and their Puerto Rican home to live in the barrio of New York with her father, feeling torn between the two cultures in which she has been raised.

AN ISLAND LIKE YOU: STORIES OF THE BARRIO
by Judith Ortiz Cofer
Twelve stories about young people caught between their Puerto Rican heritage and their American surroundings.

CUBA 15
by Nancy Osa
Violet reluctantly prepares for her upcoming "quince," a Spanish nickname for the celebration of an Hispanic girl's fifteenth birthday.

PARROT IN THE OVEN: MI VIDA
by Victor Martinez
Manny tells the story of his poor Mexican-American family whose alcoholic father only adds to everyone's struggles.

BODEGA DREAMS
by Ernesto Quiñonez
The word is out in Spanish Harlem: Willie Bodega is king. Need college tuition for your daughter? Start-up funds for your fruit stand? Bodega can help. He gives everyone a leg up, in exchange for loyalty.

CRAZY LOCO: STORIES
by David Rice
Some funny and believable stories about Mexican-American youth in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas.

ESPERANZA RISING
by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Esperanza, growing up in 1930s Mexico, loses her life of luxury but discovers her ability to deal with change in a new country.

SAMMY & JULIANA IN HOLLYWOOD
by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
As a Chicano boy living in the unglamorous town of Hollywood, New Mexico, and a member of the graduating class of 1969, Sammy Santos faces the challenges of "gringo" racism, unpopular dress codes, the Vietnam War, barrio violence, and poverty.

THE JUMPING TREE: A NOVEL
by René Saldaña, Jr.
Rey, a Mexican American living with his close-knit family in a Texas town near the Mexican border, describes his transition from boy to young man.

SO HARD TO SAY
by Alex Sanchez
Thirteen-year-old Xio and Frederick quickly become close friends, but when Xio starts thinking of Frederick as her boyfriend, he must confront his feelings of confusion and face the fear that he might be gay.

THE AFTERLIFE
by Gary Soto
A senior at East Fresno High School lives on as a ghost after his brutal murder in the restroom of a club where he had gone to dance.

BURIED ONIONS
by Gary Soto
When nineteen-year-old Eddie drops out of college, he struggles to find a place for himself as a Mexican American living in a violence-infested neighborhood of Fresno, California.

HELP WANTED: STORIES
by Gary Soto
Ten stories portray some of the struggles and hopes of young Mexican Americans.

ACCIDENTAL LOVE
by Gary Soto
After unexpectedly falling in love with a "nerdy" boy, fourteen-year-old Marisa works to change her life by transferring to another school, altering some of her behavior, and losing weight.

BEHIND THE EYES
by Francisco X. Stork
Sixteen-year-old Hector is the hope of his family, but when he seeks revenge after his brother's gang-related death and is sent to a San Antonio reform school, it takes an odd assortment of characters to help him see that hope is still alive.

WÁCHALE!: POETRY AND PROSE ABOUT GROWING UP LATINO IN AMERICA
edited by Ilan Stavans
A bilingual collection of poems, stories, and other writings which celebrates diversity among Latinos.

CUBANITA
by Gaby Triana
Seventeen-year-old Isabel, eager to leave Miami to attend the University of Michigan and escape her overprotective Cuban mother, learns some truths about her family's past and makes important decisions about the type of person she wants to be.

LIKE SISTERS ON THE HOMEFRONT
by Rita Williams-Garcia
14-year-old Gayle is in trouble again. This time mama is determined to change things, sending her to relatives down South to experience a life drastically different from the urban environment she's always known.