September 15 to October 15 is National Hispanic American Heritage Month
Join Peoria Public Library in paying tribute to the generations of Hispanic Americans who have positively influenced and enriched our nation and society.
In addition to themed programs, we offer up this list of books in our collection to explore:
Title for adults:
Nonfiction:
This Bridge Called My Back by Cherríe Moraga and Gloria Anzaldúa
Open Veins of Latin America by Eduardo Galeano
Solitoby Javier Zamora
¡Hola Papi! by John Paul Brammer
El Paso by Jazmine Ulloa
Fiction:
The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas
The Broposal by Sonora Reyes
You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria
The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova
Titles for young readers:
YA:
Santi and Ander Were Here by Jonny Garza Villa
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
Estela, Undrowning by René Peña-Govea
If We Were a Movie by Zakiya Jamal
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez
Middle Grade:
The Insiders by Mark Oshiro
Witchlings by Claribel A. Ortega
Chloe Vega and the Agents of Magic by Leslie Adame
Cruzita and the Mariacheros by Ashley Jean Granillo
The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Pérez
Picture Books:
Barrio Rising by María Dolores Águila
My Abuela is a Bruja by Mayra Cuevas
Adela’s Mariachi Band by Denise Vega
My Two Border Towns by David Bowles
