Booklists for Educators

When five overlooked students are forced to complete their school’s community service hours, they meet someone in need but must decide if they are each willing to expose their own secrets to help... or if remaining invisible is the only way to survive mid

Omega Morales must learn to trust herself--and her ancestral powers--when she comes face-to-face with the Mexican legend La Lechuza

Maggie is excited to start 7th grade with her best friends. After school her friends busy with clubs, her mother is in college, and her sister has sports, so she decides that she will join a club too. She realizes that juggling her schedule is exhausting!

An intergenerational story of family ties, cultural pride, and spelling bee victory following a young boy who bonds with his beloved abuela over a love of Spanish.

To escape the noise of her boisterous tías, Martina imagines a peaceful island where she plays quietly with a little mouse, but when she wants to tell of her adventure, she realizes there is no one around--that is until she hears her tías in the next room

Sixth-grader Sicily Jordan learns to use her voice and to find joy in who she is--a Black Panamanian fashionista who rocks her braids with pride--while confronting prejudice both in the classroom and at home.

Sue wants to spend her summer reading and drawing, but her parents have other ideas—a trip to the Honduran countryside, no internet, and a surprise quinceañera. Yuck!

Pedro Martin's grown up in the U.S. hearing stories about his legendary abuelito, but during a family road trip to Mexico, he connects with his grandfather and learns more about his own Mexican identity in this moving and hilarious graphic memoir.

A moving middle-grade mystery about a boy dealing with long-repressed memories of his father as he learns about his Mexican and Haitian heritage while spying on a mysterious stranger during the first weeks of COVID lockdown.

Tired of going to the salon to have her curls straightened every weekend, Marlene slowly learns to embrace her natural curly hair with the help of her best friend and favorite aunt.