RECOMMENDED READINGS

Ada, Alma Flor. Under the Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba. New York: Atheneum Books, 1998.

Alarcón, Francisco X., and Maya Christina Gomez. From the Bellybutton of the Moon: And Other Summer Poems / Del Ombligo de la Luna: Y Otros Poemas del Verano . New York: Lee and Low Books, 2005.

Argueta, Jorge, and Elizabeth Gomez. A Movie in My Pillow / Una Película en mi Amohada. New York: Children’s Book Press, 2001.

Belpré, Pura. The Stories I Read to the Children: The Life and Writing of Pura Belpré, the Legendary Storyteller, Children’s Author and NY Public Librarian. New York: Centro Press, 2013.

Burgos, Julia de. Song of the Simple Truth: The Complete Poems of Julia de Burgos. translated by Jack Agüeros. Willimantic, CT: Curbstone Press, 1996.

Cruz, Celia, and Ana Cristina Reymundo. Celia: My Life. New York: Rayo, 2005.

Cumpian, Carlos, and Richard Leonard. Poems About Latino Americans (Many Voices, One Song). New York: Children’s Press, 1995.

Day, Frances Ann.  Latina and Latino Voices in Literature for Children and Teenagers. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1997. 

Engle, Margarita. The Lightning Dreamer: Cuba’s Greatest Abolitionist. New York: HMH Books for Young Readers, 2013.

Engle, Margarita. Silver People: Voices from the Panama Canal. New York: HMH Books for Young Readers, 2014.

Flores-Galbis, Enrique. 90 Miles to Havana. New York: Square Fish, 2012.

Garza, Hedda. Latinas: Hispanic Women in the United States. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2001.

Jiménez, Francisco. Reaching Out. New York: HMH Books for Young Readers, 2009.

Krull, Katherine, and Yuyi Morales. Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez. New York: HMH Books for Young Readers, 2003.

Manzano, Sonia. The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano. New York: Scholastic Press, 2012.

Martínez, Rúben. Crossing Over: A Mexican Family on the Migrant Trail. New York: Picador, 2002.

Martinez, Victor. Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida. New York: Rayo, 2004.

Matthews, Jay. Escalante: The Best Teacher in America. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1988.

Miller, Debra A. Dolores Huerta, Labor Leader. Farmington Hills, MI: Lucent Books, 2006.

Mora, Pat, and Raúl Colón. Tomás and the Library Lady. New York: Dragonfly Books, 2000.

Otero-Warren, Adelina. Old Spain in Our Southwest. Santa Fe: Sunstone Press, 2007. (Originally published in 1936).

Rivera, Tomás, and Julián Olivares, ed. Tomás Rivera: The Complete Works. Houston: Arte Publico Press, 1998. 

Stavans, Ilan, and Lalo Alcaraz, Illustrator. Latino USA: A Cartoon History (Revised Edition). New York: Basic Books, 2012.

Tafolla, Carmen. What Can You Do With a Rebozo? New York: Tricycle Press, 2008.

Vega, Marta Moreno. When the Spirits Dance Mambo: Growing up Nuyorican in El Barrio. New York: Three Rivers Press, 2004. 

Winter, Jeanette. Biblioburro: A true story from Colombia. New York: Beach Lane Books, 2010