The Selection by Kiera Cass
Prince Maxon must choose a wife from 35 candidates. Part feel-good romance and part grim dystopia. First in a series. The latest is The Heir.
Mexican Whiteboy by Matt de la Pena
Baseball. A girlfriend, maybe? Cousins. Friends. Dads. Set in summertime San Diego.
Jumped In by Patrick Flores-Scott
Sam's mother has left him with his grandparents in a small town in Washington. He's perfected the art of being a slacker, but everything changes when he gets involved in a poetry slam.
Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henríquez
Hoping for a better life for their daughter, Arturo and Alma Rivera move the family from Mexico to Delaware after Maribel suffers a traumatic brain injury.
Dark Dude by Oscar Hijuelos
"...let me tell you about how this New York City kid ended up around the corner from where he lived, about a thousand miles away, in Wisconsin." The story of Rico, a light-skinned Cuban American. Hijuelos is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love.
Summer of the Mariposas by Guadalupe Garcia McCall
After discovering a body (!) in their swimming hole, Odilia and her sisters are determined to return the dead man to Mexico. Shades of the Odyssey, featuring La Llorona, a witch, a warlock, and chupacabras.
Gringolandia by Lyn Miller-Latchmann
Daniel's papa, Marcelo, used to play soccer, dance the cueca, and drive his kids to school in a taxi - all while publishing an underground paper that exposed Chile's military regime. After the father's 1980 arrest the family fled to the US. Now Marcelo has joined the family in the north - and they see what 5 years imprisonment and torture have done to their father. Survivng Santiago, a companion book, focusses on the story of Tina, Daniel's sister, as she visits her father, who has returned to Chile and continues to fight for the overthrow of the dictator.
Shadowshaper by Daniel Older
An action-packed urban fantasy featuring spirited murals, vivid graffiti, lively tattoos, terrifying zombie-like creatures come to life, family drama, and smart teenagers who know how to have fun. And, they stand up for each other! Set in a rapidly gentrifying Brooklyn with pricey coffee.
What Can'(t) Wait by Ashley Hope Perez
Marisa's good at math, really good, and she's thinking about going away to college. But her family, especially her mami, has a different idea about what she should do with her life. After all, they count on her for childcare, extra money, and keeping the family together.
Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero
In her diary, Gabi writes about her last year of high school - college applications, her friend's pregnancy, boys, her father's meth habit, food, and poetry.
Last Night I Sang to the Monster by Benjamin Alire Saenz
Zach is an alcoholic. He's in rehab instead of high school. But he's not sure how he got there....
Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork
Marcelo Sandoval wants to stay in his special school for people with disabilites but his dad feels his son needs to get out there in the real world. They make a deal - and Marcelo works the summer in his father's law office. This story features intense discussions of religion and sex.
Marina by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
In this gothic mystery, 15 year-old Oscar suddenly vanishes from his boarding school. No one knows his whereabouts for 7 days and 7 nights. Set in Barcelona, and reported to have achieved cult status.
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