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People & Places United States Hispanic & Latino Books

Books selected for readers looking for people & places united states hispanic & latino books.

34 booksApril 2, 2026

Part of 470+ tracked lists

1. Indivisible
Daniel Aleman
Fits this list for its focus on states and united.
Shelf signal: Immigration for Teens
2. The Poet X
Elizabeth Acevedo
Included for strong contemporary alignment with this people & places united states hispanic & latino list.
Shelf signal: Hispanic & Latino YA
3. Shut Up, This Is Serious
Carolina Ixta
Included for strong civil rights alignment with this people & places united states hispanic & latino list.
Shelf signal: Hispanic & Latino YA
4. Living Beyond Borders
Margarita Longoria, Francisco X. Stork
Included for strong short story alignment with this people & places united states hispanic & latino list.
Shelf signal: Hispanic & Latino YA
5. Brownstone
Samuel Teer, Mar Julia
Included for strong civil rights alignment with this people & places united states hispanic & latino list.
Shelf signal: Hispanic & Latino YA
6. Don't Ask Me Where I'm From
Jennifer De Leon, Elena Garnu
Included for strong school alignment with this people & places united states hispanic & latino list.
Shelf signal: Hispanic & Latino YA
7. Fat Chance, Charlie Vega
Crystal Maldonado
Included for strong teen alignment with this people & places united states hispanic & latino list.
Shelf signal: Hispanic & Latino YA
8. The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School
Sonora Reyes
Included for strong school alignment with this people & places united states hispanic & latino list.
Shelf signal: YA Romance - LGBTQ+
9. Tumble
Celia C. Pérez, Victoria Villarreal
Included for strong award alignment with this people & places united states hispanic & latino list.
Shelf signal: Wrestling Stories
10. Cemetery Boys
Aiden Thomas, Avi Roque
Included for strong queer alignment with this people & places united states hispanic & latino list.
Shelf signal: Hispanic & Latino YA
11. Frontera
Julio Anta, Jacoby Salcedo
Fits this list for its focus on states and united.
Shelf signal: Hispanic & Latino YA
12. The Story of My Anger
Jasminne Mendez
Included for strong award alignment with this people & places united states hispanic & latino list.
Shelf signal: Hispanic & Latino YA
13. Illegal
Bettina Restrepo
Included for strong civil rights alignment with this people & places united states hispanic & latino list.
Shelf signal: Immigration for Teens
14. Efrén Divided
Ernesto Cisneros
Included for strong book club alignment with this people & places united states hispanic & latino list.
Shelf signal: Hispanic & Latino YA
15. Borderless
Jennifer De Leon
Included for strong romance alignment with this people & places united states hispanic & latino list.
Shelf signal: Immigration for Teens
16. Furia
Yamile Saied Méndez
Included for strong club alignment with this people & places united states hispanic & latino list.
Shelf signal: Caribbean & Latin America for Teens
17. Saints of the Household
Ari Tison
Included for strong novel alignment with this people & places united states hispanic & latino list.
Shelf signal: Hispanic & Latino YA
18. Libertad
Bessie Flores Zaldívar, Bessie Flores Zaldivar
Included for strong award alignment with this people & places united states hispanic & latino list.
Shelf signal: Caribbean & Latin America for Teens
19. Solito: a Read With Jenna Pick
Javier Zamora
Fits this list for its focus on states and united.
Shelf signal: Hispanic & Latino Biography
20. The Distance Between US
Reyna Grande, Sandra Cisneros
Fits this list for its focus on states and united.
Shelf signal: Hispanic & Latino Biography
21. Illegal: a Disappeared Novel
Francisco X. Stork
Fits this list for its focus on states and united.
Shelf signal: Immigration for Teens
22. Lupita Manana
Patricia Beatty
Fits this list for its focus on states and united.
Shelf signal: Hispanic & Latino YA
23. ¡ay, Mija! (a Graphic Novel)
Christine Suggs
Included for strong teen alignment with this people & places united states hispanic & latino list.
Shelf signal: Hispanic & Latino YA
24. Petty Crimes
Gary Soto
Fits this list for its focus on hispanic and latino.
Shelf signal: Hispanic & Latino YA