The Grief Keeper by Alexandra Villasante

A science fiction novel of Marisol who never imaged she would be an undocumented immigrant in the United States after being forced to leave her home country of El Salvador. Marisol becomes a grief keeper which means she takes on the grief of another on her own body in order to save her sister’s life in an experimental study which becomes challenging when she must face her own grief as she falls in love.

 

Cantoras by Carolina De Robertis

A novel of how five cantoras, a slang Spanish term for lesbians, find each other and a secret cape to escape to in order to avoid an abusive military government in Uruguay during the 1970s where being homosexual is unlawful.

 

We Are Not From Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez

A novel where three Guatemalans, Pulga, Chico, and Pequeña, attempt to reach the United States through Mexico on La Bestia, a dangerous train system route to the border, despite all the perils that they face on their journey to reach the promise of a better life.

 

Sylvia & Aki by Winifred Conkling

Based on a true story it follows Sylvia Mendez and Aki Munemitsu whose lives intersect over legal battles and Japanese internment camps.

 

The Red Umbrella by Christina Gonzalez

It is 1961 and Lucía Álvarez is sent to live in the United States by her parents to get her away from the oppression of the communist revolution in Cuba.

 

The Color of My Words by: Lynn Joseph

Follows the story of twelve-year-old Ana Rosa in the Dominican Republic and the way her writing reflects issues in society.

 

Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

About a barrio in New Mexico in 1968 and the struggles of high school students in a racial divide.

 

I Lived on Butterfly Hill by: Marjorie Agosín; Illustrated by: Lee White

Celeste Marconi is sent to live in the United States because of political unrest in her native Chile.

 

Out of Darkness by: Ashley Hope Perez

The real life New London, Texas school explosion in 1937 serves as the context for this story of crossing color lines and fighting segregation.