To learn more about our criteria, see: Reviews Rating Descriptions
Note, in the list below:
- 5 stars corresponds to green light, “Recommended”
- 3 stars corresponds to yellow light, “Recommended with caveat”
- 1 star corresponds to red light,”Not recommended”
Central America
- Stef Soto, Taco Queen by Jennifer Torres - ★★★★★
- Photographic by Isabel Quintero - ★★★★★
- My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero - ★★★★★
- Areli Is a Dreamer by Areli Morales - ★★★
- Lucky Broken Girl by Ruth Behar - ★★★★★
- Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat by Javaka Steptoe - ★★★★★
- Call Me Tree by Maya Christina Gonzalez - ★★★★★
- Just a Minute by Yuyi Morales - ★★★★★
- [title] by - ★★★★★
- Side by Side by Marilisa Jiménez García - ★★★★★
- The Coquíes Still Sing by Karina Nicole González - ★★★★★
- Alfredito Flies Home by Jorge Argueta - ★★★★★
- The Woman Who Outshone the Sun by Alejandro Cruz Martinez - ★
- Joelito's Big Decision by Ann Berlak - ★★★★★
- The Radius of Us by Marie Marquardt - ★★★
- Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older - ★★★★★
- Espíritu Del Parque Chicano by Beatrice Zamora - ★★★★★
- Alicia and the Hurricane by Lesléa Newman - ★★★★★
- Separate Is Never Equal by Duncan Tonatiuh - ★★★★★
- Luz Makes a Splash by Claudia Davila - ★★★★★
- The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo - ★★★★★
- Between Us and Abuela by Mitali Perkins - ★★★
- I Am Alfonso Jones by Tony Medina - ★★★★★
- Jazz Owls by Margarita Engle - ★★★★★
- The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo Cartaya - ★★★★★
- Best Mariachi in the World by J. D. Smith - ★
- Mama The Alien/Mama la Extraterrestre by René Colato Laínez - ★★★★★
- Ana María Reyes Does Not Live in a Castle by Hilda Eunice Burgos - ★★★★★
- Pig Park by Claudia Guadalupe Martinez - ★★★★★
- Marti's Song for Freedom by Emma Otheguy - ★★★★★
- Rooster Joe and the Bully / Gallo Joe Y El Abuson by Xavier Garza - ★★★★★
- The Lost Dreamer by Lizz Huerta - ★★★★★
- Our Celebracin!: La Celebracion! by Susan Middleton Elya - ★★★★★
- Marisol McDonald and the Monster by Monica Brown - ★★★★★
- My Year in the Middle by Lila Quintero Weaver - ★★★★★
- Grandma's Gift by Eric Velasquez - ★★★★★
- Julián is a Mermaid by Jessica Love - ★★★
- César by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand - ★★★★★
- The Sky Painter by Margarita Engle - ★★★★★
- Max Loves Muñecas! by Zetta Elliott - ★★★★★
- Somos Como Las Nubes / We Are Like the Clouds by Jorge Argueta - ★★★★★
- Vicki and a Summer of Change! ¡Vicki Y Un Verano de Cambio! by Raquel M. Ortiz, Iris Morales - ★★★★★
- Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina - ★★★★★
- La Frontera / The Border by Deborah Mills, Alfredo Alva - ★★★★★
- Little Skeletons/ Esqueletitos by Susan Jaramillo - ★★★★★
- Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré by Anika Aldamuy Denise - ★★★★★
- From North to South / Del Norte al Sur by Rene Lainez - ★★★★★
- I Lived on Butterfly Hill by Marjorie Agosin - ★★★
- Luis Paints the World by Terry Farish - ★★★
- For All by Alejandra Domenzain - ★★★★★
- Tíos and Primos by Jacqueline Alcántara - ★★★★★
- Gaby, Lost and Found by Angela Cervantes - ★★★★★
- Salsa by Jorge Argueta - ★★★★★
- They Call Me Güero by David Bowles - ★★★★★
- Gabi, fragmentos de una adolescente by Isabel Quintero - ★★★★★
- Pura's Cuentos by Annette Bay Pimentel - ★★★★★
- The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Pérez - ★★★★★
- Dalia's Wondrous Hair (El Cabello Maravilloso de Dalia) [eBook - NC Kids Digital Library] by Laura Lacámara - ★★★★★
- Pockets of Love by Yamile Saied Méndez - ★★★★★
- The Moon Within by Aida Salazar - ★★★★★
- Sylvia and Aki by Winifred Conkling - ★★★★★
- Calling the Doves by Juan Felipe Herrera - ★★★★★