Finding Quality Latinx MG & YA Lit (64 books)

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1	Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1) by Benjamin Alire Sáenz (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 690,111 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 90,550 ratings score: 187, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 86,249 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 145,129 ratings score: 185, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Everything I Have Lost by Sylvia Aguilar-Zéleny (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 361 ratings score: 178, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 12,421 ratings score: 175, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan 4.05 avg rating — 117,554 ratings score: 161, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	My Family Divided: One Girl's Journey of Home, Loss, and Hope by Diane Guerrero 4.11 avg rating — 1,362 ratings score: 159, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	In the Country We Love: My Family Divided by Diane Guerrero 4.17 avg rating — 12,027 ratings score: 157, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Indivisible by Daniel Aleman (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 2,333 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Reclaim the Stars by Zoraida Córdova (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.80 avg rating — 1,462 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Sincerely Sicily by Tamika Burgess (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 286 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Relit: 16 Latinx Remixes of Classic Stories by Sandra Proudman (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.80 avg rating — 319 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World (Aristotle and Dante, #2) by Benjamin Alire Sáenz (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 113,055 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Salvación by Sandra Proudman (Goodreads Author) 3.37 avg rating — 1,001 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Danilo Was Here by Tamika Burgess (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 241 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henríquez (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 46,999 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Murmur of Bees by Sofía Segovia (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 78,004 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 460,331 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	How the García Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 33,614 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya 3.83 avg rating — 38,068 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Pride: A Pride & Prejudice Remix by Ibi Zoboi (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 30,164 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 340,763 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez 4.12 avg rating — 1,138,541 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	We Are Not From Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 8,417 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Running by Natalia Sylvester (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 1,673 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Sanctuary by Paola Mendoza 4.15 avg rating — 4,616 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 15,615 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Lobizona (Wolves of No World, #1) by Romina Garber (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 8,970 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Disappeared (Disappeared, #1) by Francisco X. Stork (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 1,683 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Illegal (Disappeared, #2) by Francisco X. Stork (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 574 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	They Both Die at the End (They Both Die at the End, #1) by Adam Silvera (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 899,804 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 69,190 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros 3.67 avg rating — 247,414 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories by Sandra Cisneros 4.06 avg rating — 11,407 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Wishbone by Anna Garcia Schaper 3.50 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Fat Angie (Fat Angie, #1) by E.E. Charlton-Trujillo (Goodreads Author) 3.59 avg rating — 4,839 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Fat Angie: Rebel Girl Revolution (Fat Angie, #2) by E.E. Charlton-Trujillo (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 324 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Fat Angie: Homecoming (Fat Angie, #3) by E.E. Charlton-Trujillo (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 47 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	American Road Trip by Patrick Flores-Scott (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 1,236 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Under the Mesquite by Guadalupe Garcia McCall (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 3,672 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	All the Stars Denied by Guadalupe Garcia McCall (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 413 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	You Know What I'm Sayin'?: Poetry * Drama by Daniel García Ordaz (Goodreads Author) 4.77 avg rating — 22 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Cenzontle/Mockingbird: Songs of Empowerment by Daniel García Ordaz (Goodreads Author) 4.88 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Cenzontle/Mockingbird (YA Edition): Songs of Empowerment by Daniel García Ordaz (Goodreads Author) 4.59 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid's Poems by David Bowles (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 2,198 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Mexican WhiteBoy by Matt de la Peña (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 5,950 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Crazy Loco by David Rice 4.01 avg rating — 289 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 13,647 ratings score: 59, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez by Adrianna Cuevas (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 2,036 ratings score: 58, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Santiago's Road Home by Alexandra Diaz (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 873 ratings score: 57, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Lucky Broken Girl by Ruth Behar (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 5,163 ratings score: 56, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Letters from Cuba by Ruth Behar (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 1,982 ratings score: 55, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	I Lived on Butterfly Hill by Marjorie Agosín 4.19 avg rating — 2,452 ratings score: 54, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	The Maps of Memory: Return to Butterfly Hill (The Butterfly Hill Series) by Marjorie Agosín 4.13 avg rating — 161 ratings score: 53, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Charlie Hernández and the League of Shadows (Charlie Hernández #1) by Ryan Calejo 3.93 avg rating — 2,273 ratings score: 52, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Charlie Hernández and the Castle of Bones (Charlie Hernández #2) by Ryan Calejo 4.31 avg rating — 438 ratings score: 51, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	The Firefly Letters by Margarita Engle 3.95 avg rating — 1,508 ratings score: 50, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems by Margarita Engle 4.08 avg rating — 739 ratings score: 49, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	With a Star in My Hand: Rubén Darío, Poetry Hero by Margarita Engle 3.74 avg rating — 362 ratings score: 48, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Bravo!: Poems About Amazing Hispanics by Margarita Engle 4.17 avg rating — 668 ratings score: 47, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Each Tiny Spark by Pablo Cartaya (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 967 ratings score: 46, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Merci Suárez Changes Gears (Merci Suárez, #1) by Meg Medina (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 8,647 ratings score: 45, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Sabrina & Corina by Kali Fajardo-Anstine (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 15,447 ratings score: 44, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars