This document is a select bibliography of over 80 books by and for Hispanic, Latina, and Chicano teens that celebrate Latino literature and culture. The bibliography includes novels, short stories, poems, and plays published between 1994 and 2011 written by authors such as Julia Alvarez, Rudolfo Anaya, Matt de la Pena, Margarita Engle, Francisco Jimenez, Gary Soto, and Rita Williams-Garcia. The selected works cover a wide range of genres and topics related to the Latino experience in the United States.

1. Celebrating Literature by and for Hispanic, Latina, Chicano Teens
A Select Bibliography
Alvarez, Julia. 2002. Before We Were Free. Laurel-Leaf.
Alvarez, Julia. 2009. Return to Sender. Knopf.
Anaya, Rudolfo. 1994. Bless Me, Ultima. Grand Central.
Bertrand, Diane Gonzalez. 2010. The F Factor. Pinata Books.
Bertrand, Diane Gonzalez. 2002. Close to the Heart. Pinata Books.
Bertrand, Diane Gonzalez. 2001. Trino’s Time. Pinata Books.
Bertrand, Diane Gonzalez. 1999. Trino’s Choice. Pinata Books.
Bertrand, Diane Gonzalez. 1998. Lessons of the Game. Pinata Books.
Canales, Viola. 2005. The Tequila Worm. Wendy Lamb Books.
Carlson, Lori M., ed. 1994. Cool Salsa: Bilingual Poemson Growing Up Latino in
the United States. Henry Holt.
Carlson, Lori M. 2008. Voicesin First Person: Reflectionson Latino Identity.
Atheneum.
Carlson, Lori M. 2005. Red Hot Salsa: Bilingual Poemson Being Young and
Latino in the United States. Holt.
Chambers, Veronica. 2010. Amigas: Lights, Camera, Quince! Hyperion.
Chambers, Veronica. 2010. Amigas: Fifteen Candles. Hyperion.
De la Pena, Matt. 2008. Mexican WhiteBoy. Delacorte.
De la Pena, Matt. 2008. We Were Here. Delacorte.
De la Pena. 2005. Ball Don’t Lie. Delacorte Press.
De la Pena, Matt. 2010. I Will Save You. Delacorte Press.
Engle, Margarita. 2010. The Firefly Letters. Henry Holt.

2. Engle, Margarita. 2006. The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco
Manzano. Henry Holt.
Engle, Margarita. 2008. The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba’s Struggle for
Freedom. Holt.
Engle, Margarita. 2009. Tropical Secrets: Holocaust Refugeesin Cuba. Holt.
Herrera, Juan Felipe. 2005. Downtown Boy. Scholastic.
Herrera, Juan Felipe. 2006. Cinnamon Girl: Letters Found inside a Cereal Box.
Harper.
Herrera, Juan Felipe. 1999. Crash Boom Love: A Novel in Verse. University of
New Mexico Press.
Herrera, Juan Felipe.1998. Laughing Out Loud I Fly: Poems in English and
Spanish. Harper.
Hobbs, Will. 2006. Crossing the Wire. HarperCollins.
Jaramillo, Ann. 2006. La Linea. Roaring Brook.
Jimenez, Francisco. 2002. Breaking Through. Houghton Mifflin.
Jimenez, Francisco. 1997. The Circuit. University of New Mexico.
Jimenez, Francisco. 2008. Reaching Out. Houghton Mifflin.
Johnson, Louanne. 2009. Muchacho. Knopf.
Mora, Pat. 2000. My Own True Name. Pinata.
Mora, Pat. 2010. Dizzy in your Eyes: Poems about Love. Knopf.
Meyer, Carolyn. 1994. Rio Grande Stories. Harcourt Brace.
Miller-Lachtman, Lynne. 2009. Gringolandia. Curbstone Press.
Ortiz-Cofer, Judith.1998. The Year of our Revolution. Pinata Books.
Ortiz-Cofer, Judith. 2006. Call Me Maria. Scholastic.
Ortiz-Cofer, Judith. 2004. The Meaning of Consuela. Beacon.
Ortiz-Cofer, Judith. 2003. Riding Low on the Streets of Gold. Arte Publico.
Ortiz-Cofer, Judith. 2009. An Island Like You. Scholastic.

3. Ortiz-Cofer, Judith. 1991. Silent Dancing. Arte Publico.
Osa, Nancy. 2003. Cuba 15. Delacorte.
Paulsen, Gary. 1993. Hermanas/Sisters. Harcourt.
Rice, David. 2003. Crazy Loco. Speak/Penguin.
Saenz, Benjamin Alire. 2007. He Forgot to Say Goodbye. Simon & Schuster.
Saenz, Benjamin Alire. 2004. Sammy & Juliana in Hollywood. Cinco Puntos.
Saenz, Benjamin Alire. 2009. Last Night I Sang to the Monster. Cinco Puntos.
Saldana, Rene. 2002. The Jumping Tree and other Stories. Dell/Laurel Leaf
Saldana, Rene. 2008. Whole Sky Full of Stars Laurel Leaf.
Saldana, Rene. 2004. Finding our Way. Laurel Leaf
Saldana, Rene.2010. The Good Long Way. Arte Publico.
Sanchez, Alex. 2011. Boyfriendswith Girlfriends. Simon and Schuster.
Sanchez, Alex. 2009. Bait. Simon and Schuster.
Sanchez, Alex. 2007. The God Box. Simon and Schuster.
Sanchez, Alex. 2006. Getting It. Simon and Schuster.
Sanchez, Alex. 2005. Rainbow Road. Simon and Schuster.
Sanchez, Alex. 2003. Rainbow High. Simon and Schuster.
Sanchez, Alex. 2001. Rainbow Boys. Simon and Schuster.
Sitomer, Alan. 2008. The Secret Life of Sonia Rodriguez. Hyperion.
Soto, Gary. 2003. The Afterlife. Harcourt.
Soto, Gary. 2008. Facts of Life: Stories. Harcourt.
Soto, Gary. 2008. Mercy on these Teenage Chimps. Harcourt
Soto, Gary. 2006. Accidental Love. Harcourt.
Soto, Gary. 2006. A Fire in my Hands. Harcourt
Soto, Gary. 2007. Help Wanted: Stories. Harcourt.

4. Soto, Gary. 1999. Nerdlandia: A Play. Penguin.
Soto, Gary. 1996. Jesse. Scholastic.
Soto, Gary. 2005. Neighborhood Odes. Harcourt.
Soto, Gary. 1997. Buried Onions. Harcourt.
Soto, Gary. 1998. Petty Crimes. Harcourt.
Voorhees, Coert. 2009. The Brothers Torres. Disney.
Williams-Garcia, Rita. 2001. Every Time a Rainbow Dies. HarperCollins.
Williams-Garcia, Rita. 2010. Jumped. Amistad.
Williams-Garcia, Rita. 1997. Like Sisters on the Homefront. Puffin.
Williams-Garcia, Rita. 1998. Fast Talk on a Slow Track. Penguin.
Williams-Garcia, Rita. 2010. One Crazy Summer. Amistad.