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September 15–October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month!!

Started in 1998, President Bill Clinton proclaimed September 15–October 15 National Hispanic Heritage Month. To honor this increasingly significant part of our country he said, "Hispanic Americans are a thriving force in our society and a vital part of our economy." Clinton urged all Americans to participate through appropriate ceremonies and activities. Reading, as always, is the ideal tool for educators and children to explore and better understand this rich and interesting culture.

Grades K-3

UNA BIBLIOTECA PARA JUANA: EL MUNDO DE SOR JUANA INÉS [A LIBRARY FOR JUANA] by Pat Mora; illustrated by Beatriz Vidal
BORREGUITA AND THE COYOTE: A TALE FROM AYUTLA, MEXICO by Verna Aardema; illustrated by Petra Mathers
DIEGO by Jeanette Winter
ENGLISH AND SPANISH by Alma Flor Ada; illustrated by Felipe Daval

FEDERICO AND THE MAGI'S GIFT: A LATIN AMERICAN CHRISTMAS STORY by Beatriz Vidal

GAUCHADA by C. Drew Lamm; illustrated by Fabian Negrin
HAIRS/PELITOS by Sandra Cisneros; illustrated by Terry Ybanez; translated by Liliana Valenzuela

LAS HUELLAS SECRETAS [SECRET FOOTPRINTS] by Julia Alvarez

A LIBRARY FOR JUANA: THE WORLD OF SOR JUANA INÉS by Pat Mora; illustrated by Beatriz Vidal
THE LIZARD AND THE SUN by Alma Flor Ada

MUD SOUP by Judith Head; illustrated by Susan Guevara

PEPE AND PAPA by Linda Hayward; illustrated by Laura Huliska-Beith

THE SECRET FOOTPRINTS by Julia Alvarez; illustrated by Fabian Negrin
SOCCER SAM by Jean Marzollo; illustrated by Blanche Sims
TOMAS AND THE LIBRARY LADY by Pat Mora; illustrated by Raul Colon


Grades 4-5

AMONG THE VOLCANOES by Omar S. Castaneda

ANTES DE SER LIBRES [BEFORE WE WERE FREE] by Julia Alvarez

BEFORE WE WERE FREE by Julia Alvarez

CUANDO TIA LOLA VINO (DE VISITA) A QUEDARSE [HOW TIA LOLA CAME TO (VISIT) STAY] by Julia Alvarez

SARAH AND THE NAKED TRUTH by Elisa Carbone

THE SKIRT by Gary Soto
HOW TIA LOLA CAME TO (VISIT) STAY by Julia Alvarez

TIGERS FALL by Molly Bang

Grades 6-8

THE CROSSING by Gary Paulsen

CUBA 15 by Nancy Osa

FINDING MIRCALES by Julia Alvarez

FINDING OUR WAY by René Saldana, Jr

JOIN IN: MULTIETHNIC SHORT STORIES by Donald R. Gallo

THE LAST SNAKE RUNNER by Kimberely Griffiths Little

LIVING UP THE STREET by Gary Soto
PARTY GIRL BY Lynne Ewing

RED PALMS by Cara Haycak

A SUMMER LIFE by Gary Soto
THE JUMPING TREE: A NOVEL by Rene Saldana, Jr.
IN THE SHADE OF THE NISPERO TREE by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand

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