9 Books to Read for Hispanic Heritage Month

by Donna Huber

September is Hispanic Heritage Month. If you are looking for some books to read, here are our recommendations. We include a little horror, a little romance, and a little historical fiction - so whatever genre you prefer, you should find an interesting book to read.

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Oye by Melissa Mogollon ~ a Review

by MK French

As the youngest in a large Colombian American family, Luciana is rarely the one taking charge of anything. But with her older sister Mari away at college, it's now up to her to help evacuate when a hurricane is heading toward her South Florida home. In the middle of this storm, Luciana and her mother try to evacuate, but it becomes a journey and a chance to learn about family stories.

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10 Books to Read for Hispanic Heritage Month

by Donna Huber

Hispanic Heritage Month began September 15 and runs through October 15. This is a great time to add diversity to your reading and explore different cultures. If you aren't sure what to pick up, here are some of our recommendations.

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Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine ~ a Review

by MK French

Luz Lopez is left to fend for herself in 1930s Denver after a white mob runs her brother out of town. She begins to have visions of her Indigenous ancestors’ origins, how her family flourished, and how they were threatened in nearby Lost Territory. It is now up to Luz to save her family's stories.

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The Road to Delano by John DeSimone ~ a Review

by Susan Roberts

"There is nothing we can do about the violence of the growers and their thugs.  The courts and the police are in cahoots with them, so that is how they operate.  But the reaction of the poor workers is to strike back.   That is what I must stop. They want to hurt the growers the way they have been injured. If they do, we will lose everything.  So that is why i am fasting.  To quell the anger in their hearts."  (Ceser Chavez p 245-6)

American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins ~ a Review

by Susan Roberts 

"One of the very first bullets comes in through the open window above the toilet where Luca is standing.  He doesn't immediately understand that it's a bullet at all, and its only luck that it doesn't strike him between the eyes.  Luca hardly registers the mild noise it makes as it flies past and lodges into the tiled wall behind him.  But the wash of bullets that follows is loud, booming, and thudding, clack-clacking with helicopter speed  There is a raft of screams, too, but that noise is short lived, soon exterminated by the gunfire.  Before Luca can zip his pants, lower the lid climb up and look out, before he has time to verify the source of the terrible clamor, the bathroom door swings open and Mami is there." (p 1)

5 Books with Strong Female Characters

by Susan Roberts

I enjoy reading books with strong women characters who are able to overcome adversity.  Today I have five recent books with strong women characters.

The Exile by Gregory Erich Phillips ~ a Review

by MK French

Leila was working in Phoenix, Arizona in one of the top mortgage brokers. Her life was going great until the 2008 mortgage meltdown. On top of that, her secret romance with her racist boss' son was discovered, leading her to have authorities deport her to Colombia.