Guadalupe Garcia McCall Retells Homer’s ‘The Odyssey’
Book News & Features, Books
Young adult novelist Guadalupe Garcia McCall’s latest book, Summer of the Mariposas (Tu Books), is a retelling of Homer’s The Odyssey with a decidedly Latino twist. We had a chance to chat with McCall, whose debut young adult novel, Under…
5 Winter Books by Latino Authors
Book News & Features, Books
It’s cold outside in most of the country and it’s the perfect time of year to cozy up with a good book. Here are five recent works of fiction by Latin American or Latino authors to keep you company by the fireside.
1. We the Animals…
Welcome to My Neighborhood! A Barrio ABC
Books, Picture Books
Welcome to My Neighborhood! A Barrio ABC
By Quiara Alegría Hudes • Illustrated by Shino Arihara
Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic • 2010 • 32 pages
Hardcover ($16.99)
ISBN: 97805450924245
Ages 4-8
“A is for abuela. And abandoned…
200 Years Later ‘Pride and Prejudice’ Still Resonates
Book News & Features, Books
It’s Happy Birthday to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, a classic novel that continues to capture the imagination of millions of people around the world and that has spun hundreds of other books based on its characters and style. The book,…
J.R. Martinez Talks ‘Full of Heart: My Story of Survival, Strength and Spirit’
Book News & Features, Books
J.R. Martinez was just 19 years old and serving as an U.S. Army infantryman in Iraq when his Humvee hit an IED (improvised explosive device). He suffered smoke inhalation and severe burns to 34% of his body, including his face. He spent 34…
Tía Isa Wants a Car
Books, Picture Books
Tía Isa Wants a Car
by Meg Medina • Illustrated by Claudio Muñoz
Candlewick Press • 2011 • 32 pages
Hardcover ($15.99)
ISBN: 9780763641566
Ages 4-8
Editor’s note: This book is also available in a Spanish paperback edition…
Stephen and the Beetle
Books, Picture Books
Stephen and the Beetle
By Jorge Luján • Illustrated by Chiara Carrer
Groundwood Books • 2012 • 32 pages
Hardcover ($18.95)
ISBN: 9781554981922
Ages 2-5
One fine day, Stephen goes out to the yard and discovers a beetle strolling…
Five Little Monkeys / Cinco monitos
Bilingual Books, Books
Five Little Monkeys: Storybook Treasury/Cinco monitos: Colección de oro
Written & Illustrated by Eileen Christelow
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt • 2012 • 192 pages
Hardcover ($11.99)
ISBN: 978-0-547-74593-0
Ages 4 and up
Those…
Starfields Book Review
Books, Middle Grade Books
Starfields
By Carolyn Marsden
Candlewick Press • 2011 • 224 pages
Hardcover. ($15.99)
ISBN 9780763648206
Ages 10 and up
At the center of this well-written novel is nine-year old Rosalba, a Mayan girl who lives with her family in…