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• The Great Divide

  a Novel

  Henríquez, Cristina, 1977-

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  A novel about the construction of the Panama Canal, following the intersecting lives of the local families fighting to protect their homeland, the West Indian laborers recruited to dig the waterway, and the white Americans who gained profit and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Bullet Swallower

  a Novel

  Gonzalez James, Elizabeth, 1982-

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  This dazzling magical realism western follows a Mexican bandido as he sets off for Texas to save his family, only to encounter a mysterious figure who has come, finally, to collect a cosmic debt generations in the making.

• Catalina

  a Novel

  Cornejo Villavicencio, Karla,

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  A year in the life of the unforgettable Catalina Ituralde, a wickedly wry and heartbreakingly vulnerable student at an elite college, forced to navigate an opaque past, an uncertain future, tragedies on two continents, and the tantalizing…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The SalviSoul Cookbook

  Salvadoran Recipes & the Women Who Preserve Them

  Vasquez, Karla Tatiana, 1987-

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  A beautifully photographed cookbook that celebrates the vibrant culture and community of El Salvador through 80 recipes and stories from twenty-five Salvadoran women.

• In the Time of the Butterflies

  Alvarez, Julia,

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  Set during the waning days of the Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic in 1960, this extraordinary novel tells the story the Mirabal sisters, three young wives and mothers who are assassinated after visiting their jailed husbands. Also…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Rita Moreno

  a Memoir

  Moreno, Rita

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  In this luminous memoir, Rita Moreno shares her remarkable journey from a young girl with simple beginnings in Puerto Rico to Hollywood legend--and one of the few performers, and the only Hispanic, to win an Oscar, Grammy, Tony and two Emmys.

• Mexican Masters

  Rivera, Orozco, and Siqueiros : Selections From the Museo De Arte Carrillo Gil

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• Solito

  a Memoir

  Zamora, Javier,

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  Also available in Spanish

• Love in the Time of Cholera

  García Márquez, Gabriel, 1927-2014,

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• Our Share of Night

  a Novel

  Enriquez, Mariana,

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• The Hacienda

  Cañas, Isabel,

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• Hades, Argentina

  Loedel, Daniel,

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• Bless Me, Ultima

  Anaya, Rudolfo A.

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• Violeta

  a Novel

  Allende, Isabel,

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• Trust

  Díaz, Hernan, 1973-

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• Chilean Poet

  a Novel

  Zambra, Alejandro, 1975-

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• The Grief Keeper

  Villasante, Alexandra,

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• Latinx

  en busca de las voces que redefinen la identidad latina

  Ramos, Paola, 1987-

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• Woman of Light

  a Novel

  Fajardo-Anstine, Kali,

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• Martita, I Remember You

  Martita, Te Recuerdo

  Cisneros, Sandra,

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