Hispanic and Latin X Middle Greade/ YA Book Titles!

Furia

By: Yamile Saied Méndez
Narrated by: Sol Madariaga
Length: 8 hours 51 minutes

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Recipient of the 2021 Pura Belpré Young Adult Author Medal

One of BuzzFeed's Must-Read YA Books of 2020
A Best Book of the Year: Cosmopolitan * Kirkus Reviews * SheReads * New York Public Library 

“An engrossing #OwnVoices novel.”
—PopSugar

“This book will set your dreams on fire . . . It’s... Read more

Barely Missing Everything

By: Matt Mendez
Narrated by: Ramón de Ocampo, Cynthia Farrell & Timothy Andrés Pabon
Length: 7 hours 42 minutes

“There are moments when a story shakes you...Barely Missing Everything is one of those stories, and Mendez, a gifted storyteller with a distinct voice, is sure to bring a quake to the literary landscape.” —Jason Reynolds, New York Times bestselling author of Long Way Down

In the tradition of Jason Reynolds and Matt de la Peña, this... Read more

Burn Baby Burn

By: Meg Medina
Narrated by: Marisol Ramirez
Length: 7 hours 49 minutes

While violence runs rampant throughout New York, a teenage girl faces danger within her own home in Meg Medina's riveting coming-of-age novel.Nora Lopez is seventeen during the infamous New York summer of 1977, when the city is besieged by arson, a massive blackout, and a serial killer named Son of Sam who shoots young women on the streets.... Read more

The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind

By: Meg Medina
Narrated by: Cristina Panfilio
Length: 4 hours 58 minutes

Though everyone in the village of Tres Montes thinks Sonia Ocampo is blessed, she knows she is nothing but a fraud. She’s spent her life listening to the hopes and wishes of her neighbors and family, but when a classmate dies despite her prayers, she is forced to realize that she has no special powers—no way to prevent bad things from... Read more

Miss Meteor

By: Tehlor Kay Mejia & Anna-Marie McLemore
Narrated by: Kyla Garcia & Almarie Guerra
Length: 9 hours 32 minutes

A gorgeous and magical collaboration between two critically acclaimed, powerhouse YA authors offers a richly imagined underdog story perfect for fans of Dumplin’ and Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe. There hasn’t been a winner of the Miss Meteor beauty pageant who looks like Lita Perez or Chicky Quintanilla in all its... Read more

We Set the Dark on Fire

By: Tehlor Kay Mejia
Narrated by: Kyla Garcia
Length: 9 hours 53 minutes

“Tehlor Kay Mejia's imaginative LGBTQ YA debut fantasy starts in mythology and ends in open rebellion. In between she builds a culture we know deeply without knowing at all, and characters trapped in consequences of old choices and trying to invent new ones. While the latter speaks to the novel's appeal to YA readers, the former also pulls in... Read more

Guava and Grudges

By: Alexis Castellanos
Narrated by: Marisa Blake
Length: 8 hours 33 minutes

Bloomsbury presents Guava and Grudges by Alexis Castellanos, read by Marisa Blake

Ana Maria Ybarra dreams of becoming a world-famous pastry chef, but dreams have a cost. Her family can barely keep the family business running, let alone pay for culinary school. Ana Maria helps out at the family bakery, Café Y Mas, whenever she can, but they are... Read more

Canto Contigo

A Novel

By: Jonny Garza Villa
Narrated by: Alejandro Antonio Ruiz
Length: 10 hours 3 minutes

“This book was everything I didn't know I needed in a YA novel about love, grief, fear, sexuality, heritage and family. My heart broke for Rafie and the weight of his grief; my heart beamed seeing him find himself, find his love for not only mariachi, but for another person. The elements of magical realism here only heightened this story to... Read more

Where We Go From Here

By: Lucas Rocha
Narrated by: Christian Barillas, Anthony Lee Medina & Luis Selgas
Length: 6 hours 34 minutes

An absorbing debut novel about three gay friends in Brazil whose lives become intertwined in the face of HIV, perfect for fans of Adam Silvera and Bill Konigsberg.Ian has just been diagnosed with HIV.Victor, to his great relief, has tested negative.Henrique has been living with HIV for the past three years.When Victor finds himself getting... Read more

Mani Semilla Finds Her Quetzal Voice

By: Anna Lapera
Narrated by: Allison Aguilar
Length: 8 hours 52 minutes

Life sucks when you’re twelve. You’re not a little kid, but you’re also not an adult, and all the grown-ups in your life talk about your body the minute it starts getting a shape. And what sucks even more than being a Chinese-Filipino-American-Guatemalan who can’t speak any ancestral language well? When almost every other girl in school has... Read more

Lobizona

A Novel

Wolves of No World: Book #1

By: Romina Garber
Narrated by: Sol Madariaga
Length: 12 hours 33 minutes

“In LABIZONA, Romina Garber weaves Argentinian folklore with the ache to belong somewhere completely. She plays with identity, gender, and family to create a magical landscape in which an entire culture must recognize that they have been complicit in a societal structure that hurts anyone who does not fit in. Manuela is undocumented in both... Read more

Cemetery Boys

Cemetery Boys: Book #1

By: Aiden Thomas
Narrated by: Avi Roque
Length: 13 hours 47 minutes

“"Listening to Cemetery Boys made me smile. A lot. Aiden Thomas presents a story of persistence, mystery, and finding one’s place in the world. Yadriel, a trans, teenage, latinx boy, lives in a family of brujos and brujas. After coming out as trans his family does not know where he fits within their traditions. With the help of his opinionated... Read more

Celestial Monsters

The Sunbearer Duology: Book #2

By: Aiden Thomas
Narrated by: André Santana
Length: 12 hours 35 minutes

“Aiden Thomas has done it again! The conclusion to this duology is honestly really amazing. The pacing is fantastic, the odds/stakes have been raised, and it still keeps that humor that I adore so much in Aiden's writing. The addition of a dual POV for this one makes it such a well-rounded story. The character development for EVERYONE is... Read more

The Sunbearer Trials

The Sunbearer Duology: Book #1

By: Aiden Thomas
Narrated by: André Santana
Length: 13 hours 44 minutes

“Thrilling fantasy with deities, semideities (demigods) and humans. It is great to read, that being trans* is normalized in this society, there is even a solemn gender affirmation ceremony for trans* people and there is a beautifully narrated gender-euphoric moment for the main trans* character. But he is also othered by his comrades-in-arms and... Read more

Ultraviolet

By: Aida Salazar
Narrated by: Alejandro Antonio Ruiz
Length: 2 hours 52 minutes

Sometimes life explodes in technicolor.In the spirit of Judy Blume, award-winning author Aida Salazar tells it like it is about puberty, hormones, and first love in this hilarious, heartwarming, and highly relatable coming-of-age story. Perfect for fans of Jason Reynolds, Kwame Alexander, and Adib Khorram."Savagely funny and deeply human." -New... Read more

Land of the Cranes (Scholastic Gold)

By: Aida Salazar
Narrated by: Dani Gonzalez
Length: 2 hours 57 minutes

From the prolific author of The Moon Within comes the heart-wrenchingly beautiful story in verse of a young Latinx girl who learns to hold on to hope and love even in the darkest of places: a family detention center for migrants and refugees.Nine-year-old Betita knows she is a crane. Papi has told her the story, even before her family fled to... Read more

Infinity Kings

Infinity Cycle: Book #3

By: Adam Silvera
Narrated by: Elliot Knight, Robbie Daymond, Kirby Heyborne & Maria Liatis
Length: 22 hours 48 minutes

In this epic conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Infinity Cycle, two brothers find themselves in a heartbreaking war against one another. The hardcover edition features a reversible jacket with two stunning covers by Kevin Tong and Meybis Ruiz Cruz!After the ultimate betrayal, Emil must rise up as a leader to stop his brother before he... Read more

Infinity Reaper

Infinity Cycle: Book #2

By: Adam Silvera
Narrated by: Robbie Daymond, Kirby Heyborne, Maria Liatis & Elliot Knight
Length: 14 hours 24 minutes

In this gripping sequel to the New York Times bestselling Infinity Son, Adam Silvera brings a diverse cast of heroes and villains to life in an alternate New York where some people are born with powers, while others steal them from the blood of endangered magical creatures. Emil and Brighton defied the odds. They beat the Blood Casters and... Read more

Infinity Son

Infinity Cycle: Book #1

By: Adam Silvera
Narrated by: Robbie Daymond, Kirby Heyborne, Maria Liatis & Elliot Knight
Length: 8 hours 38 minutes

A New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and IndieBound bestseller!Balancing epic and intensely personal stakes, bestselling author Adam Silvera’s Infinity Son is a gritty, fast-paced adventure about two brothers caught up in a magical war generations in the making.Growing up in New York, brothers Emil and Brighton always idolized the Spell... Read more

The Shadow Crosser (A Storm Runner Novel, Book 3)

A Storm Runner Novel: Book #3

By: J. C. Cervantes
Narrated by: Ozzie Rodriguez
Length: 11 hours 40 minutes

Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents the epic finale to the Storm Runner trilogy, written by J.C. Cervantes, a tale of mystery, magic, and mayhem featuring gods from both Maya and Aztec mythology.

Zane Obispo has been looking forward to his training at the Shaman Institute for Higher Order Magic, and not only because it means he'll be... Read more