[ISLMA-Share] Latin American Literature

Wed Nov 15 09:25:51 CST 2017

I'm just back from vacation so please forgive me if these authors have been listed and I missed it. There are two Illinois authors you may want to also consider - both authors live in the Chicago area and are also highlighted on the 2017 IL READS list for the following books.

Cristina Henriquez<http://www.illinoisauthors.org/authors/Cristina_Henriquez> - The Book of Unknown Americans

  *   Notable Book, New York Times
  *   Notable Book, Washington Post
  *   Great Read, NPR
  *   Novel of the Year, The Daily Beast
  *   Best Book of the Year, Mother Jones
  *   Best Book of the Year, Oprah.com
  *   Best Book of the Year, School Library Journal
  *   Best Book of the Year, BookPage
  *   ILLINOIS READS Book Selection, Illinois Reading Council, 2017

She has also written other well received books and has received:

  *   Fiction New Luminary, Virginia Quarterly Review
  *   Alfredo Cisneros Del Moral Foundation Award

Claudia Guadalupe Martinez<http://www.illinoisauthors.org/authors/Claudia_Guadalupe_Martinez> - Pig Park

  *   Battle of the Books Official Title List (Grade 7-8), Chicago Public Schools, 2014
  *   ALAN's Picks List, 2014
  *   Young Adult Book Award, Texas Institute of Letters Best, 2015
  *   Best YA Fiction Award, NAACS Tejas Foco, 2015
  *   Books for Kids Interested in Engineering List, Chicago Public Library, 2015
  *   Recommended HS Reading List, Chicago Public Schools, 2015
  *   Recommended Summer Reading List, We're the People
  *   Starred Review, VOYA magazine
  *   ILLINOIS READS Book Selection, Illinois Reading Council, 2017
  *   Houghton Mifflin has optioned limited e-rights of Pig Park for their Read 180 program. "Read 180 is the leading blended learning intervention program building reading comprehension, academic vocabulary and writing skills for struggling student in grade 4 and up.
  *   Readers Guide with teacher notes available.

She has also written other well received books.

Bonnie Matheis
Coordinator, Illinois Center for the Book

Illinois Center for the Book
Illinois State Library
Gwendolyn Brooks Building
300 South Second Street
Springfield, Illinois 62701

Office: 217-558-2065
Fax: 217-782-1877

bmatheis at ilsos.net

Jesse White, Secretary of State and State Librarian

http://cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/center_for_the_book<http://cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/center_for_the_book/home.html>

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Non-fiction that are being read in our World Lit class:
Spare Parts: Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot, and the Battle for the American Dream by Davis
Just Like Us: The True Story of Four Mexican Girls Coming of Age in America by Thorpe

Graphic Novels
Daytripper by Gabriel Ba
Two Brothers by Gabriel Ba

New Fiction
Refugee by Gratz

Hope this helps!
Gretchen Zaitzeff
Librarian
University High School
Normal, IL

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These are all great titles!

I'm attaching the list of books I created for Hispanic Heritage. I hope it helps.

Sofía Huitrón
LRC Director, Grove Junior High School
847-472-3022 / huitron.sofia at ccsd59.org<mailto:huitron.sofia at ccsd59.org>
LRC website<http://grove.ccsd59.org/about/learning-resource-center/> / www.ccsd59.org<http://www.ccsd59.org>

"We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future." - Franklin D. Roosevelt

On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 10:40 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info<mailto:islma at list.railslibraries.info>> wrote:
The Education of Margot Sanchez by Lilliam Rivera
I am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika Sanchez
The Brothers Torres by Eric Voorhees
Gabi, A Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero
Shadowshaper by Daniel Jose Older
In The Country We Love by Diane Guerrero
Enrique's Journey for Young People (or the original) by Sonia Nazario
Brooklyn Brujas by Zoraida Cordova
American Street by Ibi Zoboi
Game Seven by Paul Volponi

My apologies for leaving out the accent marks- I'm having keyboard issues!

Kelly Roberts
Head Librarian
Glenbard East HS
e: kelly_roberts at glenbard.org<mailto:kelly_roberts at glenbard.org>
tw: @roberts_reads

On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 10:30 AM, <islma at list.railslibraries.info<mailto:islma at list.railslibraries.info>> wrote:
Good morning!

I have a teacher who will be teaching a new class next semester called Latin American Literature. It is a Senior Elective so, while some students may really enjoy reading, there will also be quite a few who are reluctant/low readers.

He is asking me for some reading materials. I am going to put together a poetry unit for him, but I need some other materials as well. Because of the make-up of the class, something like Gabriel Garcia Marquez will NOT work.

I would love to find some books that are young, high-interest, edgy, fun. You know, basically your perfect book for reluctant readers written by a Latino/Latina. :)

Any and all suggestions appreciated.

Thank you in advance,

Sarah Lorraine

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