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Tag Archives: Latinx
Witchlings by Claribel Ortega
Claribel Ortega’s newest middle grade fantasy, Witchlings, is an appealing mix of friendship, danger, and magic set in a contemporary fantasy world filled with whimsical details. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged contemporary fantasy, friends, Latino/a, Latinx, witches, youth fantasy
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Generational Trauma and Healing: Pilar Ramirez and the Escape from Zafa and A Comb of Wishes
Here are two new middle grade fantasies that look at generational trauma through a fantasy lens, while being entertaining stories in their own right. Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged Caribbean, Chicago, Dominican, Latino/a, Latinx, mermaids, mythology, youth fantasy
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4 Cybils YA Spec Fic Finalists
Here are my takes on four of the seven 2021 Cybils YA speculative fiction finalists, including high fantasy, magical realism, and twisty science fiction. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Reviews, Sci-Fi, Teen/Young Adult
Tagged Cybils, Cybils 2021, Latinx, LGBTQ, teen fantasy, teen science fiction
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Four 2021 Cybils Middle Grade Graphic Novel Finalists
Here are short reviews of four of the seven finalists in the elementary/middle grade graphic novel category of the 2021 Cybils Awards, including Borders, Chunky, Jukebox, and Salt Magic. Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Historical, Middle Grade, Realistic, Reviews
Tagged Blackfoot, Cybils, graphic novels, Indigenous, Jewish, Latinx, South Asian, youth graphic novels
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Dystopias: the Last Cuentista and the Monster Missions
Here are two Cybils nominees, very different stories of life after disaster on earth – one literary and set in space, one action-oriented, and set on an Earth entirely covered by oceans. Continue reading
Posted in Middle Grade, Print, Sci-Fi
Tagged environment, Latinx, space travel, youth dystopia, youth fantasy, youth science fiction
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3 Spine-Tinglers: The Plentiful Darkness, Long Lost, and Paola Santiago and the Forest of Nightmares
Halloween may be over, but I’m still reading books to make you want to keep the light on at night. Continue reading
Posted in Audiobook, Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged dark fantasy, ghosts, Latino/a, Latinx, Mexican-American, New England, youth fantasy
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Time Villains by Victor Piñeiro
Here’s a fast-paced time travel adventure, with two modern-day kids at a school with more secrets than they know about accidentally bringing the notorious pirate Blackbeard into the present day. Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print, Reviews
Tagged Cybils 2021, Latinx, middle school fiction, pirates, Puerto Rican, time travel, youth fantasy
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The Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna by Alda P. Dobbs
Moving, high-stakes middle grade historical fiction based on family history and set during Mexico’s civil war. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Historical, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged historical fiction, immigration, Latino/a, Latinx, Mexico, youth historical fiction
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Don’t Hate the Player by Alexis Nedd
Here’s a sweet-tart teen romance between players on rival video game teams that doesn’t gloss over the barriers that face female players. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Print, Realistic, Romance, Teen/Young Adult
Tagged Alexis Nedd, book blog, Latino/a, Latinx, Puerto Rican, teen romance, video games, YA book blog
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The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez by Adrianna Cuevas
Here’s a story of growing up in a military family, making new friends – and battling an evil witch from Costa Rican legend in small-town Texas. Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print, Reviews
Tagged Adrainna Cuevas, Latinx, military families, mythology, Texas, youth fantasy
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