Five Must-Have Latinx Novels in 2022 Intermediate Level
From fantasies to thrillers, these mid-level titles with Latinx characters are must-haves. Your kids won’t want to miss them.
From fantasies to thrillers, these mid-level titles with Latinx characters are must-haves. Your kids won’t want to miss them.
Cordoba, Zoraida. Valentina Salazar is not a monster hunter. School. June 2022. ISBN 9781338712711.
Valentina Salazar and her family protect creatures such as chupacabras and unicorns that come into our world from others. After losing their father, their mother decides to retire, and Valentina and her siblings are no longer looking for magical creatures. But when proof of a magical egg appears in a video, Valentina convinces her siblings to help her find and save it, while avoiding the monster hunters who are also looking for the egg.
McCall, Guadalupe Garcia. The Guardian. HarperCollins. January 2022. ISBN 9780063076921.
Fans of exciting thrillers and storytelling based on true stories will love this mid-level title. James and his family move from Texas to Oregon to a seemingly ideal neighborhood. Until the letters begin. Letters that let James know he and his sister Ava are being watched. Letters that may have links to other missing children. It’s up to James and Ava to find out the truth behind the letters before it’s too late.
Ortega, Claribel. Witches. School. March 2022. ISBN 9781338745528. Twelve-year-old Seven Salazar is delighted to finally participate in the Dark Moon ceremony and be placed in a coven. When the time comes, however, Seven is not assigned to a coven – she is assigned as a substitute – and even worse, the seal she performs with the other two substitutes fails, marking them as Witchlings who may never become theirs. powers. The three have decided to complete an impossible task in order to gain their powers. But will they succeed?
Randall, Julien. Pilar Ramirez and Zafa’s Escape. Holt. March 2022. ISBN 9781250774118.
Fans of adventure and myth-inspired stories will want to keep an eye out for this first book in a new mid-level duology series based on Dominican folk tales. Pilar grapples with everyday life in her home and neighborhood in Chicago, especially now that her sister has gone to college. The interpolation seeks to unravel the mystery of the disappearance of a cousin 50 years ago during the dictatorship of President Trujillo in the Dominican Republic. When Pilar searches for one of her sister’s teachers who could help her investigate, she finds herself drawn into a world filled with mythical creatures.
Ryan, Pam Muñoz. Solimar: the sword of the monarchs. Disney-Hyperion. February 2022. ISBN 9781484728352.
Solimar spends time visiting the monarch butterflies in the oyamel forest near her home. After a special visit, Solimar discovers that she is able to predict the future and that she is destined to protect the butterflies that inhabit the forest. When her village is attacked and only Solimar remains, she must act to save her village and the butterflies from those who threaten them.