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JME Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
A time to honor the diverse histories, cultures, and contributions of Latinx and Hispanic peoples around the world and within our community. Throughout the month, books, posters, and art displays will invite JME students to commemorate and learn about Latinx history.
Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month Book List
*Available at both Contra Costa Library & JME Library
Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal
One is a Piñata: A Book of Numbers by Roseanne Thong
Pepe and the Parade - A Celebration of Hispanic Heritage by Tracey Kyle
The Piñata That the Farm Maiden Hung by Samantha R Vamos
Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero
Coqui in the City by Nomar Perez
Dreamers by Yuyi Morales
¡Vamos! Let's Go Eat! by Raúl the Third
Feathered Serpent & the Five Suns by Duncan Tonatiuh
Planting Stories - The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpre by Anika Denise
Islandborn by Junot Diaz
Danza! Amalia Hernandez and El Ballet Folklorico De Mexico by Duncan Tunatiuh
Separate is Never Equal - Sylvia Mendez & Her Family's Fight for Desegregation by Duncan Tunatiuh
Turning Pages, My Life Story by Sonia Sotomayor
Stella Diaz Has Something to Say by Angela Dominguez
Evelyn del Rey is Moving Away by Meg Medina
Latinas: Celebrating 40 Big Dreamers by Juliet Menendez
Charlie Hernández & the League of Shadows by Ryan Calejo
Me, Frida and the Secret of the Peacock Ring by Angela Cervantes
Stef Soto, Taco Queen by Jennifer Torres
The Dragon Slayer - Folktales from Latin America by Jaime Hernandez
Nuestra América: 30 Inspiring Latinas/Latinos Who Have Shaped the United States by Sabrina Vourvoulias
