Sept. 15–Oct. 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month, reminding us to engage in activities and attitudes that pay tribute to the generations of Hispanic Americans who have positively influenced and enriched our nation and society. The Foote School's library has many books — available to students of all ages — that celebrate and honor Hispanic Heritage Month!
Picture Books:
Love by Matt de la Peña
Islandborn by Junor Díaz
Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music by Margarits Engle
Zonia's Rain Forest by Juana Martinez-Neal
Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal
Dreamers by Yuyi Morales
Just Ask! by Sonia Sotomayor
Just Help! by Sonia Sotomayor
What Can You Do with a Paleta? by Carmen Tafolla
Graphic Books:
Blancaflor: The Hero With Secret Powers by Nadja Spielelman and Sergio García Sánchez
El Toro and Friends: Training Day by Raúl the Third
Biographies:
Latinitas: Celebrating 40 Big Dreamers by Juliet Menéndez
Funny Bones: Posada and his Day of the Dead Calaveras by Duncan Tonatiuh
Small Room, Big Dreams: The Journey of Julián and Joaquin Castro by Monica Brown
Tito Puente, Mambo King/Rey Del Mambo by Monica Brown
Middle School and Young Adult Fiction
Efrén Divided by Ernesto Cisneros
Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring by Angela Cervantes
Solimar: The Sword of the Monarchs by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Loteria by Karla Arenas Valenti
Sofia Acosta Makes a Scene by Emma Otheguy
Lupe Wong Won't Dance by Donna Barba Higuera
Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed: 15 Voices from the Latinx Diaspora, edited by Saraciea J. Fennell
For more resources, click the links below.