Help me enrich a US Middle School library's Spanish-language collection

Post date: 2024-03-27 08:21:39

One of my friends is a middle school principal in a very conservative district. I have been sending him lots of progressive and LGBTQ+ Young Adult books and graphic novels for the school library, and he is thrilled to report that those titles are almost constantly checked out! I'm looking for more.

They have a lot of Spanish-speaking students, and a great need for Spanish-language books. The school is in the US, grade 6 through 8, so roughly 11-14 years old. I would love recommendations for Spanish-language progressive or LGBTQ+ positive titles, fiction or non-fiction, please!

English language titles that have been a big hit:
-Magical Boy, Vol 1 and 2 by The Kao (graphic novel)
-Heartstopper and related titles, by Alice Oseman
-Me and White Supremacy (Young Readers Edition) by Layla F. Saad
-White Fragility (Adapted for Young Adults) by Dr. Robin DiAngelo, adapted by Tony Graves Williamson and Ali Michael
-Gay Club by Simon James Green
-You Only Live Once, David Bravo by Mark Oshiro
-The Conductors and The Undertakers by Nicole Glover

I'm looking for similar titles to these, in Spanish language. I'm especially interested in books that tell stories of Spanish-speaking kids or teens in the US. If you have an English-language title that you are reeeeeally positive about, I'd love to hear about that, too. Thanks!

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