September 15th starts Hispanic Heritage Month!
Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15) honors the cultures and traditions of Hispanic and Latinx Americans. September 15 is an important date for many Latin American countries as Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua all gained independence on that date, and Mexico celebrates their Independence Day on Sept. 16. There are so many different countries and cultures under the umbrella of Hispanic Heritage month, so it was hard to narrow down our list, but here are a few book and music selections that we’re excited to share!
We are also
excited to have some of our regular programs reappearing after a long absence,
with safety procedures in place. Our
Movers & Makers program is back in September and we’ll be making banderitas
(little flags) and maracas and incorporating songs in Spanish.
If you’re
interested in the roots of Cuban music, Chicano graphics, or are curious about
the Americas literature award, be sure to check out the Hispanic Heritage Month
website this month: https://www.hispanicheritagemonth.gov/
Below are a few of our favorite Latinx books and songs/artists. We’d love to hear about your favorites, too!
Picture Books
Islandborn by Junot Diaz
Mango, Abuela and Me by Meg Medina
Dreamers by Yuyi Morales
Teen Books
With the Fire on High by
Elizabeth Acevedo
Emoni dreams of being a chef and has a talent for creating
amazing dishes, but after becoming pregnant her freshman year, she has other
responsibilities that threaten her dream. (Fair warning: the food descriptions
here may make you hungry…)
Woven in Moonlight by Isabel
Ibanez
(Fantasy) Ximena is a decoy spy for a royal with the power
to spin thread from moonlight and must find an ancient artifact to return her
queen to power.
Shadowshaper by Daniel Jose Older
(Modern Urban Fantasy) Sierra is a teen artist who learns
she can embed the spirits of her ancestors into her murals. She must learn to harness her ability before
another shadowshaper kills her and the few others that possess the power.
The Grief Keeper by Alexandra Villasante
(Science fiction) When an
undocumented teen girl from El Salvador is denied entry into the U.S., she
chooses to take part in an experimental psychological study that would allow
her to cross.
Adult Books
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
(Gothic Horror, 1950s) Noemi receives a frantic letter from her cousin and travels to visit her in a creepy mansion and drawn into a web of secrets. (Soon to be a series on Hulu)
Children of
the Land by Marcelo Hernandez Castillo
When Castillo crossed the border as a child, he suffered from a
temporary blindness due to stress, which became a metaphor for the invisibility
he felt in his new country. (NPR “Best Book of the Year”)
Music
Latin rock
Luis Fonsi
Shakira
Bebe
Singer/songwriter (poetic)
Rosana
Carla
Morrison
Children’s bilingual
Nathalia
(“Muevate” is one we are using a lot in Movers & Makers this month!)
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