La Palabra Books of the Month: September 2025
CHILDREN’S PICK
Sueña con las Latinitas / Dream with the Latinitas por Juliet Menéndez
En esta adaptación de Latinitas en formato de cartón, los jóvenes lectores conocen a mujeres inspiradoras de toda Latinoamérica y Estados Unidos. Con magníficas ilustraciones pintadas a mano, Juliet Menéndez destaca el poder de los sueños infantiles.
In this board book adaptation of Latinitas, young readers meet inspiring women from all over Latin America and across the United States. With gorgeous, hand-painted illustrations, Juliet Menéndez shines a spotlight on the power of childhood dreams.
Aside from beautiful art, this book provides an introduction to many diverse incredible women of Latin America who accomplished big feats and had made great contributions to our world.
YOUNG ADULT PICK
Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez
Furia tells the story of Camila Hassan, a young woman who leads a double life in Rosario, Argentina. At home, she's a typical daughter, but on the soccer field, she's "La Furia," a talented player with dreams of playing professionally in North America. Her journey involves navigating her family's traditional expectations, a secret soccer life, and the return of her childhood crush, Diego, who has become a soccer star in Italy. Camila must make difficult choices about her future, balancing her love for Diego with her ambitions and the pressures of her family and community.
Furia is a fresh new take on a coming of age story. It filled with humor, the discovery of oneself, and to never let go of your dreams.
ADULT PICK
Song of the Hummingbird by Graciela Limón
From Aztec princess to enslaved and concubine, Hummingbird—or Huitzitzilín in her native Nahuatl—recounts her life during the Spanish conquest of Mexico. She experienced first-hand the wonder of gods’ arrival—those bearded, armored men who descended from their vessels on horseback—and the brutal devastation of her land and her people. She witnessed the obliteration of Tenochtitlán and suffered the loss of her identity, being forced to discard her traditional garb, to speak a language foreign to her tongue, and to forsake her ancestral gods.
This book pushes its readers to look inward and reflect on the harmful legacies of colonization. A story of the human spirit, helping us reconnect with our indigenous roots and treat others with dignity.