Great YA Reads to Celebrate Latine Heritage Month!

Tirzah and Erica discuss some interesting news stories and celebrate Latine Heritage Month with some fab YA books by Latine authors.
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News:

Reading advocate and icon Levar Burton will serve as the first actor to lead Banned Books Week as the honorary chair.

The Love at First Sight movie is now on Netflix based on The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith.

The live-action of the One Piece manga by Eiichiro Oda.

Books Discussed:
The Luis Ortega Survival Club by Sonora Reyes
Into the Light by Mark Oshiro
Northranger by Rey Terciero and Bre Indigo
Lucha of the Night Forest by Tehlor Kay Mejia
The Fall of Whit Rivera by Crystal Maldonado
Nigeria Jones by Ibi Zoboi 
Pride by Ibi Zoboi
Suddenly a Murder by Lauren Muñoz 
The Making of Yolanda la Bruja by Lorraine Avila
Honorable mentions: Just Say Yes by Goldy Moldavsky and adult book Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo
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Tirzah and Erica discuss some interesting news stories and celebrate Latine Heritage Month with some fab YA books by Latine authors.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.

To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter!

Book Riot's editorial team is writing for casual and power readers alike over at The Deep Dive! During the month of September, all new free subscribers will be entered to win Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, plus 5 mystery books from The Deep Dive. To enter, simply start a free subscription to The Deep Dive. No payment method required!

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

The live-action of the One Piece manga by Eiichiro Oda.
Books Discussed:

The Luis Ortega Survival Club by Sonora Reyes

Into the Light by Mark Oshiro

Northranger by Rey Terciero and Bre Indigo

Lucha of the Night Forest by Tehlor Kay Mejia

The Fall of Whit Rivera by Crystal Maldonado

Nigeria Jones by Ibi Zoboi 

Pride by Ibi Zoboi

Suddenly a Murder by Lauren Muñoz 

The Making of Yolanda la Bruja by Lorraine Avila

Honorable mentions: Just Say Yes by Goldy Moldavsky and adult book Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo

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