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2011 BOOK CLUB SELECTIONS
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January
The Norton Anthology of Latino Literature
by Ilan Stavans, General Editor
(W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.)
and
Stay With Me
by Sandra Rodriguez Barron
(HarperCollins Publishers)
February
The Lady Matador's Hotel
by Cristina García
(Scribner, A Division of Simon and Schuster)
March
The Next Big Story: My Journey Through
The Land of Possibilities
by Soledad O’Brien with Rose Arce
(Celebra, A Penguin Imprint)
April
Cantaba La Rana/The Frog Was Singing
by Rita Rosa Ruesga
(Scholastic Children’s)
May
The Island of Eternal Loves/La Isla
de Los Amores Infinitos
by Daína Chaviano (Random House/Vintage Español)
June
Beautiful Darkness
by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
(Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
July
The Farthest Home is an Empire of Fire:
A Tejano Elegy
by John Phillip Santos
(Penguin USA/Viking)
August
Conquistadora
by Esmeralda Santiago
(Random House)
September
The Realm of Hungry Spirits
by Lorraine López
(Grand Central Publishers)
October
If I Bring You Roses
by Marisel Vera
(Grand Central Publishers)
November
Tamales, Comadres and the Meaning of Civilization: Secrets, Recipes, Holiday, Anecdotes, and a Lot of Fun
byEllen Riojas Clark, Ph.D. and Carmen Tafolla, Ph.D.
(Wings Press)
December
The Time In Between/El Tiempo entre Costuras
by Maria Dueñas (Atria Books, A Division of Simon and Schuster)
2010 BOOK CLUB SELECTIONS
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January
Dancing with Butterflies
by Reyna Grande (Washington Square Press)
February
The Invisible Mountain
by Carolina de Roberts
(Random House)
March(2 book month)
The Latina Guide to Health: Consejos and Caring Answers
by Jane L Delgado, Ph.D., M.S. (New Market Press)
Parents Who Cheat: How Children and Adults are Affected When Their Parents are Unfaithful
by Ana Nogales
(Health Communications, Inc.)
April
Once Upon A Time: Traditional Latin American Tales
by Rueben Martinez (HarperCollins Publishers)
May
Waking Up in the Land of Glitter
by Kathy Cano-Murillo
(Grand Central Publishing)
June
The Dreamer/El Soñador
by Pam Muñoz Ryan (Scholastic, Inc)
July
Try to Remember
by Iris Gomez (Grand Central Publishing)
August
The Madonnas of Echo Park
by Brando Skyhorse (Free Press)
September
Sisters, Strangers, and Starting Over
by Belinda Acosta (Grand Central Publishing)
October
The Beauty of Love
by Jorge and Laura Posada (Atria)
November (2 book month)
Daisy: Morning, Noon, and Night
and
Daisy's Holiday Cooking
by Daisy Martinez (Atria)
December
Outlander, The Outlander Series
by Diana Gabaldon (Delacorte Press)
2009 BOOK CLUB SELECTIONS
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January
When the Ground Turns in Its Sleep
by Sylvia Sellers-Garcia (Riverhead Books)
February
Houston, we have a problema
by Gwendolyn Zepeda
(Grand Central Publishing)
March
Notorious
by Michelle Martinez (William Morrow)
April
Book Fiesta!
by Pat Mora
(HarperCollins Children's)
May
Hungry Woman in Paris
by Josefina Lopez
(Grand Central Publishing)
June
Rogelia's House of Magic
by Jamie Martinez Wood (Delacorte Press)
July
Dark Dude
by Oscar Hijuelos (Atheneum)
August
Sweet Mary
by Liz Balmaseda (Atria)
September
Reclaiming Paris
by Fabiola Santiago (Washington Square Press)
October
Tell Me Something True
by Leila Cobo (Grand Central Publishing)
November
Damas, Dramas, and Ana Ruiz
by Belinda Acosta (Grand Central Publishing)
Evenings at the Argentine Club
by Julia Amante (Grand Central Publishing)
Death at Solstice
by Lucha Corpi (Arte Publico Press)
The Heart Break Pill
by Anjanette Delgado (Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group)
Sins of the Flesh
by Caridad Pineiro (Grand Central Publishing)
Dancing with Butterflies (For NY Book Club Only)
by Reyna Grande (Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group)
December
Las Christmas
by Esmeralda Santiago and Joie Davidow (Random House)
2008 BOOK CLUB SELECTIONS
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June
A Handbook to Luck
by Cristina Garcia (Vintage)
July
The King’s Gold
by Yxta Maya Murray (HarperCollins)
August
Mexican Enough
by Stephanie Elizondo Griest (Washington Square Press)
September
More Than This
by Margo Candela (Fireside)
October
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Diaz (Riverhead Books)
November
The Gifted Gabaldón Sisters
by Lorraine López (Grand Central Publishing)
December
Their Dogs Came With Them
by Helena Maria Viramontes (Washington Square Press)