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_Never Look Back_ takes the classic Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice remixes it featuring two Afro Puerto Rican kids post-Hurricane Maria. Eury is a girl haunted by the aftermath of the storm, and an evil spirit trying to drag her back to the Underworld. Pheus is a charming Bachata singer whose world changes when he meets Eury. This is a love song to the magical and unapologetically unique. Rivera combines speculative fiction with contemporary issues affecting the Puerto Rican diaspora, but maintains a thread of hope and healing. Can their love survive?

_[Never Look Back](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781547603732)_ by Lilliam Rivera

Inspired by Bolivian history and politics, _Woven in Moonlight_ follows Ximena, the body double to the Condesa of the Illustrian people. When the rival king Atoc demands the Condesa's hand in marriage as a truce, Ximena has to go instead. She had her own agenda: to find a weapon that could turn the tides. But as she grows closer to the enemy people, especially the enigmatic castle healer named Rumi, Ximena's understanding of the war and her allegiance is questioned. This is a stunning debut with original magic and lots of heart.

_[Woven in Moonlight](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781624148019)_ by Isabel Ibañez

One of the OG Latinx authors writing urban fantasy for teens, Daniel José Older’s _Shadowshaper Cypher_ trilogy has come to an end. Sierra Santiago has been on an epic journey since she discovered her ancestral magic can channel spirits into art. With war brewing in her magical Brooklyn, Sierra has to do something drastic. Confronting death itself is one thing, but confronting your family is another, and any mistake could cost her entire future. If you haven't started this series, now's your chance to binge. Start with _Shadowshaper!_

[_Shadowshaper Legacy_](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780545953009) by Daniel José Older

Rosella and Emil's lives become intertwined by a pair of 500-year-old shoes. The mysterious red shoes seal themselves to Rosella's feet and lead her to Emil, whose ancestors were the very witches accused of being responsible for a fever that plagued Strasbourg in 1518. McLemore delivers with their signature enchanting prose and strange fairytale twists.

[_Deep & Darkest Ride_](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780545953009) by Anna-Marie McLemore

In Adam Silvera's latest _New York Times_ bestseller, two brothers living in a New York City crawling with super-powered humans are just trying to survive the violence on their streets. Emil wants the fighting to stop while Brighton wishes for superpowers. Only, it's Emil who manifests fiery powers of his own, propelling the brothers into a war they never asked for.

[_Infinity Son_](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062457820) by Adam Silvera

Aina Solís is an assassin living in Diamond City. It's a place ruled by tyrants with maze-like cities full of diamond mines. Blood magic like Aina's is illegal, but she'll do whatever it takes to protect it. When she's assigned a new mission, Aina discovers that she's the one who's become a target. This is a debut and the start of a promising duology.

[_Diamond City_](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250220448) by Francesca Flores

Lana Torres is set to represent Puerto Rico in the Blazewrath World Cup, a tournament where dragons and their riders compete in a dangerous relay. This year the Blazewrath cup is threatened and in danger of being canceled. Instead of just representing her country, Lana is thrust into an international conspiracy. With dragons. I can't wait for this debut.

[_Blazewrath Games_](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781645670797) by Amparo Ortiz

Sara Faring delivers what is becoming her iconic dark contemporary fairytales. In _White Fox_, sisters Manon and Thais return to their remote Mediterranean home after a decade, where they have to uncover the secrets left behind by their deceased mother's last screenplay. Full of ghosts and secrets, this is the perfect fall read.

[_White Fox_](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250304520) by Sara Faring

Narratives about immigration and ICE have been part of the Latinx community way before the recent headlines. Raquel Vasquez Gilliland takes on this topic and puts a sci-fi spin on it. Sia Martinez's mom disappeared after an ICE raid three years ago. One day, a blue space ship crashes in front of Sia's car. Out comes her mother, alive and well. But there are alien-soldiers after her, and Sia races to save her mom no matter the cost.

[_Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning_](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781534448636) of Everything by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland

Yadriel seeks help from the beyond in order to prove his true gender to his family. He summons the spirit of his school’s bad boy, Julian, purely by accident. They decide to team up and help each other. Thomas is definitely promising some ghost-romance and beautiful brujo magic!

[_Cemetery Boys_](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250250469) by Aiden Thomas

When Latinx Liliana Cruz gets accepted into a wealthy and predominantly white high school, she makes a decision to reinvent herself. From the way she walks and talks, to her name change, she'll do anything to fit in. But as her family troubles are revealed, it becomes harder to sustain. This is a perfect metaphor about walls and assimilation, set in a Massachusetts suburb.

[_Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From_](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781534438248) by Jennifer de Leon

David Espinoza has been picked on for being skinny his whole life. But after a viral video of his beat-down by a bully gets turned into a meme, he vows to change his life. He spends the summer doing whatever it takes to bulk up. _The New David Espinoza_ is an honest conversation about body dysmorphia and toxic masculinity.

_[The New David Espinoza](https://bookshop.org/books/the-new-david-espinoza/9780062489883?aid=6018)_ by Fred Aceves

Pulga, Chico, and Pequeña are three teens crossing from Guatemala through Mexico to get to the US-Mexico border border. The route they take is called La Bestia (The Beast). Once they go, there's no turning back and there is no guarantee of survival. This is a story about the hope and danger migrants undertake, without the voyuerism or sensationalism that has plagued US publishing recently.

[_We Are Not From Here_](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781984812261?aff=penguinrandom) by Jenny Torres Sanchez

Pitched as _Love and Gelato_ meets _Don’t Date Rosa Santos_, Namey's sophomore novel follows a Miami girl who gets sent to England for a summer to get away from family problems. Enter adorable teashop clerk Orion, who has family problems of his own, and a whirlwind romance that won’t fix everything, but definitely feels like a start.

[_A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow_](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781534471245) by Laura Taylor Namey

This debut novel by Brazilian author Lucas Rocha follows three gay friends in Brazil whose lives collide. Each boy experiences a different relationship with an HIV diagnosis. Ian tests positive. Victor's test is negative. Henrique has lived with HIV for three years. Set in Rio de Janeiro, _Where We Go From Here_ uplifts a community that has been plagued with misinformation and instead highlights love and self-acceptance and the work we still have to do.

[_Where We Go From Here_](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781338556247) by Lucas Rocha

Set in Rosario, Argentina, Camila Hassan has two lives: the obedient daughter and the rising fútbol star. She keeps her passion a secret, but everything grows all the more complicated when her former love, Diego, comes back to town. Juggling romance and family expectations, Méndez writes the story of a girl trying to find her place in the world. This is the Argentine _Bend it Like Beckham_ you've always wanted.

[_Furia_](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781616209919) by Yamile Saied Méndez

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