The Shelves

Caribbean & Latin America Books

Books selected for readers looking for caribbean & latin america books.

29 booksApril 2, 2026

Part of 500+ tracked lists·133% reader overlap with Emigration & Immigration Books

1. Woven in Moonlight
Isabel Ibañez
Fits this list for its focus on shelf.
Shelf signal: Caribbean & Latin America for Teens
2. Libertad
Bessie Flores Zaldívar, Bessie Flores Zaldivar
Included for strong award alignment with this caribbean & latin america list.
Shelf signal: Caribbean & Latin America for Teens
3. The Poet X
Elizabeth Acevedo
Included for strong contemporary alignment with this caribbean & latin america list.
Shelf signal: Hispanic & Latino YA
4. (s)kin
Ibi Zoboi
Fits this list for its focus on caribbean.
Shelf signal: Caribbean & Latin America for Teens
5. Furia
Yamile Saied Méndez
Included for strong club alignment with this caribbean & latin america list.
Shelf signal: Caribbean & Latin America for Teens
6. Borderless
Jennifer De Leon
Included for strong romance alignment with this caribbean & latin america list.
Shelf signal: Immigration for Teens
7. The Story of My Anger
Jasminne Mendez
Included for strong award alignment with this caribbean & latin america list.
Shelf signal: Hispanic & Latino YA
8. Tropical Secrets
Margarita Engle
Fits this list for its focus on america and caribbean.
Shelf signal: Caribbean & Latin America for Teens
9. Saints of the Household
Ari Tison
Included for strong novel alignment with this caribbean & latin america list.
Shelf signal: Hispanic & Latino YA
10. Illegal
Bettina Restrepo
Included for strong civil rights alignment with this caribbean & latin america list.
Shelf signal: Immigration for Teens
11. Silenced Voices
Pablo Leon
Included for strong teen alignment with this caribbean & latin america list.
Shelf signal: Caribbean & Latin America for Teens
12. Rima's Rebellion
Margarita Engle
Included for strong women alignment with this caribbean & latin america list.
Shelf signal: Caribbean & Latin America for Teens
13. Never Look Back
Lilliam Rivera, Almarie Guerra
Included for strong romance alignment with this caribbean & latin america list.
Shelf signal: Caribbean & Latin America for Teens
14. Don't Ask Me Where I'm From
Jennifer De Leon, Elena Garnu
Included for strong school alignment with this caribbean & latin america list.
Shelf signal: Hispanic & Latino YA
15. Relit
Sandra Proudman, Olivia Abtahi
Included for strong short story alignment with this caribbean & latin america list.
Shelf signal: Fairy Tale Anthologies for Teens
16. This Is the Year
Gloria Muñoz
Included for strong friendship alignment with this caribbean & latin america list.
Shelf signal: Immigration for Teens
17. When We Make It
Elisabet Velasquez
Included for strong york alignment with this caribbean & latin america list.
Shelf signal: Hispanic & Latino YA
18. Hear Ye Mortals
Yamile Saied Méndez
Included for strong action alignment with this caribbean & latin america list.
Shelf signal: Caribbean & Latin America for Teens
19. Solis
Paola Mendoza, Abby Sher
Fits this list for its focus on america.
Shelf signal: Immigration for Teens
20. The Summer I Ate the Rich
Maika Moulite, Maritza Moulite
Included for strong teens alignment with this caribbean & latin america list.
Shelf signal: YA Supernatural Thrillers
21. Pilar Ramirez and the Escape From Zafa
Julian Randall
Included for strong middle alignment with this caribbean & latin america list.
Shelf signal: Caribbean & Latin American Folktales
22. Where I Belong
Marcia Argueta Mickelson
Included for strong young alignment with this caribbean & latin america list.
Shelf signal: Immigration for Teens
23. Indivisible
Daniel Aleman
Included for strong family alignment with this caribbean & latin america list.
Shelf signal: Immigration for Teens
24. Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass
Meg Medina
Fits this list for its focus on latin.
Shelf signal: Hispanic & Latino YA