

Curriculum developed by Christi Moraga on behalf of the Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs, 2021.īetween Us and Abuela by Mitali Perkins and illustrated by Sara Palacios (Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers) – Award Winner Stories of Migration: Thematic Unit for the Spanish Language Classroom Features Américas Award recognized books including La travesía de Enrique by Sonia Nazario and Me dicen Guero by David Bowles among others. Curriculum developed by Katrina Dillon on behalf of the Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs, 2023. We also invite you to see the relevant materials listed on TeachingBooks and on Goodreads.īarefoot Dreams of Petra Luna by Alda P. Note that, unless otherwise indicated, the curricula below was developed by Linda Kreft (retired director, Technology-Curriculum Resource Center, Milwaukee Public Schools), on behalf of the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies To strengthen teachers’ and librarians’ abilities to use these books in the classroom, CLASP has produced and compiled the following curricular resources.

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L.The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo (18 books).The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo Cartaya (27 books).Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina* (29 books).El color de mis palabras by Lynn Joseph* (30 books).The Color of My Words by Lynn Joseph* (30 books).Antes de ser libres by Julia Alvarez* (30 books).Before We Were Free by Julia Alvarez* (32 books).Cajas de cartón by Francisco Jiménez* (27 books).The Circuit by Francisco Jiménez* (30 books).The Surrender Tree / El árbol de la rendición by Margarita Engle (bilingual edition)* (28 books).Many of the books have an accompanying educator's guide, as indicated by the asterisk (*). We are committed to expanding this resource and welcome your suggestions for future titles. Please note that we are only able to loan book sets to educators local to the Albuquerque, NM metro area. To request a set, please fill out this form.

They need to be booked in advance and picked up in person.

The books are housed at the LAII, 801 Yale Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87131. The sets vary in size and composition are available at no cost and have a three-week lending period, after which the full book set must be returned to the LAII. The LAII is pleased to offer classroom sets of exemplary Latinx literature for children and young adults.
