{"id":3235,"date":"2009-05-14T06:00:24","date_gmt":"2009-05-14T12:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=3235"},"modified":"2009-05-11T17:16:12","modified_gmt":"2009-05-11T23:16:12","slug":"latino-books-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/latino-books-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Latino Books Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3279 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/latino.jpg?resize=140%2C116&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"latino\" width=\"140\" height=\"116\" \/>Cinco de Mayo is only the beginning!\u00a0\u00a0The entire month of May has been designated as\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.publishers.org\/main\/Latino\/latino_02.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Latino Books Month<\/strong><\/a> by the Association of\u00a0American Publishers.\u00a0 Simply put, it&#8217;s an effort to encourage people to read books by and for\u00a0Latinos.\u00a0 What&#8217;s great is that\u00a0you can choose to read many titles\u00a0in <em>either <\/em>English or\u00a0Spanish.<\/p>\n<p>If you read Spanish, you&#8217;ll be able to check out some books that, in English, never seem to be on the shelf!\u00a0 For example,\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/search.prairiecat.info\/?itemid=|library\/marc\/PALS-unicorn|2054001\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Luna Nueva<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Stephanie Meyer.<\/p>\n<p>If you prefer Latino authors, try Carlos Ruiz Zafon and his <a href=\"http:\/\/search.prairiecat.info\/?itemid=|library\/marc\/PALS-unicorn|2071983\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>El Juego del Angel<\/em><\/strong><\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/search.prairiecat.info\/?itemid=|library\/marc\/PALS-unicorn|1064218\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Para Salvar el Mundo<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Julia Alvarez. \u00a0Can&#8217;t read Spanish?\u00a0 No problem, we have the English versions of those titles as well.\u00a0 Hint:\u00a0 Look for <a href=\"http:\/\/search.prairiecat.info\/?itemid=|library\/marc\/PALS-unicorn|2129664\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>The Angel&#8217;s Game<\/em><\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/search.prairiecat.info\/?itemid=|library\/marc\/PALS-unicorn|1023440\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Saving the World<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Also, in the children&#8217;s section, we feature many bi-lingual editions as well as clever videos. \u00a0Did you know that exposing children to another language at a young age can really help their fluency in later years?\u00a0 \u00a0Why not give it a try?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cinco de Mayo is only the beginning!\u00a0\u00a0The entire month of May has been designated as\u00a0Latino Books Month by the Association of\u00a0American Publishers.\u00a0 Simply put, it&#8217;s an effort to encourage people to read books by and for\u00a0Latinos.\u00a0 What&#8217;s great is that\u00a0you can choose to read many titles\u00a0in either English or\u00a0Spanish. 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