13 Must-Read Young Adult Novels by Latinx Authors

Author Laeken Zea Kemp tells an all too common immigrant story in Somewhere between Bitter and Sweet ($17), which is about two young people struggling with the juxtaposition between family expectations and their dreams for themselves, while they navigate being in love for the first time and dire circumstances that threaten to change each of their lives in major ways. This one really resonates with the Latinx experience.