Immigration and conflicts between cultures are frequent themes in Thanhha Lai and Margarita Engle's own voices books for teens and older kids. Engle also has books for other age groups,...

These authors write books that can be accessible entry points for readers looking for diverse biographies and topics. Though Engle's books are written in verse and Bolden's are prose,...

Drawing on their Cuban American backgrounds, Ruth Behar, who is also an anthropologist, and Margarita Engle, who is also a biologist, write moving, lyrical, character-driven stories...

Picture books by these Cuban American authors range from biographical works that highlight the inspiring achievements of Latin Americans to heartfelt, feel-good works of fiction centered...

These poets for young people write own voices fictionalized biographies in verse, typically focusing on Cuban (Engle) or African American (Nelson) figures in history who aren't well...

Margarita Engle and Pat Mora are both poets and children's books authors who write sensitive, lyrical picture books that reflect their Latin American cultural heritage, be it Cuban...

These authors' works have the appeal factors melancholy, and they have the subjects "cuban people," "caribbean people," and "haitian people."

These authors' works have the subjects "caribbean history," "cuban people," and "caribbean people"; and include the identity "latino/latina/latine."

These authors' works have the appeal factors inspiring, and they have the subjects "hispanic americans" and "multiracial children"; and include the identity "latino/latina/latine."

These authors' works have the appeal factors inspiring and lyrical, and they have the genre "historical fiction"; the subjects "girls," "families," and "familial love"; and illustrations...

These authors' works have the subjects "caribbean history," "cuban people," and "caribbean people."

These authors' works have the genre "poetry"; the subjects "cuban americans" and "hispanic americans"; and include the identity "latino/latina/latine."