1. Cisneros, Sandra.
The House on Mango Street
. Vintage Books, 1984
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The story of a girl growing up in the Latino section of Chicago and how she views the world around her.
2. Galarza, Ernesto.
Barrio Boy
. University of Notre Dame Press, 1971.
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The story of a young Mexican boy immigrating to the USA.
3. Magell, Frank, N. ed.
Masterpieces of Latino Literature
. Harper Collins, 1994.
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A great resource book on the biography of Latino authors and analysis of their books.
4. Marting, Diane E. ed.
Spanish American Women Writers: A BioBibliographical Source Book
. Greenwood Press, 1990.
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The book provides biographies of several authors and provides references of articles written about them.
5. Ortiz Cofer, Judith.
Peregrina
. Riverstone Press, 1986.
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A collection of poems.
6. Ortiz Cofer, Judith.
Terms of Survival
. Arte Publico Press, 1987.
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A collection poems.
7. Ortiz Cofer, Judith.
The Latin Deli
. University of Georgia Press, 1993.
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A combination of short stories and poems.
8. Santiago, Esmeralda.
When I Was Puerto Rican
. Addison-Wesley, 1983.
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An excellent account of the migration of a Puerto Rican family from the countryside of Puerto Rico and eventually to New York.
9. Tardiff, Joseph C, L. Mpho Mabundo ed.
Dictionary of Hispanic Biography
. Gale Research Inc., 1996.
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An excellent resource of Hispanics in areas such as the arts, politics etc.
10. Turner, Faythe.
Puerto Rican Writers at Home in the USA: An Anthology.
Open Hang Publishing Inc., 1991.
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A collection of poems by several Puerto Rican writers.