Hispanic American Heritage 2007

	Celebrate Hispanic American Heritage Month with these recommended titles by, for and about Hispanic Americans. All of these library materials are owned by the Metropolitan Library System. Log on to CyberMars with your library card to reserve any titles that interest you, or ask a librarian for assistance.
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Make Him Look Good
Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez (St. Martin’s,c2006)
Shelf Number: Fiction/VAL

In the author’s gossipy third novel, Ricky, a rising Latin music star, pursues his career from the vantage of Miami’s hotspots. He is orbited by six women including his plus-sized publicist, a club owner, his pregnant wife, his firefighter high-school girlfriend, a woman who bears an uncanny resemblance to Ricky, and a media-hungry fellow singer.

Malinche: a Novel
Laura Esquivel (Atria Books,c2006)
Shelf Number: Fiction/ESQ

This richly textured historical novel recounts the story of the love affair between conquistador Hernando Cortez and Malinche his Indian interpreter during the conquest of the Aztec empire. The novel describes her diverse roles as a slave to the Aztecs and as a mediator between two very different languages and cultures.

Sister Chicas: a Novel
Lisa Alvarado and others (New American Library,c2006)
Shelf Number: Fiction/ALV

Three Latina friends—Taina, hiding her secret Jamaican artist boyfriend from her family; Grachi torn between duty and her dreams; and Leni, a rebel struggling to make sense of her roots and her growing feelings for a childhood friend—find their friendship with one another sustaining them as they search for their place in life.

Zig Zag: a Novel
Jose Carlos Somoza (Rayo,c2007)
Shelf Number: Fiction/SOM

Members of a team whose study of String Theory went seriously awry are now meeting ugly deaths, and, understandably, team member Elisa Robledo wants to discover why. The author makes his U.S. debut with this international bestseller.

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