Illegally Yours: A Memoir
By: Rafael Agustin
4.18
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A funny and poignant memoir about how as a teenager, TV writer Rafael Agustin ( Jane The Virgin ) a…
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1. In the Country We Love: My Family Divided
By: Michelle Burford , Diane Guerrero
3.95
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The star of Orange is the New Blackand Jane the Virginpresents her personal story of the real pligh… read more
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2. Supper Club
By: Jackie Morrow
3.51
Format: 232 pages, Paperback
Nora, Lili, and Iris are seniors at Seaside High. Their differing schedules and mounting extracurri… read more
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3. Solito
By: Javier Zamora
4.48
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A young poet tells the story of his harrowing migration from El Salvador to the United States at th… read more
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"We nod, and I notice stars beginning to pop behind his head."-Javier Zamora, Solito
"Puedo sentir El Viaje en las plantas de mis pies. Lo veo en mis sueños."-Javier Zamora, Solito
"My chest like hummingbirds fighting for the hibiscus in Abuelita's garden."-Javier Zamora, Solito
"Mom to my left, Dad to my right, a mosquito net like a crown covering all of us."-Javier Zamora, Solito
4. You Sound Like a White Girl: The Case for Rejecting Assimilation
By: Julissa Arce
4.28
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Nationally bestselling author Julissa Arce beautifully interweaves her own experiences with cultura… read more
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"White supremacy is persistent, but so are we."-Julissa Arce, You Sound Like a White Girl: The Case for Rejecting Assimilation
"We cannot make ourselves or allow others to make us small so we can fit in the minds and hearts of white people. America might never love us back, so we must love ourselves."-Julissa Arce, You Sound Like a White Girl: The Case for Rejecting Assimilation
"I learned the language, at the expense of my Spanish, only to find that in English I didn't exist. I read the American history textbooks in school that erased any trace of the deep Mexican roots in t…"-Julissa Arce, You Sound Like a White Girl: The Case for Rejecting Assimilation
"We learn that the United States is the pinnacle of democracy in the world, but how can freedom be made perfect when it was built upon the genocide of Indigenous people, the enslavement of Black peopl…"-Julissa Arce, You Sound Like a White Girl: The Case for Rejecting Assimilation
5. Crying in the Bathroom
By: Erika L. Sánchez
3.99
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, an utterly or… read more
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6. Horse Barbie: A Memoir of Reclamation
By: Geena Rocero
4.22
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
“A moving chronicle of trans resilience and joy” (Vogue) from one of Out100’s Most Impactful and In… read more
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"Geena, you speak about transgender rights and FIlipino food with equal expertise."-Geena Rocero, Horse Barbie: A Memoir of Reclamation
"That's the thing about trans joy: It can never be fully extinguished. People can try to narrow the possibilities for our lives, even end them, but our spirits will always expand to fill whatever spac…"-Geena Rocero, Horse Barbie: A Memoir of Reclamation
"I didn't need to come out ot her. I never said those declarative words - and I didn't even know them at the time. Vocabulary like trans would come much later in my life. All I needed was to hear the …"-Geena Rocero, Horse Barbie: A Memoir of Reclamation
"Despite the ubiquity of government-organized trans pageants in the Philippines, trans people themselves are not politically recognized. We are culturally visible but legally erased. To this day, tran…"-Geena Rocero, Horse Barbie: A Memoir of Reclamation
7. Acceptance: A Memoir
By: Emi Nietfeld
4.21
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A luminous, generation-defining memoir of foster care and homelessness, Harvard and Big Tech, exami… read more
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"Any exclusive system is a system of exclusion."-Emi Nietfeld, Acceptance: A Memoir
"Everyone who dealt with disadvantaged kids, from therapists to college admissions officers, treated us as if we could overcome any abuse or neglect with sheer force of will."-Emi Nietfeld, Acceptance: A Memoir
"Adults viewed suicidal ideation as a pathology. But for me it was logic. Weighing the bad against the good, projecting forward to decide if life was worth sticking around for."-Emi Nietfeld, Acceptance: A Memoir
8. We're All in This Together . . .: So Make Some Room
By: Tom Papa
3.80
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Stand-up is all well and good, but observational humor that’s funny and warm may work best in books… read more
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9. First Gen: A Memoir
By: Alejandra Campoverdi
4.26
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
An unflinching memoir about navigating social mobility as a first gen Latina — offering both a rive… read more
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10. Illegally Yours: A Memoir
By: Rafael Agustin
4.18
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A funny and poignant memoir about how as a teenager, TV writer Rafael Agustin ( Jane The Virgin ) a… read more
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11. But Everyone Feels This Way: How an Autism Diagnosis Saved My Life
By: Paige Layle
4.28
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Autism acceptance activist and TikTok influencer Paige Layle shares her deeply personal journey to … read more
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"We remain hidden, tucked away behind corporations aiming to change us, pushing supplements and instant cures into the hands of desperate parents looking to make our lives better. We're hidden behind …"-Paige Layle, But Everyone Feels This Way: How an Autism Diagnosis Saved My Life
12. Why Didn't You Tell Me?
By: Carmen Rita Wong
3.76
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
An immigrant mother’s long-held secrets upend her daughter’s understanding of her family, her ident… read more
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13. Frontera
By: Julio Anta
4.01
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Mateo makes the dangerous journey back home to the United States through the Sonoran Desert with th… read more
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14. Oye
By: Melissa Mogollon
3.68
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A coming-of-age comedy. A telenovela-worthy drama. A moving family saga. All in a phone call you wo… read more
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15. For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts: A Love Letter to Women of Color
By: Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez
4.48
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The founder of Latina Rebels’ “electrifying debut” ( LA Times ) arms women of color with the tools … read more
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"The white people I met were well-meaning, well-read liberal folks who happened to know all the ins and outs of racism and colonialism, but somehow positioned these problems outside of themselves rath…"-Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez, For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts: A Love Letter to Women of Color
16. The People Who Report More Stress
By: Alejandro Varela
3.87
Format: 248 pages, Kindle Edition
The People Who Report More Stress is a collection of interconnected stories brimming with the anxie… read more
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17. The Symmetry of Fish (Penguin Poets)
By: Su Cho
3.83
Format: 80 pages, Paperback
From National Poetry Series winner Su Cho, chosen by Paige Lewis, a debut poetry collection about i… read more
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18. Uphill: A Memoir
By: Jemele Hill
4.08
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
One of Oprah Daily 's Best Fall Nonfiction Books of 2022 An empowering, unabashedly bold memoir by… read more
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19. Somewhere Sisters: A Story of Adoption, Identity, and the Meaning of Family
By: Erika Hayasaki
3.91
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Identical twins Isabella and Hà were born in Vietnam and raised on opposite sides of the world, eac… read more
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20. Vision: A Memoir of Blindness and Justice
By: David S. Tatel
4.48
Format: 325 pages, Kindle Edition
A memoir by one of America’s most accomplished public servants and legal thinkers—who spent years d… read more
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21. My Boy Will Die of Sorrow: A Memoir of Immigration From the Front Lines
By: Efrén C. Olivares
4.41
Format: 302 pages, Hardcover
This deeply personal perspective from a human rights lawyer—whose work on the front lines of the fi… read more
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