Chicano Books

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Bless Me, Ultima Bless Me, Ultima (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as chicano)
avg rating 3.82 — 37,441 ratings — published 1972
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Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as chicano)
avg rating 4.33 — 13,536 ratings — published 1987
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The House on Mango Street The House on Mango Street (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as chicano)
avg rating 3.68 — 235,658 ratings — published 1984
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Occupied America: A History of Chicanos Occupied America: A History of Chicanos (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as chicano)
avg rating 4.14 — 352 ratings — published 1981
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The Revolt of the Cockroach People The Revolt of the Cockroach People (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as chicano)
avg rating 3.87 — 1,683 ratings — published 1973
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Caramelo Caramelo (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as chicano)
avg rating 3.93 — 13,180 ratings — published 2002
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Drink Cultura: Chicanismo Drink Cultura: Chicanismo (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as chicano)
avg rating 4.27 — 739 ratings — published 1992
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I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as chicano)
avg rating 4.00 — 83,617 ratings — published 2017
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Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as chicano)
avg rating 4.05 — 11,319 ratings — published 1991
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Under the Feet of Jesus Under the Feet of Jesus (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as chicano)
avg rating 3.62 — 4,041 ratings — published 1995
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The Devil's Highway: A True Story The Devil's Highway: A True Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as chicano)
avg rating 4.11 — 18,558 ratings — published 2004
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Pocho Pocho (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as chicano)
avg rating 3.45 — 729 ratings — published 1970
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Alburquerque Alburquerque (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as chicano)
avg rating 3.82 — 1,300 ratings — published 1992
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Rain of Gold Rain of Gold (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as chicano)
avg rating 4.50 — 8,379 ratings — published 1991
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Caballero: A Historical Novel Caballero: A Historical Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as chicano)
avg rating 3.70 — 226 ratings — published 1996
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How the García Girls Lost Their Accents How the García Girls Lost Their Accents (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as chicano)
avg rating 3.62 — 32,848 ratings — published 1991
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A Place to Stand A Place to Stand (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as chicano)
avg rating 4.18 — 2,541 ratings — published 2001
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Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in Forty Questions Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in Forty Questions (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as chicano)
avg rating 4.39 — 17,180 ratings — published 2016
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Solito Solito (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as chicano)
avg rating 4.48 — 77,666 ratings — published 2022
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Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as chicano)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,970 ratings — published 2000
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My Two Border Towns My Two Border Towns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as chicano)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,142 ratings — published 2021
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So Far from God So Far from God (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as chicano)
avg rating 3.88 — 4,595 ratings — published 1993
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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1) Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as chicano)
avg rating 4.29 — 678,048 ratings — published 2012
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Chicano Movement For Beginners Chicano Movement For Beginners (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as chicano)
avg rating 4.39 — 145 ratings — published 2016
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Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as chicano)
avg rating 4.18 — 2,702 ratings — published 2022
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You Sound Like a White Girl: The Case for Rejecting Assimilation You Sound Like a White Girl: The Case for Rejecting Assimilation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as chicano)
avg rating 4.22 — 5,002 ratings — published 2022
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The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches From the Border The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches From the Border (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as chicano)
avg rating 3.97 — 15,501 ratings — published 2018
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Esperanza Rising Esperanza Rising (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as chicano)
avg rating 4.05 — 114,595 ratings — published 2000
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The Rain God The Rain God (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as chicano)
avg rating 3.93 — 819 ratings — published 1984
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Mean Mean (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as chicano)
avg rating 4.23 — 3,974 ratings — published 2017
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The People of Paper The People of Paper (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as chicano)
avg rating 4.07 — 5,465 ratings — published 2005
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Zigzagger: Stories Zigzagger: Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as chicano)
avg rating 4.07 — 164 ratings — published 2003
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The Guardians The Guardians (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as chicano)
avg rating 3.72 — 858 ratings — published 2007
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The Distance Between Us The Distance Between Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as chicano)
avg rating 4.37 — 17,349 ratings — published 2012
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Song of the Hummingbird Song of the Hummingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as chicano)
avg rating 4.18 — 506 ratings — published 1996
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From Indians to Chicanos: The Dynamics of Mexican-American Culture From Indians to Chicanos: The Dynamics of Mexican-American Culture (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as chicano)
avg rating 3.70 — 57 ratings — published 1984
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Chicano Chicano (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as chicano)
avg rating 4.12 — 313 ratings — published 1972
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East Side Dreams East Side Dreams (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as chicano)
avg rating 4.16 — 232 ratings — published
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Always Running Always Running (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as chicano)
avg rating 4.04 — 8,503 ratings — published 1993
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This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as chicano)
avg rating 4.52 — 9,803 ratings — published 1981
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Chicano! the History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement (Hispanic Civil Rights) Chicano! the History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement (Hispanic Civil Rights)
by (shelved 2 times as chicano)
avg rating 4.18 — 133 ratings — published 1996
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George Washington Gomez: A Mexicotexan Novel George Washington Gomez: A Mexicotexan Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as chicano)
avg rating 3.84 — 972 ratings — published 1990
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Heart of Aztlan Heart of Aztlan (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as chicano)
avg rating 3.88 — 464 ratings — published 1976
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The Book of Wanderers (Camino del Sol) The Book of Wanderers (Camino del Sol)
by (shelved 1 time as chicano)
avg rating 4.00 — 44 ratings — published 2022
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The Crossing: El Paso, the Southwest, and America's Forgotten Origin Story The Crossing: El Paso, the Southwest, and America's Forgotten Origin Story (Audio CD)
by (shelved 1 time as chicano)
avg rating 4.01 — 149 ratings — published 2025
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The Latino Reader: Essential Anthology of Hispanic Books and American Literature – Five Centuries of Voices The Latino Reader: Essential Anthology of Hispanic Books and American Literature – Five Centuries of Voices (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as chicano)
avg rating 4.21 — 91 ratings — published 1997
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Sergio Troncoso
“I believe we have reached a point where those of us who belong to this culture of la frontera in Ysleta and El Paso are not content to sit back and watch others tell us who we are. We know who we are, and we ourselves can tell others about what we love and what we fear and what we hate and what can save us. I believe our community has developed that confidence to step forward and start taking responsibility for the many images that are projected in the name of Ysleta and El Paso.”
Sergio Troncoso, Crossing Borders: Personal Essays

Elizabeth Martínez
“[Sin ese libro], tú no podrías escuchar nada sobre nuestra tradición de resistencia femenina a la opresión, que se remonta a la mujer nativa que tomó los techos de las casas en lo que luego se convertiría en México e "hizo llover dardos y piedras" sobre los invasores españoles. O a la mujer que, en Oaxaca, demandó a su esposo por abuso y logró que su caso llegara a la corte en 1630. O a las mujeres Maya que encerró al cura español en su iglesia por no aceptar que se enterraran a las víctimas mayas de una epidemia de tifus en tierras de la iglesia. O a las masivas "Revueltas del Maíz" de 1962 realizadas por mujeres que se rehusaban a morir de hambre.

[Without a book like this] you would not hear about our tradition of female resistance to oppression, going back to Aztec women who took to the rooftops in what later became Mexico City and ‘rained down darts and stones’ on the invading Spainiards. Or the woman who filed suit in Oaxaca against her husband for abuse and had her case heard in court-in 1630! Or the Maya women who lackeed up the local Spanish priest in his church for not having Maya victims of a typhus epidemic buried in church ground. And the massive ‘Corn Riots’ of 1692 by women who refused to starve.”
Elizabeth Martínez, 500 Years of Chicana Women's History / 500 Años de la Mujer Chicana: Bilingual Edition

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