Chicano Books

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Bless Me, Ultima Bless Me, Ultima (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as chicano)
avg rating 3.83 — 37,621 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 — 13,626 ratings — published 1987
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The House on Mango Street The House on Mango Street (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as chicano)
avg rating 3.68 — 239,071 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 — 353 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 — 1,703 ratings — published 1973
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Caramelo Caramelo (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as chicano)
avg rating 3.93 — 13,251 ratings — published 2002
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Drink Cultura: Chicanismo Drink Cultura: Chicanismo (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as chicano)
avg rating 4.26 — 743 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 — 84,449 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 4.06 — 11,303 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 3.61 — 4,116 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 — 18,748 ratings — published 2004
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Pocho Pocho (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as chicano)
avg rating 3.46 — 734 ratings — published 1970
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Alburquerque Alburquerque (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as chicano)
avg rating 3.82 — 1,309 ratings — published 1992
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Rain of Gold Rain of Gold (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as chicano)
avg rating 4.50 — 8,431 ratings — published 1991
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Caballero: A Historical Novel Caballero: A Historical Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as chicano)
avg rating 3.71 — 228 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 — 33,029 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 — 2,557 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 — 17,412 ratings — published 2016
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Solito Solito (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as chicano)
avg rating 4.48 — 80,545 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 — 1,994 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 — 1,166 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 — 4,629 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 4.28 — 681,286 ratings — published 2012
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Chicano Movement For Beginners Chicano Movement For Beginners (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as chicano)
avg rating 4.40 — 149 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 — 2,795 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 — 5,080 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 — 15,600 ratings — published 2018
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The Rain God The Rain God (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as chicano)
avg rating 3.93 — 822 ratings — published 1984
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Mean Mean (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as chicano)
avg rating 4.23 — 4,005 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 — 5,472 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 — 864 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 — 17,647 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 — 514 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 — 233 ratings — published
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Always Running Always Running (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as chicano)
avg rating 4.04 — 8,536 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 — 9,832 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 4.19 — 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 3.85 — 984 ratings — published 1990
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The Death of My Father the Pope: A Memoir The Death of My Father the Pope: A Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as chicano)
avg rating 3.89 — 151 ratings — published
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Heart of Aztlan Heart of Aztlan (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as chicano)
avg rating 3.88 — 466 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 3.96 — 46 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 4.02 — 154 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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“During the late 1960s and 1970s, Mexican American and Puerto Rican activists put forward a politically charged critique of American politics. Bringing together a paradoxical mix of cultural nationalism, liberal reformism, radical critique, andromantic idealism, the Chicano and Puerto Rican movements created a new political vocabulary, one emphasizing resistance, recognition, cultural pride, authenticity, and fraternity (hermanidad). The movements-organizations, issues, and events left a profound legacy.”
Cristina Beltrán, The Trouble with Unity: Latino Politics and the Creation of Identity

Gloria E. Anzaldúa
“Deslenguadas. Somos las del español deficiente. We are your linguistic nightmare, your linguistic aberration, your linguistic mestisaje, the subject of your burla. Because we speak with tongues of fire we are culturally crucified. Racially, culturally and linguistically somos huérfanos —we speak an orphan tongue”
Gloria E. Anzaldúa

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