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My Broken Language
by Quiara Alegría Hudes • 2021
A professor said her Spanish was broken. Write it that way. A playwright found her voice.
4.18
4k+
My Broken Language Summary
My Broken Language 93%
A professor said her Spanish was broken. Write it that way. A playwright found her voice.
by Quiara Alegría Hudes 2021
4.18
4k+ ratings
My Invented Country
by Isabel Allende • 2003
When a coup forced her from Chile, nostalgia became a country she could carry on the page.
3.89
13k+
My Invented Country Summary
My Invented Country 91%
When a coup forced her from Chile, nostalgia became a country she could carry on the page.
by Isabel Allende 2003
3.89
13k+ ratings
A Cup of Water Under My Bed
by Daisy Hernández • 2014
A childhood translating for her parents gave her everything except a language for her bisexuality.
4.12
2k+
A Cup of Water Under My Bed Summary
A Cup of Water Under My Bed 91%
A childhood translating for her parents gave her everything except a language for her bisexuality.
by Daisy Hernández 2014
4.12
2k+ ratings
Solito
by Javier Zamora • 2022
A nine-year-old, a coyote, a fake name: 3,000 miles to parents he barely remembered.
4.48
81k+
Solito Summary
Solito 91%
A nine-year-old, a coyote, a fake name: 3,000 miles to parents he barely remembered.
by Javier Zamora 2022
4.48
81k+ ratings
Handbook for an Unpredictable Life
by Rosie Pérez • 2014
She survived the Catholic Home for Children. Then she had to survive Hollywood.
4.12
1k+
Handbook for an Unpredictable Life Summary
Handbook for an Unpredictable Life 91%
She survived the Catholic Home for Children. Then she had to survive Hollywood.
by Rosie Pérez 2014
4.12
1k+ ratings
The Distance Between Us
by Reyna Grande • 2012
Left behind, a girl survives on hunger, hope, and a dream of crossing the border.
4.37
18k+
The Distance Between Us Summary
The Distance Between Us 91%
Left behind, a girl survives on hunger, hope, and a dream of crossing the border.
by Reyna Grande 2012
4.37
18k+ ratings
They Call You Back
by Tim Z. Hernandez • 2024
1948 crash: 28 Mexican dead labeled 'deportees.' One writer's hunt to learn and return their names.
4.43
30
They Call You Back Summary
They Call You Back 91%
1948 crash: 28 Mexican dead labeled 'deportees.' One writer's hunt to learn and return their names.
by Tim Z. Hernandez 2024
4.43
30 ratings
Perfectly You
by Mariana Atencio • 2019
Why fitting in fails: a journalist's case for being real on camera and the career it built.
3.97
244
Perfectly You Summary
Perfectly You 90%
Why fitting in fails: a journalist's case for being real on camera and the career it built.
by Mariana Atencio 2019
3.97
244 ratings
My Beloved World
by Sonia Sotomayor • 2013
Age seven: insulin injections in the Bronx. Age fifty-five: first Latina Supreme Court justice.
4.09
34k+
My Beloved World Summary
My Beloved World 90%
Age seven: insulin injections in the Bronx. Age fifty-five: first Latina Supreme Court justice.
by Sonia Sotomayor 2013
4.09
34k+ ratings
Red Paint
by Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe • 2022
Medicine failed her. She drove to the Skagit River and let ancestral waters do the healing.
4.12
3k+
Red Paint Summary
Red Paint 90%
Medicine failed her. She drove to the Skagit River and let ancestral waters do the healing.
by Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe 2022
4.12
3k+ ratings
Unbreakable
by Jenni Rivera • 2013
Teen mom, banda queen, and a nine-year pursuit that ended with her abuser sentenced to life.
4.47
2k+
Unbreakable Summary
Unbreakable 90%
Teen mom, banda queen, and a nine-year pursuit that ended with her abuser sentenced to life.
by Jenni Rivera 2013
4.47
2k+ ratings
Gather Together in My Name
by Maya Angelou • 1974
A teenage mother alone in San Francisco, Maya Angelou chases dignity on her own stubborn terms.
4.32
19k+
Gather Together in My Name Summary
Gather Together in My Name 90%
A teenage mother alone in San Francisco, Maya Angelou chases dignity on her own stubborn terms.
by Maya Angelou 1974
4.32
19k+ ratings
For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts
by Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez • 2021
Tired of translating yourself for others? Here is the toolkit to reclaim your mind, language, anger.
4.46
4k+
For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts Summary
For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts 90%
Tired of translating yourself for others? Here is the toolkit to reclaim your mind, language, anger.
by Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez 2021
4.46
4k+ ratings
Tías and Primas
by Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez • 2024
The women who shaped you are archetypes. A Latina feminist reveals what they teach about survival.
4.05
1k+
Tías and Primas Summary
Tías and Primas 90%
The women who shaped you are archetypes. A Latina feminist reveals what they teach about survival.
by Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez 2024
4.05
1k+ ratings
Down and Delirious in Mexico City
by Daniel Hernandez • 2011
A Mexican-American writer goes home to a city that swallows him with punks, cults, and riots.
3.61
657
Down and Delirious in Mexico City Summary
Down and Delirious in Mexico City 90%
A Mexican-American writer goes home to a city that swallows him with punks, cults, and riots.
by Daniel Hernandez 2011
3.61
657 ratings
The Beautiful Struggle
by Ta-Nehisi Coates • 2008
Between Black Panther discipline and Baltimore's street code, a boy fights to write his own story.
4.08
11k+
The Beautiful Struggle Summary
The Beautiful Struggle 90%
Between Black Panther discipline and Baltimore's street code, a boy fights to write his own story.
by Ta-Nehisi Coates 2008
4.08
11k+ ratings
Navajos Wear Nikes
by Jim Kristofic • 2011
The only white kid on the Rez: learning Navajo, herding sheep, earning what belonging costs.
4.08
709
Navajos Wear Nikes Summary
Navajos Wear Nikes 90%
The only white kid on the Rez: learning Navajo, herding sheep, earning what belonging costs.
by Jim Kristofic 2011
4.08
709 ratings
The Complete Memoirs
by Pablo Neruda • 1974
The Nobel poet who turned exile, love, and the Chilean forest into one continuous poem.
4.16
5k+
The Complete Memoirs Summary
The Complete Memoirs 89%
The Nobel poet who turned exile, love, and the Chilean forest into one continuous poem.
by Pablo Neruda 1974
4.16
5k+ ratings
To Selena, With Love
by Chris Pérez • 2012
A hidden romance. A secret wedding. A rising star. And the phone call that ended it all.
4.65
10k+
To Selena, With Love Summary
To Selena, With Love 89%
A hidden romance. A secret wedding. A rising star. And the phone call that ended it all.
by Chris Pérez 2012
4.65
10k+ ratings
Midnight in Mexico
by Alfredo Corchado • 2013
A reporter's search for home turns into a survival fight after a cartel warning.
3.78
2k+
Midnight in Mexico Summary
Midnight in Mexico 89%
A reporter's search for home turns into a survival fight after a cartel warning.
by Alfredo Corchado 2013
3.78
2k+ ratings
Brown Enough
by Christopher Rivas • 2022
The race conversation is Black and white. One actor discovered he belonged to neither.
4.28
310
Brown Enough Summary
Brown Enough 89%
The race conversation is Black and white. One actor discovered he belonged to neither.
by Christopher Rivas 2022
4.28
310 ratings
The Parrot's Perch
by Karen Keilt • 2019
Forty-five days in a Brazilian torture cell. Freedom was only the beginning of the fight.
4.23
334
The Parrot's Perch Summary
The Parrot's Perch 89%
Forty-five days in a Brazilian torture cell. Freedom was only the beginning of the fight.
by Karen Keilt 2019
4.23
334 ratings
A Fish in the Water
by Mario Vargas Llosa • 1993
Peru, 1990. A novelist campaigns for president while the boy who discovered books haunts his memory.
4.02
1k+
A Fish in the Water Summary
A Fish in the Water 89%
Peru, 1990. A novelist campaigns for president while the boy who discovered books haunts his memory.
by Mario Vargas Llosa 1993
4.02
1k+ ratings
Nowhere Girl
by Cheryl Diamond • 2021
Forging documents before cursive. At sixteen, she walked a runway while hiding a fugitive past.
4.04
9k+
Nowhere Girl Summary
Nowhere Girl 89%
Forging documents before cursive. At sixteen, she walked a runway while hiding a fugitive past.
by Cheryl Diamond 2021
4.04
9k+ ratings
North from Mexico
by Carey McWilliams • 1969
The Southwest was built by Mexican labor. Then it invented a Spanish past to hide them.
4.10
49
North from Mexico Summary
North from Mexico 89%
The Southwest was built by Mexican labor. Then it invented a Spanish past to hide them.
by Carey McWilliams 1969
4.10
49 ratings
Education of a Felon
by Edward Bunker • 1999
A career criminal's brutal education behind bars, and how literature gave him a way out.
4.14
2k+
Education of a Felon Summary
Education of a Felon 89%
A career criminal's brutal education behind bars, and how literature gave him a way out.
by Edward Bunker 1999
4.14
2k+ ratings
Pimp
by Iceberg Slim • 1967
A Chicago pimp traces his transformation from wounded boy to master manipulator to man undone.
4.00
15k+
Pimp Summary
Pimp 89%
A Chicago pimp traces his transformation from wounded boy to master manipulator to man undone.
by Iceberg Slim 1967
4.00
15k+ ratings
Tremendous
by Joey "Coco" Diaz • 2023
Homeless at twenty-one, sleeping in a rocket ship. How Joey Diaz traded crime for stand-up.
4.46
3k+
Tremendous Summary
Tremendous 89%
Homeless at twenty-one, sleeping in a rocket ship. How Joey Diaz traded crime for stand-up.
by Joey "Coco" Diaz 2023
4.46
3k+ ratings
Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant
by Curtis Chin • 2023
At his family's Detroit restaurant, a gay Chinese American kid learned what America won't serve.
3.83
5k+
Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant Summary
Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant 89%
At his family's Detroit restaurant, a gay Chinese American kid learned what America won't serve.
by Curtis Chin 2023
3.83
5k+ ratings
A Childhood
by Harry Crews • 1978
By age six he had lived a lifetime. The writing was just aftermath.
4.34
3k+
A Childhood Summary
A Childhood 89%
By age six he had lived a lifetime. The writing was just aftermath.
by Harry Crews 1978
4.34
3k+ ratings
The Undocumented Americans
by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio • 2020
After 9/11, undocumented workers cleaned the rubble. Then they were forgotten and the poison stayed.
4.37
28k+
The Undocumented Americans Summary
The Undocumented Americans 89%
After 9/11, undocumented workers cleaned the rubble. Then they were forgotten and the poison stayed.
by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio 2020
4.37
28k+ ratings
American Like Me
by America Ferrera • 2018
Actors and athletes on the day their Americanness was questioned, and the moment they claimed it.
4.32
6k+
American Like Me Summary
American Like Me 89%
Actors and athletes on the day their Americanness was questioned, and the moment they claimed it.
by America Ferrera 2018
4.32
6k+ ratings
Dreams from My Father
by Barack Obama • 1995
From Hawaii to Kenya, a fatherless son pieces together an inheritance he was never given.
3.94
232k+
Dreams from My Father Summary
Dreams from My Father 89%
From Hawaii to Kenya, a fatherless son pieces together an inheritance he was never given.
by Barack Obama 1995
3.94
232k+ ratings
Never Far from Home
by Bruce Jackson • 2023
Amsterdam Houses to Microsoft: a Black lawyer's climb through music, race, and two worlds.
4.12
257
Never Far from Home Summary
Never Far from Home 89%
Amsterdam Houses to Microsoft: a Black lawyer's climb through music, race, and two worlds.
by Bruce Jackson 2023
4.12
257 ratings
Seldom Disappointed
by Tony Hillerman • 2001
Wounded infantryman, journalist, 45-year-old professor: the unlikely path to the Navajo mysteries.
4.01
794
Seldom Disappointed Summary
Seldom Disappointed 89%
Wounded infantryman, journalist, 45-year-old professor: the unlikely path to the Navajo mysteries.
by Tony Hillerman 2001
4.01
794 ratings
Walking with Ghosts
by Gabriel Byrne • 2021
He left Dublin for Hollywood. But the ghosts, the priest, and the bottle came with him.
4.10
4k+
Walking with Ghosts Summary
Walking with Ghosts 89%
He left Dublin for Hollywood. But the ghosts, the priest, and the bottle came with him.
by Gabriel Byrne 2021
4.10
4k+ ratings
From the Ashes
by Jesse Thistle • 2019
Addiction took his home and nearly his leg. His lost Métis identity showed him another way.
4.49
35k+
From the Ashes Summary
From the Ashes 89%
Addiction took his home and nearly his leg. His lost Métis identity showed him another way.
by Jesse Thistle 2019
4.49
35k+ ratings
Mother Mary Comes to Me
by Arundhati Roy • 2025
She fled her mother at eighteen with a knife. The woman who survived became the writer.
4.38
32k+
Mother Mary Comes to Me Summary
Mother Mary Comes to Me 89%
She fled her mother at eighteen with a knife. The woman who survived became the writer.
by Arundhati Roy 2025
4.38
32k+ ratings
I, Rigoberta Menchu / Who Is Rigoberta Menchu? by Rigoberta Menchu
by Rigoberta Menchú • 1984
Her brother was tortured. She learned Spanish and the Bible to build a peasant uprising.
3.86
7k+
I, Rigoberta Menchu / Who Is Rigoberta Menchu? by Rigoberta Menchu Summary
I, Rigoberta Menchu / Who Is Rigoberta Menchu? by Rigoberta Menchu 89%
Her brother was tortured. She learned Spanish and the Bible to build a peasant uprising.
by Rigoberta Menchú 1984
3.86
7k+ ratings
Where White Men Fear to Tread
by Russell Means • 1995
How a California street kid reclaimed his Lakota identity and led the occupation of Mount Rushmore.
4.14
1k+
Where White Men Fear to Tread Summary
Where White Men Fear to Tread 89%
How a California street kid reclaimed his Lakota identity and led the occupation of Mount Rushmore.
by Russell Means 1995
4.14
1k+ ratings
F*ck It, I'll Start Tomorrow
by Action Bronson • 2021
His chef career shattered with his leg. Rap stardom and hard-won confidence rose from the wreckage.
3.73
2k+
F*ck It, I'll Start Tomorrow Summary
F*ck It, I'll Start Tomorrow 89%
His chef career shattered with his leg. Rap stardom and hard-won confidence rose from the wreckage.
by Action Bronson 2021
3.73
2k+ ratings
Don’t Come Back
by Lina María Ferreira Cabeza-Vanegas • 2017
A nurse smuggles her mother's corpse across Colombia. Every family legend here is a survival story.
4.14
73
Don’t Come Back Summary
Don’t Come Back 89%
A nurse smuggles her mother's corpse across Colombia. Every family legend here is a survival story.
by Lina María Ferreira Cabeza-Vanegas 2017
4.14
73 ratings
Down the Drain
by Julia Fox • 2023
An Italian girl follows her erratic father to New York. Survival will mean constant reinvention.
4.36
95k+
Down the Drain Summary
Down the Drain 89%
An Italian girl follows her erratic father to New York. Survival will mean constant reinvention.
by Julia Fox 2023
4.36
95k+ ratings
Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls
by T Kira Madden • 2019
A fatherless girl in Boca Raton craves a fierce love and finds it in dangerous places.
4.25
10k+
Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls Summary
Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls 89%
A fatherless girl in Boca Raton craves a fierce love and finds it in dangerous places.
by T Kira Madden 2019
4.25
10k+ ratings
Another Word for Love
by Carvell Wallace • 2024
Childhood taught him survival meant armoring up; recovery taught him presence takes more courage.
4.25
2k+
Another Word for Love Summary
Another Word for Love 89%
Childhood taught him survival meant armoring up; recovery taught him presence takes more courage.
by Carvell Wallace 2024
4.25
2k+ ratings
We Were Dreamers
by Simu Liu • 2022
Fired from accounting, he answered a Craigslist ad for Asian extras. Today he's Shang-Chi.
4.33
31k+
We Were Dreamers Summary
We Were Dreamers 89%
Fired from accounting, he answered a Craigslist ad for Asian extras. Today he's Shang-Chi.
by Simu Liu 2022
4.33
31k+ ratings
We Survived the Night
by Julian Brave NoiseCat • 2025
A newborn found in a residential school incinerator. His son's memoir of survival and return.
4.27
1k+
We Survived the Night Summary
We Survived the Night 89%
A newborn found in a residential school incinerator. His son's memoir of survival and return.
by Julian Brave NoiseCat 2025
4.27
1k+ ratings
Americanized
by Sara Saedi • 2018
She thought she was American. Her sister's confession at thirteen proved otherwise.
3.91
3k+
Americanized Summary
Americanized 89%
She thought she was American. Her sister's confession at thirteen proved otherwise.
by Sara Saedi 2018
3.91
3k+ ratings
The Sunset Route
by Carrot Quinn • 2021
A young woman rides freight trains west to escape a broken past, searching for a new kind of family.
4.16
2k+
The Sunset Route Summary
The Sunset Route 89%
A young woman rides freight trains west to escape a broken past, searching for a new kind of family.
by Carrot Quinn 2021
4.16
2k+ ratings
Spirit Run
by Noé Álvarez • 2020
He joined a 6,000-mile indigenous run, and his mother's silence finally made sense.
3.50
5k+
Spirit Run Summary
Spirit Run 89%
He joined a 6,000-mile indigenous run, and his mother's silence finally made sense.
by Noé Álvarez 2020
3.50
5k+ ratings
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