Our Shadows Have Claws: 15 Latin American Monster Stories

Yamile Saied Méndez, Amparo Ortiz
- Editors
(Young Adult Fiction - Y Our)

From zombies to cannibals to death incarnate, this cross-genre anthology draws on Latino mythology to offer something for every monster lover. Set across Latin America and its diaspora, the stories explore themes of oppression, grief, sisterhood, identity, first love, and empowerment.


YA National Hispanic Heritage Month

  • Fire with Fire


  • A Girl’s Guide to Love & Magic


  • Our Shadows Have Claws: 15 Latin American Monster Stories


  • Lobizona


  • I am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter


  • A Tall Dark Trouble


  • Ballad & Dagger


  • The Turning Pointe


  • Rubi Ramos's Recipe for Success


  • Don't Ask Me Where I'm From


  • Venom & Vow


  • Tigers, Not Daughters


  • Last Sunrise in Eterna


  • No Filter and Other Lies


  • Juliet Takes a Breath


  • This Is Why They Hate Us


  • Clap When You Land


  • The Moonlit Vine


  • Once Upon A Quinceañera


  • Secret of the Moon Conch


  • Wings in the Wild


  • The Sunbearer Trials


  • Into the Light


  • Under This Forgetful Sky


  • Ander and Santi Were Here: A Novel


  • You Don't Have a Shot


  • The Luis Ortega Survival Club


  • Furia


  • The Lost Dreamer


  • We Are Not From Here