Chicas’ 2022 Latina Book Club Picks

30 Tuesday Nov 2021

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Our Sacramento Latina book club began as a way to keep our community members connected during the pandemic, while celebrating our culture and supporting Latinx creators. Little did we know then that book club would be such a hit and we’d be here, still reading, nearly two years and twenty books later!

Thank you to everyone who has joined #CLBookClub in 2020 and 2021, from near and far! Incorporating a book club into our Sacramento Latina-powered nonprofit has been a wonderful, insightful, and healing experience. And it has allowed us to connect with Latinas from all over the country!

Each month #CLBookClub reads a new book (titles are voted on and listed months in advance) and book club discussions are held weekly, where participants discuss the assigned reading for the week. Reading and discussing books in sections has allowed members to dissect the reading as a group and have powerful and in-depth conversations. Register for Chicas Latinas’ book club via Eventbrite.

Before we announce our first book clubs picks for 2022, let’s take a look at the list of all the books Chicas Latinas de Sacramento’s book club has read.

2021 Book List:

Feb.: “What Would Frida Do?: A Guide to Living Boldly” by Arianna Davis
March: “Once I Was You” by Maria Hinojosa
April: “Fat Chance, Charlie Vega” by Crystal Maldonado
May: “Of Women and Salt: A Novel” by Gabriela Garcia
June: “In the Dream House” by Carmen Maria Machado
July: “The Soul of a Woman” by Isabel Allende
Aug.: “The Distance Between Us: A Memoir” by Reyna Grande
Sept.: “Written in Starlight” by Isabel Ibañez
Oct.: “The Beautiful Ones” by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Nov.: “Furia” by Yamile Saied Méndez
Dec.: “Caramelo” by Sandra Cisneros

2020 Book List:

April: “How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents” by Julia Alvarez
May: “I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter” by Erika L. Sánch
June: “Everyone Knows You Go Home” by Natalia Sylvester
July: “The House of the Spirits” by Isabel Allende
Aug: “Mexican Gothic” by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Sept.: “Woven in Moonlight” by Isabel Ibañez
Oct.: “Things We Lost in the Fire: Stories” by Mariana Enriquez
Nov.: “Sabrina & Corina: Stories” by Kali Fajardo-Anstin
Dec/Jan.: “Clap When You Land” by Elizabeth Acevedo

A special thank you to the amazing Latina authors who have joined our book club discussions!

2022 Book Titles

Join us in 2022! Chicas Latinas’ book club titles have been selected for January and February, registration opens a month before our first discussion: https://chicaslatinas.eventbrite.com.

January 2022:
“The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina”
by Zoraida Córdova

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February 2022:
“For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges…”
by Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez

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Stay tuned for more titles to be announced…

How You Can Connect & Give With Chicas Latinas in 2021

19 Tuesday Oct 2021

Posted by Angela in #ChicasWhoGive, Book Club, Running Group, shoe drive, TeamChicas

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It seems like only a few months ago when we were all filled with hope that 2021 would usher in normalcy. While we have been able to enjoy a few in-person events in the recent weeks, things are not yet normal for us and the organizations Chicas Latinas de Sacramento regularly partners and volunteers with.

We had many exciting plans for 2020 and 2021. These plans were mostly canceled or postponed — which we’ll touch on later in the post. But first, let’s talk about what we ARE doing and how YOU can join us!

Chicas Latinas Book Club:

The #CLBookClub November will be Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez.

Join us every Thursday during the month of November (excluding Thanksgiving Day) at 7pm PST to discuss Furia. Registration closes on Nov. 1! Book Club members are encouraged to shop local, whatever local means to them. Registrants from Sacramento are invited to purchase from Wild Sisters Book Co., which is giving members 10% off bookclub purchases.

*Participants are also invited to join us for our in-person book pick-up. Details available upon registration.

Chicas Latinas’ book club was started as a result of the pandemic, and has been a gift to us all! Thank you to all who have joined us, community members and authors alike. And if you haven’t had a chance to join us yet, we hope to see you at a meeting soon.

#TeamChicas at Run to Feed the Hungry:

#TeamChicas is excited to join the 27th annual Run to Feed the Hungry benefiting Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services.

*All team members MUST register by Nov. 11, 2021*

Sacramento’s annual run is the largest Thanksgiving Day run in the country, and we can’t wait to be a part of it — again!

View #TeamChicas page: https://bit.ly/ChicasRTFTH2021 (donate, join, invite, share…!)

For details about team benefits, pricing, and more view our Facebook event!

Holiday Drive for Sutter Cancer Patients

Chicas Latinas’ Holiday Drive this year is benefiting patients at the Sutter Cancer Center. With the help of our community members, we will provide stockings filled with self-care items for patients at the Sutter Cancer Center.

We have a goal of donating 100 “care packages” to 100 patients and are collecting NEW donated items from the list below (100 of each). View our Facebook event to share with your friends and family members!

Stocking or a nylon backpack to hold the items
Non-scratchy knit hat
Fuzzy socks
Antibacterial gel
Earbuds
Coloring books for adults
Coloring pencils
A deck of cards
Individually wrapped crackers & protein bars
Handwritten note/card of hope

*Donations must be made by Nov. 22*, 2021

Drop-off Locations:

Capsity Oakpark

3810 Broadway, Sacramento, CA 95817
Drop-off hours: 9am-5pm
Closed: Saturday & Sunday

Wild Sisters Book Co.

3960 60th St, Sacramento, CA 95820
Drop-off hours: 10am-6pm
Closed: Sunday & Monday

St. Mark’s Methodist Church

2391 St. Mark’s Way, Sacramento, CA 95864
Drop-off by appointment only.
Please call Elizabeth @ 916-963-7885

UPDATE: “Starting Off on the Right Foot” Shoe Drive

Thank you to everyone who has donated to our shoe drive benefiting Woodridge Elementary. Due to COVID-19 we canceled a number of our 2020 shoe drive fundraiser events and the elementary school sponsored has been busy navigating digital-education and keeping their students and staff safe.

We’re all looking forward to a successful “Starting Off on the Right Foot” shoe drive and distribution event in 2022. Please stay tuned for future fundraiser events, which will benefit the students of Woodridge Elementary, and join us in volunteering for our distribution event in the fall, where we’ll provide each student at the school with a NEW pair of shoes for the 2022-23 school year!

More details to come.