Standalone Novels
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| The Grief Keeper | 2019 | Buy |
| Fireblooms | 2025 | Buy |
Alexandra Villasante writes young adult fiction rooted in Latinx experiences and told through characters dealing with grief, displacement, and identity. Her debut novel, The Grief Keeper (2019), follows a teenage girl from El Salvador who volunteers for an experimental procedure that transfers another person’s grief into her own body, all to keep her family from being deported.
Her second novel, Fireblooms (2025), continues her focus on Latinx characters and queer identity. Villasante draws on her own background to write stories that feel grounded and specific rather than generic.