Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
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| Hope Nation |
2018 |
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Graphic Novels#
| Title |
Published |
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| Invisible |
2022 |
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Moving Target Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| Moving Target |
2015 |
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| Return Fire |
2016 |
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Spirit Animals: Fall Of The Beasts Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| Immortal Guardians |
2015 |
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| Broken Ground |
2015 |
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| The Return |
2016 |
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| The Burning Tide |
2016 |
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| The Wildcat’s Claw |
2017 |
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| Heart of the Land |
2017 |
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| Stormspeaker |
2018 |
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| The Dragon’s Eye |
2018 |
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Standalone Novels#
| Title |
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| The Red Umbrella |
2010 |
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| A Thunderous Whisper |
2012 |
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| Concealed |
2021 |
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| The Bluest Sky |
2022 |
Buy |
Christina Diaz Gonzalez grew up in Miami and draws on her Cuban heritage and the Spanish-language world she was raised in across her fiction. The Red Umbrella (2010), her debut novel, introduced middle grade readers to Operation Pedro Pan, a historical episode in which Cuban parents sent their children to the United States in the early 1960s to protect them from the new communist government. The novel established her as a writer who could bring serious history to young readers with empathy and narrative pull.
A Thunderous Whisper (2012) moved to the Spanish Civil War for a similarly history-rooted story. Concealed (2021) brought her work into the present, and its 2022 Edgar Award win made her the first Latina author to win the juvenile mystery category, a significant recognition of her place in the field. The Bluest Sky (2022) followed the same year.
Her work in the Spirit Animals: Fall of the Beasts multi-author series (Stormspeaker, 2018) and the Moving Target adventure duet show a range beyond her standalone historical fiction, including accessible middle grade adventure for readers who want fast-paced storytelling alongside her more serious work.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Christina Diaz Gonzalez written?
Christina Diaz Gonzalez has written sixteen books across five series.
What was Christina Diaz Gonzalez's first book?
Christina Diaz Gonzalez’s first book is The Red Umbrella, published in 2010.
What historical events inspire Christina Diaz Gonzalez's novels?
Several of her novels draw on Latin American and Cuban history. The Red Umbrella (2010) is based on Operation Pedro Pan, the program that brought more than 14,000 Cuban children to the United States in the early 1960s after the Cuban Revolution. A Thunderous Whisper (2012) is set during the Spanish Civil War. Concealed (2021) draws on contemporary social issues for its Edgar Award-winning mystery, while The Bluest Sky (2022) continues her exploration of Cuban-American experience.