How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents Paperback Julia Alvarez - ACCEPTABLE

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Narrative Type: Fiction ISBN: 0452268060 Item Length: 9.8 in Format: Paperback gtin13: 0452268060 Author: Julia Alvarez Era: 1990s Topic: Coming of Age, Culture, Family Life, Languages, Language Skills, Love, School, Hispanic & Latino, General, Literary, Emigration, Immigration, Dominican Republic, Sex, Bigotry, Politics, Freedom, Privilege, Roman Catholicism Item Weight: 0.4 lbs Publisher: Plume Publication Year: 1992 Number of Pages: 304 Genre: Drama, Realistic Fiction, Comedy, Coming of Age Book Title: How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents Language: English Intended Audience: Young Adults, Adults Original Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: United States Item Height: 0.6 in Item Width: 5.9 in Type: Novel Edition: Reprint

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This book is the story of the 4 García sisters - Carla, Sandra, Yolanda, and Sofía. The book is split into 3 parts, and those parts are arranged in reverse chronological order. The sisters are born in the Dominican Republic, but soon immigrate to the United States. There, they go to school, date, and experience many other aspects of life. What will their experiences teach them? And how much of their native culture will they retain?