How the García girls lost their accents
(2010, original release: 1991)

Fiction

Book

Call Numbers:
FICTION/ALVAREZ,J

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
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Details

PUBLISHED
Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2010
EDITION
[Various editions]
DESCRIPTION

307 pages : genealogical table ; 21 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9781565129757, 156512975X :, 156512975X, 9781565129757, 0945575572
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Sequel: Yo!

"Reader's guide and other special features inside"--P. 4 of cover

Also published: S.l. : Plume, 1992

Also published: Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1991. 290 p

In the 1960s, political tension forces the García family away from Santo Domingo and towards the Bronx. The sisters all hit their strides in America, adapting and thriving despite cultural differences, language barriers, and prejudice. But Mami and Papi are more traditional, and they have far more difficulty adjusting to their new country. Making matters worse, the girls--frequently embarrassed by their parents--find ways to rebel against them