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How the García girls lost their accents / Julia Alvarez.

By: Publisher: New York, NY, USA : Plume, c1991Copyright date: c1991Description: 290 pages ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0452268060 (pbk)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 813.54 Al86 23 1991
Contents:
I 3 (104) Antojos 3 (21) The Kiss 24 (16) The Four Girls 40 (28) Joe 68 (18) The Rudy Elmenhurst Story 86 (21) II 107 (88) A Regular Revolution 107 (26) Daughter of Invention 133 (17) Trespass 150 (16) Snow 166 (2) Floor Show 168 (27) III 195 The Blood of the Conquistadores 195 (30) The Human Body 225 (14) Still Lives 239 (17) An American Surprise 256 (19) The Drum 275
Summary: 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
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Barcode
Fiction Fiction College Library Fiction Section GC Fic 813.54 Al86 1991 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available HNU003693

I
3 (104)
Antojos
3 (21)
The Kiss
24 (16)
The Four Girls
40 (28)
Joe
68 (18)
The Rudy Elmenhurst Story
86 (21)
II
107 (88)
A Regular Revolution
107 (26)
Daughter of Invention
133 (17)
Trespass
150 (16)
Snow
166 (2)
Floor Show
168 (27)
III
195
The Blood of the Conquistadores
195 (30)
The Human Body
225 (14)
Still Lives
239 (17)
An American Surprise
256 (19)
The Drum
275

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

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