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

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Publisher: Plume Author: Julia Alvarez Era: 1990s Original Language: English Language: English Intended Audience: Young Adults, Adults Format: Paperback Edition: Reprint ISBN: 0452268060 Number of Pages: 304 gtin13: 0452268060 Item Weight: 0.4 lbs Narrative Type: Fiction Item Width: 5.9 in 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 Publication Year: 1992 Genre: Drama, Realistic Fiction, Comedy, Coming of Age Book Title: How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents Item Height: 0.6 in Type: Novel Item Length: 9.8 in Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

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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?