How the Garcia girls lost their accents
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In the 1960s, political tension forces the García family away from Santo Domingo and towards the Bronx, where the sisters adapt and thrive 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.
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Dominican Americans
Dominican Americans -- Fiction
Electronic books
Fiction
Hispanic Americans
Hispanic Americans -- Fiction
Literature
Literature -- Fiction
Sisters
Sisters -- Fiction
Sound recording
Young adult fiction
Young women
Young women -- Fiction
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Bronx (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction
Coming of age
Coming of age -- Fiction
Dominican Americans
Dominican Americans -- Fiction
Electronic books
Fiction
Hispanic Americans
Hispanic Americans -- Fiction
Literature
Literature -- Fiction
Sisters
Sisters -- Fiction
Sound recording
Young adult fiction
Young women
Young women -- Fiction
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| Grouping Title | how the garcia girls lost their accents |
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| Last Grouping Update | 2025-01-20 01:38:59AM |
| Last Indexed | 2025-01-20 01:42:54AM |
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In the 1960s, political tension forces the García family away from Santo Domingo and towards the Bronx, where the sisters adapt and thrive 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.
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Sound recording
Young adult fiction
Young women -- Fiction
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How the Garcia girls lost their accents
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How the García girls lost their accents / by Julia Alvarez
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How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents [electronic resource] / Julia Alvarez
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