How the García girls lost their accents
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Published
[New York] : Penguin Books, 2021.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xix, 232 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780143136552, 0143136550
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 6.2, 13 Points
Lexile measure
950

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"A collectible hardcover thirtieth-anniversary edition of Julia Alvarez's modern Latinx classic that gives voice to four sisters as they grow up in two cultures, featuring a new foreword by New York Times bestselling, National Book Award-winning novelist Elizabeth Acevedo A Penguin Vitae Edition The García sisters-Carla, Sandra, Yolanda, and Sofía-and their family must flee their home in the Dominican Republic after the discovery of their father's role in an attempt to overthrow the brutal dictator Rafael Trujillo. They arrive in New York City in 1960 to a life far removed from their existence in the Caribbean. In the wondrous but not always welcoming United States, their parents try to hold on to their old ways as the girls try to find new lives: by straightening their hair and wearing American fashions, and by forgetting their Spanish. For them, it is at once liberating and excruciating to be caught between the old world and the new. In Julia Alvarez's beloved first novel, How the García Girls Lost Their Accents, the sisters tell their stories about being at home-and not at home-in America. Penguin Vitae-loosely translated as "Penguin of one's life"-is a deluxe hardcover series from Penguin Classics celebrating a dynamic and diverse landscape of classic fiction and nonfiction from seventy-five years of classics publishing. Penguin Vitae provides readers with beautifully designed classics that have shaped the course of their lives, and welcomes new readers to discover these literary gifts of personal inspiration, intellectual engagement, and creative originality"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Alvarez, J., & Acevedo, E. (2021). How the García girls lost their accents . Penguin Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Alvarez, Julia and Elizabeth. Acevedo. 2021. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents. Penguin Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Alvarez, Julia and Elizabeth. Acevedo. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents Penguin Books, 2021.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Alvarez, Julia, and Elizabeth Acevedo. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents Penguin Books, 2021.

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