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How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents

 

ISBN-10

156512975X

ISBN-13

978-1565129757

Author

Alvarez, Julia

Publisher

Algonquin Books

Copyright

2004

Lexile

950L

Genre

Bildungsroman

Synopsis

Interrelated stories describe the experiences of the four Garcia sisters before and after their family's exile from the Dominican Republic. The novel is set in New York in the 1960s.

Themes

Immigration and Migration, Identity Development

Protagonist

Latino-American Female

Note

Over the years, these books have been published in multiple editions. The page numbers in your book may be different than the ones on the lesson plan.