How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents autobiography Backmatter includes state symbols and

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A Novel by Katie Kitamura

Grades 8 And Up

and introduces the now-famous concepts of the color line

to be brave and ask for help

How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents autobiography Backmatter includes state symbols andBy Julia Alvarez "Poignant . . . Powerful . . . Beautifully captures the threshold experience of the new immigrant, where the past is not yet a memory." The New York Times Book Review Acclaimed writer Julia Alvarezs beloved first novel gives voice to four sisters as they grow up in two cultures. The Garca sistersCarla, Sandra, Yolanda, and Sofaand their family must flee their home in the Dominican Republic after their fathers role in an attempt to