How the García girls lost their accents

Julia Alvarez First published 1991

About this book

In the 1960s, political tension forces the García family away from Santo Domingo and towards the Bronx. The sisters all hit their strides in America, adapting and thriving 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. Making matters worse, the girls--frequently embarrassed by their parents--find ways to rebel against them.

Subjects

  • 813/.54
  • américains d'origine dominicaine
  • coming of age
  • dominican americans
  • dominican americans, fiction
  • dominican americans--fiction
  • ficción
  • fiction
  • fiction, general
  • fiction, historical, general
  • garcia family (fictitious characters), fiction
  • hermanas
  • hispanic americans
  • jeunes femmes
  • jovenes (mujeres)
  • literary
  • ps3551.l845 h66 1992
  • romans, nouvelles
  • siblings
  • sisters
  • sisters, fiction
  • sisters--united states--fiction
  • sœurs
  • young women