How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
By Julia Alvarez
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OTHER WORKS BY JULIA ALVAREZ
Las Huellas Secretas (2002)
Before We Were Free (2002)
A Cafecito Story (2001)
How Tía Lola Came to Stay (2001)
In the Name of Salome (2000)
The Secret Footprints (2000)
Something to Declare: Essays (1998)
Yo! (1997)
Homecoming: New and Collected Poems (1996)
The Other Side/El Otro Lado (1995)
In the Time of the Butterflies (1994)
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents (1991)
BIOGRAPHY
Notable Twentieth-Century Latin American Women: A Biographical Dictionary.
CRITICISM
Sirias, Silvio. Julia Alvarez: A Critical Companion.
HISPANIC/LATIN AMERICAN/CARIBBEAN LITERATURE
The Borzoi Anthology of Latin American Literature.
Latin American Writers.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Crassweller, Robert D. Trujillo: The Life and Times of a Caribbean Dictator.
Dominican Republic and Haiti: Country Studies.
Dominican Republic Handbook.
Howard, David. Dominican Republic: A Guide to the People, Politics, and Culture.
Latzel, Monika. Dominican Republic.
Prieur, Benoit. Dominican Republic.
EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION
De Varona, Frank. Latino Literacy.
Everything You Need to Know About Latino History.
Fischkin, Barbara. Muddy Cup: A Dominican Family Comes of Age in a New America.
Gonzalez, Juan. Harvest of Empire.
Grasmuck, Sherri. BetweenTwo Islands: Dominican International Migration.
Suro, Roberto. Strangers Among Us.
CUISINE
Novas, Himilce. Latin American Cooking Across the U.S.A.
Raichlen, Steven. Steven Raichlen’s Healthy Latin Cooking.
Von Bremzen, Anya. Fiesta!: A Celebration of Latin Hospitality.
HOLIDAYS 
Menard, Valerie. Latino Holiday Book.
WEBSITES
Voices From the Gaps – Julia Alvarez – Comprehensive site with biographical and critical material, along with a selected bibliography and links.
Dominican Republic – A Country Study
History of the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic Links from the Latin American Network Information Center
Famous Hispanics in the World and History
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