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100	1		_aAlvarez, Julia. _96990
245	1	0	_aHow the Garcia girls lost their accents / _cby Julia Alvarez.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aChapel Hill, N.C. : _bAlgonquin Books of Chapel Hill, _c1991.
300			_a290 p. : _b1 ill. ; _c19 cm.
505	0		_aAntojos -- The kiss -- The four girls -- Joe -- The Rudy Elmenhurst story -- A regular revolution -- Daughter of invention -- Trespass -- Snow -- Floor show -- Blood of the conquistadores -- The human body -- Still lives -- An American surprise -- The drum.
520			_aIn the 1960s, political tension forces the Garca̕ 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.
650		0	_aSisters _vFiction. _9521
650		0	_aYoung women _vFiction. _9507
650		0	_aDominican Americans _vFiction. _96991
651		0	_aBronx (New York, N.Y.) _vFiction. _96992
655		7	_aBildungsromans. _2gsafd _9184
930		1	_hPS3551.L845
942			_2ddc _cBOOK