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Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2007.
Physical Desc
278 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
The quinceañera, the fifteenth birthday celebration for a Latina girl, is quickly becoming an American event. This legendary party is a sight to behold: lavish ball gowns, extravagant catered meals, DJs, limousines, and multi-tiered cakes. The must-haves for a "quince" are becoming as numerous and costly as a prom or wedding. And yet, this elaborate ritual also hearkens back to traditions from native countries and communities, offering young Latinas...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Group
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
1. impresión de esta traducción.
Physical Desc
310 pages ; 21 cm
Language
Español
Description
La fiesta de quince años de las muchachas latinas o "la quinceañera, " como se le conoce en Estados Unidos, se ha convertido en una tendencia singularmente americana. Esta espléndida fiesta a menudo es tan costosa como un baile de graduación o una boda. Sin embargo, muchas jóvenes latinas sienten que tienen derecho a este rito de iniciación, que señala el momento en que se vuelven mujeres, y esperan que no se escatime ningún gasto, ni siquiera...
Author
Series
Tia Lola stories volume 1
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2001]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
147 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Although ten-year-old Miguel is at first embarrassed by his colorful aunt, Tia Lola, when she comes to Vermont from the Dominican Republic to stay with his mother, his sister, and him after his parents' divorce, he learns to love her.
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
First Algonquin paperback.
Physical Desc
307 pages : geneological table ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
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.
10) Tia Lola stories
Author
Publisher
Random House/Listening Library
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Library edition.
Physical Desc
6 CDs (approximately 64 min. each) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
How Tía Lola came to visit stay: Although ten-year-old Miguel is at first embarrassed by his colorful great aunt, Tia Lola, when she comes to Vermont from the Dominican Republic to stay with his mother, his sister, and him after his parents' divorce, he learns to love her.
How Tía Lola learned to teach: Juanita and Miguel's great aunt, Tía Lola, comes from the Dominican Republic to help take care of them after their parents divorce, and soon she...
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