| How Tia Lola Came to (Visit) Stay Contributor(s): Alvarez, Julia (Author) |
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ISBN: 0440418704 ISBN-13: 9780440418702 Publisher: Yearling Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2002 Annotation: "A delightfully entertaining story of family and culture from acclaimed author Julia Alvarez. Moving to Vermont after his parents split, Miguel has plenty to worry about! Tia Lola, his quirky, "carismatica, and maybe magical aunt makes his life even more unpredictable when she arrives from the Dominican Republic to help out his Mami. Like her stories for adults, Julia Alvarez's first middle-grade book sparkles with magic as it illuminates a child's experiences living in two cultures. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Marriage & Divorce - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 800 |
| Series: Tia Lola Stories |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.6" W x 7.5" (0.25 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Vermont - Topical - Divorce - Topical - Family |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 43515 Reading Level: 4.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A delightfully entertaining story of family and culture from acclaimed author Julia Alvarez. Moving to Vermont after his parents split, Miguel has plenty to worry about T a Lola, his quirky, carism tica, and maybe magical aunt makes his life even more unpredictable when she arrives from the Dominican Republic to help out his Mami. Like her stories for adults, Julia Alvarez's first middle-grade book sparkles with magic as it illuminates a child's experiences living in two cultures. |