How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents

After the García sisters—Carla, Sandra, Yolanda, and Sofía—and their parents flee the Dominican Republic, they try to find new lives in the wondrous but not always welcoming U.S.A., and their parents try to hold on to their old way.

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Published Jan 1, 2010

336 pages

Average rating: 5.89

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abookwanderer
Oct 09, 2025
8/10 stars
Creatively woven tale of the four Garcia daughters' immigration to America from the Dominican Republic. Told in short story form from various characters, each story is masterfully revealing and rich in historical details.

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