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How Tia Lola Came to (Visit) Stay
Contributor(s): Alvarez, Julia (Author)

ISBN: 0440418704 ISBN-13: 9780440418702
Publisher: Yearling Books

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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
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.

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Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - Marriage & Divorce
- Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories

Dewey: FIC

Age Level: 8-12

Grade Level: 3-7

Lexile Measure: 800(Not Available)

Series: Tia Lola Stories

Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.6" W x 7.5" L (0.25 lbs) 160 pages

Themes:
- Geographic Orientation - Vermont
- Topical - Divorce
- Topical - Family

Features: Ikids, Price on Product

Awards: Sunshine State Young Reader's Award, Nominee, Grades 3-5, 2006

Review Citations: New York Times 12/02/2001 pg. 83
PW Notes and Reprints 08/05/2002 pg. 75
Publishers Weekly 08/06/2002
Publishers Weekly 08/05/2002

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 43515
Reading Level: 4.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0

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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.

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