Alvarez, Julia

The story of the Garcia families adjustment to life in the United States.

"Shortly after retiring from the university where she taught literature, Antonia Vega, a Latino writer, loses her beloved husband and her life seems to suddenly fall apart. Until then, she seemed to have found comfort in the literature she loves--the words of her favorite authors spin around her head like prayers--but the disappearance of her sister, with her unpredictable personality and big heart, along with the appearance of an immigrant illegally in her home garage, they return Antonia to harsh reality. In these circumstances, the world requires more than words"--Amazon.

After the sudden death of her husband, a literature professor tries to rediscover who she is while also dealing with a series of family and political crises.

Fifteen-year-old Milly Kaufman is an average American teenager until Pablo, a new student at her school, inspires her to search for her birth family in his native country.

Anita, a typically self-absorbed twelve-year-old living in the Dominican Republic in the early 1960s, is surprised to discover her family is involved in the underground movement to end the bloody rule of the dictator, General Trujillo.

The story of the Garcia families adjustment to life in the United States.

The story of the Garcia familiy's adjustment to life in the United States.

Gives a fictionalized account of four sisters in the Dominican Republic under the dictatorship of General Trujillo.

"A literature professor tries to rediscover who she is after the sudden death of her husband, even as a series of family and political jolts force her to ask what we owe those in crisis in our families, biological or otherwise"--Provided by publisher.

A too busy butterfly who spends her day hurrying and worrying finds her own "quiet place" after learning about meditation and mindfulness from a flower bud.