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    Julia Alvarez

    JULIA ALVAREZ left the Dominican Republic for the United States in 1960, at the age of ten. She is the author of numerous works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, including her beloved first novel, How the García Girls Lost Their Accents, and In the Time of the Butterflies, which was selected by the National Endowment for the Arts for its Big Read program. She was the subject of an American Masters documentary, Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined, on PBS and was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama. She lives in Vermont.

    juliaalvarez.com
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    Visitations
    Visitations
    Poems
    Julia Alvarez
    9780593805039
    $27.00 US
    Hardcover
    Apr 07, 2026
    Knopf
    In the Time of the Butterflies
    In the Time of the Butterflies
    Julia Alvarez
    9780143136545
    $32.00 US
    Hardcover
    Dec 14, 2021
    Penguin Classics
    How the García Girls Lost Their Accents
    How the García Girls Lost Their Accents
    Julia Alvarez
    9780143136552
    $27.00 US
    Hardcover
    Dec 14, 2021
    Penguin Classics
    Before We Were Free
    Before We Were Free
    Julia Alvarez
    9780399555497
    $11.99 US
    Paperback
    Mar 27, 2018
    Ember
    Finding Miracles
    Finding Miracles
    Julia Alvarez
    9780399555480
    $10.99 US
    Paperback
    Mar 27, 2018
    Ember
    Antes de ser libres
    Antes de ser libres
    Julia Alvarez
    9780525579779
    $11.99 US
    Paperback
    Mar 27, 2018
    Ember
    Una boda en Haiti
    Una boda en Haiti
    Historia de una amistad
    Julia Alvarez
    9780142424735
    $16.95 US
    Paperback
    May 29, 2013
    Plume
    Un regalo de gracias
    Un regalo de gracias
    La leyenda de la Altagracia
    Julia Alvarez , Beatriz Vidal
    9780307793478
    Ebook
    Nov 28, 2012
    Knopf Books for Young Readers
    De como tia Lola termino empezando otra vez (How Aunt Lola Ended Up Starting Over Spanish Edition)
    De como tia Lola termino empezando otra vez (How Aunt Lola Ended Up Starting Over Spanish Edition)
    Julia Alvarez
    9780375988660
    Ebook
    Sep 11, 2012
    Yearling
    De como tia Lola salvo el verano (How Aunt Lola Saved the Summer Spanish Edition)
    De como tia Lola salvo el verano (How Aunt Lola Saved the Summer Spanish Edition)
    Julia Alvarez
    9780375988561
    Ebook
    May 08, 2012
    Yearling
    De como tia Lola vino (de visita) a quedarse (How Aunt Lola Came to (Visit) StaySpanish Edition)
    De como tia Lola vino (de visita) a quedarse (How Aunt Lola Came to (Visit) StaySpanish Edition)
    Julia Alvarez
    9780375988929
    Ebook
    Sep 13, 2011
    Yearling
    De como tia Lola aprendio a ensenar (How Aunt Lola Learned to Teach Spanish Edition)
    De como tia Lola aprendio a ensenar (How Aunt Lola Learned to Teach Spanish Edition)
    Julia Alvarez
    9780375984679
    Ebook
    Sep 13, 2011
    Yearling
    How Tia Lola Ended Up Starting Over
    How Tia Lola Ended Up Starting Over
    Julia Alvarez
    9780375899959
    Ebook
    Sep 13, 2011
    Knopf Books for Young Readers
    How Tia Lola Saved the Summer
    How Tia Lola Saved the Summer
    Julia Alvarez
    9780375897665
    Ebook
    May 10, 2011
    Knopf Books for Young Readers
    A Gift of Gracias
    A Gift of Gracias
    Julia Alvarez , Beatriz Vidal
    9780375984822
    Ebook
    Apr 13, 2011
    Knopf Books for Young Readers
    How Tia Lola Learned to Teach
    How Tia Lola Learned to Teach
    Julia Alvarez
    9780375895845
    Ebook
    Oct 12, 2010
    Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Devolver al Remitente (Return to Sender Spanish Edition)
    Devolver al Remitente (Return to Sender Spanish Edition)
    Julia Alvarez
    9780375897054
    Ebook
    Sep 14, 2010
    Yearling
    How Tia Lola Came to (Visit) Stay
    How Tia Lola Came to (Visit) Stay
    Julia Alvarez
    9780307531186
    Ebook
    Feb 19, 2009
    Yearling
    Return to Sender
    Return to Sender
    Julia Alvarez
    9780375891618
    Ebook
    Jan 13, 2009
    Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Once Upon a Quinceanera
    Once Upon a Quinceanera
    Coming of Age in the USA
    Julia Alvarez
    9780452288300
    $24.00 US
    Paperback
    Jul 29, 2008
    Plume
    En busca de milagros
    En busca de milagros
    Julia Alvarez
    9780553494075
    $7.99 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    May 09, 2006
    Laurel Leaf
    En el tiempo de las mariposas
    En el tiempo de las mariposas
    Julia Alvarez
    9780452286863
    $18.00 US
    Paperback
    Oct 25, 2005
    Plume
    Las huellas secretas
    Las huellas secretas
    Julia Alvarez , Fabian Negrin
    9780440417644
    $8.99 US
    Paperback
    Sep 10, 2002
    Dragonfly Books
    The Secret Footprints
    The Secret Footprints
    Julia Alvarez , Fabian Negrin
    9780440417477
    $7.99 US
    Paperback
    Sep 10, 2002
    Dragonfly Books
    Yo! (Spanish Language Edition)
    Yo! (Spanish Language Edition)
    Julia Alvarez
    9780452281400
    $30.00 US
    Paperback
    Sep 01, 1999
    Plume
    The Other Side/El Otro Lado
    The Other Side/El Otro Lado
    Julia Alvarez
    9780452273412
    $24.00 US
    Paperback
    Dec 01, 1996
    Plume
    Homecoming
    Homecoming
    New and Collected Poems
    Julia Alvarez
    9780452275676
    $24.00 US
    Paperback
    Apr 01, 1996
    Plume

    Books

    Visitations
    Visitations
    Poems
    Julia Alvarez
    9780593805039
    $27.00 US
    Hardcover
    Apr 07, 2026
    Knopf
    In the Time of the Butterflies
    In the Time of the Butterflies
    Julia Alvarez
    9780143136545
    $32.00 US
    Hardcover
    Dec 14, 2021
    Penguin Classics
    How the García Girls Lost Their Accents
    How the García Girls Lost Their Accents
    Julia Alvarez
    9780143136552
    $27.00 US
    Hardcover
    Dec 14, 2021
    Penguin Classics
    Before We Were Free
    Before We Were Free
    Julia Alvarez
    9780399555497
    $11.99 US
    Paperback
    Mar 27, 2018
    Ember
    Finding Miracles
    Finding Miracles
    Julia Alvarez
    9780399555480
    $10.99 US
    Paperback
    Mar 27, 2018
    Ember
    Antes de ser libres
    Antes de ser libres
    Julia Alvarez
    9780525579779
    $11.99 US
    Paperback
    Mar 27, 2018
    Ember
    Una boda en Haiti
    Una boda en Haiti
    Historia de una amistad
    Julia Alvarez
    9780142424735
    $16.95 US
    Paperback
    May 29, 2013
    Plume
    Un regalo de gracias
    Un regalo de gracias
    La leyenda de la Altagracia
    Julia Alvarez, Beatriz Vidal
    9780307793478
    $6.99 US
    Ebook
    Nov 28, 2012
    Knopf Books for Young Readers
    De como tia Lola termino empezando otra vez (How Aunt Lola Ended Up Starting Over Spanish Edition)
    De como tia Lola termino empezando otra vez (How Aunt Lola Ended Up Starting Over Spanish Edition)
    Julia Alvarez
    9780375988660
    $6.99 US
    Ebook
    Sep 11, 2012
    Yearling
    De como tia Lola salvo el verano (How Aunt Lola Saved the Summer Spanish Edition)
    De como tia Lola salvo el verano (How Aunt Lola Saved the Summer Spanish Edition)
    Julia Alvarez
    9780375988561
    $4.99 US
    Ebook
    May 08, 2012
    Yearling
    De como tia Lola vino (de visita) a quedarse (How Aunt Lola Came to (Visit) StaySpanish Edition)
    De como tia Lola vino (de visita) a quedarse (How Aunt Lola Came to (Visit) StaySpanish Edition)
    Julia Alvarez
    9780375988929
    $5.99 US
    Ebook
    Sep 13, 2011
    Yearling
    De como tia Lola aprendio a ensenar (How Aunt Lola Learned to Teach Spanish Edition)
    De como tia Lola aprendio a ensenar (How Aunt Lola Learned to Teach Spanish Edition)
    Julia Alvarez
    9780375984679
    $6.99 US
    Ebook
    Sep 13, 2011
    Yearling
    How Tia Lola Ended Up Starting Over
    How Tia Lola Ended Up Starting Over
    Julia Alvarez
    9780375899959
    $4.99 US
    Ebook
    Sep 13, 2011
    Knopf Books for Young Readers
    How Tia Lola Saved the Summer
    How Tia Lola Saved the Summer
    Julia Alvarez
    9780375897665
    $8.99 US
    Ebook
    May 10, 2011
    Knopf Books for Young Readers
    A Gift of Gracias
    A Gift of Gracias
    Julia Alvarez, Beatriz Vidal
    9780375984822
    $4.99 US
    Ebook
    Apr 13, 2011
    Knopf Books for Young Readers
    How Tia Lola Learned to Teach
    How Tia Lola Learned to Teach
    Julia Alvarez
    9780375895845
    $6.99 US
    Ebook
    Oct 12, 2010
    Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Devolver al Remitente (Return to Sender Spanish Edition)
    Devolver al Remitente (Return to Sender Spanish Edition)
    Julia Alvarez
    9780375897054
    $6.99 US
    Ebook
    Sep 14, 2010
    Yearling
    How Tia Lola Came to (Visit) Stay
    How Tia Lola Came to (Visit) Stay
    Julia Alvarez
    9780307531186
    $5.99 US
    Ebook
    Feb 19, 2009
    Yearling
    Return to Sender
    Return to Sender
    Julia Alvarez
    9780375891618
    $5.99 US
    Ebook
    Jan 13, 2009
    Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Once Upon a Quinceanera
    Once Upon a Quinceanera
    Coming of Age in the USA
    Julia Alvarez
    9780452288300
    $24.00 US
    Paperback
    Jul 29, 2008
    Plume
    En busca de milagros
    En busca de milagros
    Julia Alvarez
    9780553494075
    $7.99 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    May 09, 2006
    Laurel Leaf
    En el tiempo de las mariposas
    En el tiempo de las mariposas
    Julia Alvarez
    9780452286863
    $18.00 US
    Paperback
    Oct 25, 2005
    Plume
    Las huellas secretas
    Las huellas secretas
    Julia Alvarez, Fabian Negrin
    9780440417644
    $8.99 US
    Paperback
    Sep 10, 2002
    Dragonfly Books
    The Secret Footprints
    The Secret Footprints
    Julia Alvarez, Fabian Negrin
    9780440417477
    $7.99 US
    Paperback
    Sep 10, 2002
    Dragonfly Books
    Yo! (Spanish Language Edition)
    Yo! (Spanish Language Edition)
    Julia Alvarez
    9780452281400
    $30.00 US
    Paperback
    Sep 01, 1999
    Plume
    The Other Side/El Otro Lado
    The Other Side/El Otro Lado
    Julia Alvarez
    9780452273412
    $24.00 US
    Paperback
    Dec 01, 1996
    Plume
    Homecoming
    Homecoming
    New and Collected Poems
    Julia Alvarez
    9780452275676
    $24.00 US
    Paperback
    Apr 01, 1996
    Plume

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