De como tia Lola vino de visita a q..., Julia Alvarez
De como tia Lola vino de visita a q..., Julia Alvarez
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De como tia Lola vino (de visita) a quedarse (How Aunt Lola Came to (Visit) StaySpanish Edition)

Author: Julia Alvarez

Narrator: Michelle Gonzalez

Unabridged: 3 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/13/2011


Synopsis

De cómo tía Lola vino de visita a quedarse, una novela juvenil de Julia Alvarez, cuenta la deliciosa historia de una familia dominicana, instalada en Vermont, que recibe la visita de una pariente muy especial. La irresistible, incontrolable e incluso mágica tía Lola transforma la vida de su familia. Sombreros, pañuelos, vestidos alegres, tacones, maracas, un tambor par alas fiestas, café, hierbabuena, orégano, anís, hojas de guanábana, ajíes…, su alegría invade la casa y—poco a poco—a todo el pueblo. Un relato rico, cálido y lleno de humor, que nos llevará a sonar con la posibilidad de tener una tía tan entrañable como tía Lola.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

Julia Alvarez’s heartwarming novel—now in Spanish.

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! Tía Lola, his quirky, carismática, 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.

About The Author

Julia Alvarez grew up in the Dominican Republic before emigrating to the United States at the age of 10. She now lives in Vermont, where she is a writer-in-residence at Middlebury College.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sneha on April 06, 2025

I actually started reading How Tía Lola Came to (Visit) Stay for work, alongside Number the Stars. The book follows Miguel, a Dominican American boy whose parents are getting divorced. His mother, his little sister Juanita, and Miguel move to Vermont. To help with settling down, Tía Lola (their moth......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on July 29, 2020

Me encantaba esta novela. He estudiado español por solo un año, así que este libro fue un buen desafío para mí. Leé el libro en español y en inglés. La autora es dominicana pero escribe en inglés porque se mudó a los Estados Unidos cuando tenía ocho años. Lo recomiendo para los niños hispanoparlante......more

Goodreads review by Ms. Cofield on February 04, 2015

Tia Lola is visiting her family in Vermont--Mami, Miguel and Juanita and quickly captures your heart! She will make you wish that she was your aunt. We take a journey with the young boy, Miguel trying to cope with his parents lingering divorce as well as coping with moving from the hustle and bustle......more

Goodreads review by Angelina on December 06, 2021

This book is about a family who moved from New York City into a farmhouse. Things were hard for one of the boys in school. There, Tia, who came from Puerto Rico, came to visit. My favorite character from the book was Miguel because he is kinda like me. He is Mexican but does not know a lot of Spanis......more