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aThough [Alvarez] brings a critical eye to long-held mythsa]each page is a love song to the cultural ties that bind generations of women from a diverse group of countries.a<br> a Chicago Sun-Times <br> aFascinating, exhaustively researched.a<br> a The Washington Post <br> aAlvarezas honest grappling with her caught-between-twocultures experience is compelling.a<br> a Entertainment Weekly <br> aA journey into experiencing a vital, exuberant ritual of modern Latino lifea]As an author, Alvarez is a terrific tour guide.a <br>a The Seattle Times <br> aA thorough, thoughtful, and important book. . . .Bravo, Julia Alvarez.a<br> aMary Pipher, author of The Middle of Everywhere and Reviving Ophelia <br> aWith grace and humanity, Alvarez explores the fascinating evolution of the quinceaAera tradition in the United States, responding provocatively to a tradition that charms her and simultaneously clashes with feminist sensibilities.a <br>aCristina Garcia, author of Dreaming in Cuban and A Handbook to Luck <br> aThis is not just a book for Latinas. Once Upon a QuinceaAera is for all of usa]especially for those of us raising daughters in America today.a<br> aMaria Hinosa, Senior Correspondent for NOW/PBS, author of Raising Raul and Crews

?Though [Alvarez] brings a critical eye to long-held myths?each page is a love song to the cultural ties that bind generations of women from a diverse group of countries.?<br> ? Chicago Sun-Times <br> ?Fascinating, exhaustively researched.?<br> ? The Washington Post <br> ?Alvarez's honest grappling with her caught-between-twocultures experience is compelling.?<br> ? Entertainment Weekly <br> ?A journey into experiencing a vital, exuberant ritual of modern Latino life?As an author, Alvarez is a terrific tour guide.? <br>? The Seattle Times <br> ?A thorough, thoughtful, and important book. . . .Bravo, Julia Alvarez.?<br> ?Mary Pipher, author of The Middle of Everywhere and Reviving Ophelia <br> ?With grace and humanity, Alvarez explores the fascinating evolution of the quincea?era tradition in the United States, responding provocatively to a tradition that charms her and simultaneously clashes with feminist sensibilities.? <br>?Cristina Garcia, author of Dreaming in C

Phenomenal indispensable. Alvarez s novelistic eye makes Once Upon a Quinceanera an intimate, intoxicating read. San Francisco Chronicle A journey into experiencing a vital, exuberant ritual of modern Latino life As an author, Alvarez is a terrific tour guide. The Seattle Times [Alvarez] brings a critical eye to long-held myths Each page is a love song to the cultural ties that bind generations of women from a diverse group of countries. Chicago Sun-Times Fascinating, exhaustively researched. The Washington Post Alvarez s honest grappling with her caught-between-two-cultures experience is compelling. Entertainment Weekly

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Julia Alvarez is the author of the novels How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents,In the Time of the Butterflies (a national Book Critics Circle Award finalist), and Yo!. She has also published two poetry collections (Homecoming and The Other side/El Otro Lado) and a collection of essays (Something to Declare). Julia lvarez es la autora de De c mo las chicas Garcia perdieron el acento, En el tiempo de las mariposas (un finalista del National Book Critics Circle Award) y Yo!. Tambien ha publicado dos colecciones de poesia y una colecci n de ensayos. Julia lvarez vive en Vermont y en Repoblica Dominicana, donde dirige una cooperativa de cafe organico, y un centro de alfabetizaci n y arte con su esposo.

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