Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
4/5
Audiobook9 hours
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
Written by Julia Alvarez
Narrated by Blanca Camacho, Annie Henk, Annie Kozuch and
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
3.5/5
()
About this audiobook
Hailed by the Los Angeles Times as "simply wonderful" How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents captures the vivid lives of the Garcia sisters, four privileged and rebellious Dominican girls adapting to their new lives in America. In the 1960s, political tension forces the Garcia family away from Santo Domingo and toward the Bronx. The sisters all hit their strides in America, adapting and thriving despite cultural differences, language barriers, and prejudice. But Mami and Papi are more traditional, and they have far more difficulty adjusting to their new country. Making matters worse, the girls-frequently embarrassed by their parents-find ways to rebel against them. A touching coming-of-age tale, this enthralling book perfectly illuminates the intergenerational struggles and multicultural clashes so common to the American immigrant family.
Author
Julia Alvarez
Julia Alvarez is the author numerous bestselling and award-winning novels including How the García Girls Lost Their Accents and In the Time of Butterflies, collections of poems, and works of nonfiction as well as picture books. She has won the Pura Belpré Award, the Américas Award, the Hispanic Heritage Award in Literature, the F. Scott Fitzgerald Award for Outstanding Achievement in American Literature, and the National Medal of Arts.
More audiobooks from Julia Alvarez
The Cemetery of Untold Stories In the Time of the Butterflies Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Afterlife Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Yo! Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Saving the World Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5In the Name of Salome Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related to How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
Related audiobooks
Let It Rain Coffee: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5In the Name of Salome Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Five Wounds: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Miss del Río Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Caramelo Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bodega Dreams: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Dream Called Home: A Memoir Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Joy Luck Club Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ordinary Girls: A Memoir Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5America's Dream: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Across a Hundred Mountains: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Taste of Sugar Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Dominicana: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Girls in Queens: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Affairs of the Falcóns: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Soledad: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Children of the Land Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Prayers for the Stolen: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Girl Who Fell from the Sky Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Leavers: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Krik? Krak! Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Daughter of Fortune Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Distance Between Us: A Memoir Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Madonnas of Echo Park Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Have You Seen Marie? Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Bless Me, Ultima Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed: 15 Voices from the Latinx Diaspora Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5It Would Be Night in Caracas Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I, Rigoberta Menchú: An Indian Woman in Guatemala Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Junot Diaz: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Literary Fiction For You
Demon Copperhead: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5All the Light We Cannot See: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Poisonwood Bible Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Alchemist Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Man Called Ove: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Covenant of Water Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Tom Lake: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Their Eyes Were Watching God Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Remarkably Bright Creatures: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Bell Jar Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The One Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Road Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Yellowface: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Stardust Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Keeper of Lost Things: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Measure: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Picture of Dorian Gray: Classic Tales Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Cloud Cuckoo Land: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Dutch House: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Ocean at the End of the Lane: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Lost Bookshop Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Norse Mythology Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Nothing to See Here Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Flowers for Algernon Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Before the Coffee Gets Cold: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Perks of Being a Wallflower Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Other Name: Septology I-II Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Ministry of Time: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related podcast episodes
Author Karla Cornejo Villavicencio Talks 'The Undocumented Americans' 0% found this document usefulIn 'What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez,' a family struggles with a child's disappearance 100% found this document usefulPOPISHO with LEONE ROSS 0% found this document usefulUndeniably Good (w/ Nicole Byer) 100% found this document usefulSheila Heti: “Pure Colour” 0% found this document usefulSabaa Tahir | All My Rage 0% found this document usefulEp. 208 A Mercy by Toni Morrison -- The Stacks Book Club (Imani Perry) 0% found this document usefulHonorée Fanonne Jeffers’ on Writing The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois 100% found this document useful#101 - BOOK CLUB: One Hundred Years of Solitude 0% found this document usefulLiliana’s Invincible Summer: A Sister’s Search for Justice 0% found this document usefulBelieving Anita Hill 0% found this document usefulPaula McLain, "When The Stars Go Dark" 0% found this document usefulTomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow 0% found this document usefulOn mothers and daughters with Gabriela Garcia: The author of the buzzy Of Women and Salt joins the show 0% found this document usefulEp. 219 Genre Redlining with Leila Mottley 0% found this document usefulYaa Gyasi: Homegoing 100% found this document usefulMedicine and Myth in a Man-Made World 0% found this document useful'Hood Feminism' Focuses on the Needs of the Many, Not the Few 100% found this document usefulEasily Distracted by New Releases- Why We Love Reading New Books 0% found this document useful
Related articles
'Invisible Child' Tells The Story Of Childhood Homelessness In America NPRArticle
'Invisible Child' Tells The Story Of Childhood Homelessness In America
Oct 8, 2021
4 min readNana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s ‘Chain-Gang All-Stars’ Is One Of The Year’s Goriest Novels. It’s Also One Of The Best. Chicago TribuneArticle
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s ‘Chain-Gang All-Stars’ Is One Of The Year’s Goriest Novels. It’s Also One Of The Best.
May 31, 2023
6 min readDespite A Sad Setup, 'House Of Broken Angels' Hums With Joy NPRArticle
Despite A Sad Setup, 'House Of Broken Angels' Hums With Joy
Mar 7, 2018
3 min read'The Pearl Thief' Is Part Murder Mystery, Part Coming-Of-Age Tale NPRArticle
'The Pearl Thief' Is Part Murder Mystery, Part Coming-Of-Age Tale
May 4, 2017
2 min readIn 'Family Lore,' Award-winning YA Author Elizabeth Acevedo Turns To Adult Readers NPRArticle
In 'Family Lore,' Award-winning YA Author Elizabeth Acevedo Turns To Adult Readers
Jul 29, 2023
3 min readVictor LaValle's Novel 'Lone Women' Is Infused With Dread And Horror — And More NPRArticle
Victor LaValle's Novel 'Lone Women' Is Infused With Dread And Horror — And More
May 12, 2023
3 min readFiction WHOArticle
Fiction
Jul 9, 2020
Hilderbrand’s latest novel is perfect for cosy weekend reading. This time she focuses on former lovers who now lead separate lives but share an island idyll once a year. Captivating and bittersweet. (Available Jul. 23) Inseparable twins Stella and
1 min readAn American Marriage: Redefining The American Love Story NPRArticle
An American Marriage: Redefining The American Love Story
Feb 16, 2018
2 min read'With The Fire On High' Cooks Up A Powerful Message NPRArticle
'With The Fire On High' Cooks Up A Powerful Message
May 11, 2019
3 min read5 Books To Read On Social Justice That Go Beyond The Instructive NPRArticle
5 Books To Read On Social Justice That Go Beyond The Instructive
Jun 18, 2021
6 min readIn Summary Writing MagazineArticle
In Summary
Jul 1, 2021
There’s some good writing here. This short extract has covered a lot of ground and established that Edwina is a recently widowed woman thanks to the sinking of the Titanic. Her interior voice is skilfully rendered and there are some subtle touches su
1 min read'Well-Read Black Girl' Turns Books Into Community NPRArticle
'Well-Read Black Girl' Turns Books Into Community
Dec 2, 2018
With her new anthology, Glory Edim says she wants to "capture the energy and vibrancy of what it means to be a black woman in the literary space."
6 min readMarlon James' 'Black Leopard, Red Wolf' to be adapted by Michael B. Jordan and Warner Bros. Los Angeles TimesArticle
Marlon James' 'Black Leopard, Red Wolf' to be adapted by Michael B. Jordan and Warner Bros.
Feb 13, 2019
1 min readYes, Women Could Vote After The 19th Amendment — But Not All Women. Or Men NPRArticle
Yes, Women Could Vote After The 19th Amendment — But Not All Women. Or Men
Aug 26, 2020
5 min readHumans Of New York Raises $2.6m For Former Burlesque Star Known As Tanqueray The IndependentArticle
Humans Of New York Raises $2.6m For Former Burlesque Star Known As Tanqueray
Oct 1, 2020
7 min read'Red At The Bone' Cuts Close To The Bone NPRArticle
'Red At The Bone' Cuts Close To The Bone
Sep 17, 2019
3 min readGreat Read The Australian Women's WeeklyArticle
Great Read
Mar 23, 2022
5 min read'I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter' Lays Out a Real and Raw World The Christian Science MonitorArticle
'I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter' Lays Out a Real and Raw World
Dec 29, 2017
At times, this blistering YA book is as messy and unlikable as its protagonist. But it’s also authentic and deeply moving.
3 min readAkwaeke Emezi Time Magazine International EditionArticle
Akwaeke Emezi
May 28, 2021
6 min readBetween Innocence And Experience India TodayArticle
Between Innocence And Experience
Jun 7, 2019
At the centre of Poomani's novel, Heat, is Chidambaram, a boy who, in an act of daring and planning beyond his years, strikes down his elder brother's killer, Vadakkuraan. A powerful land-grabber, Vadakkuraan is always surrounded by his own armed men
1 min readIn 'Long Way Down,' The Ghosts Of Gun Violence Chill A Plan For Revenge NPRArticle
In 'Long Way Down,' The Ghosts Of Gun Violence Chill A Plan For Revenge
Oct 30, 2017
3 min readKevin Wilson Is On Fire In 'Nothing To See Here' NPRArticle
Kevin Wilson Is On Fire In 'Nothing To See Here'
Nov 2, 2019
3 min readIn 'Four Hundred Souls,' 90 Writers Tell Their Stories Of 4 Centuries Of African America NPRArticle
In 'Four Hundred Souls,' 90 Writers Tell Their Stories Of 4 Centuries Of African America
Feb 18, 2021
8 min readWhat Do Meghan Markle And Chicago Woman Who Wrote 'Passing' Have In Common? Chicago TribuneArticle
What Do Meghan Markle And Chicago Woman Who Wrote 'Passing' Have In Common?
Feb 28, 2018
CHICAGO - Nella Larsen was a mystery in life, and a mystery after her death in 1964. According to biographers, when she died her half sister inherited the $35,000 that remained in Larsen's savings, then said she didn't know she had a half sister. Whi
7 min readSuch a Fun Age Satirizes the White Pursuit of Wokeness The AtlanticArticle
Such a Fun Age Satirizes the White Pursuit of Wokeness
Jan 8, 2020
4 min readJenny Slate's 'Little Weirds' Is Just Not Weird Enough NPRArticle
Jenny Slate's 'Little Weirds' Is Just Not Weird Enough
Nov 5, 2019
3 min readLeila Mottley Poets & WritersArticle
Leila Mottley
Jun 15, 2022
8 min read'The Old Drift' Takes The Long View Of Human (And Mosquito) History NPRArticle
'The Old Drift' Takes The Long View Of Human (And Mosquito) History
Apr 7, 2019
3 min readWriting a Feminist Novel With a Man's Point of View The AtlanticArticle
Writing a Feminist Novel With a Man's Point of View
Mar 20, 2018
10 min readThe 10 Best Novels TIMEArticle
The 10 Best Novels
Dec 19, 2016
3 min read
Related categories
Reviews for How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
3.5/5
26 ratings0 reviews