Name: Return to Sender
SKU: 3761265
Price: 10.52 EUR
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Author: Julia Alvarez
ISBN: 9780375851230

Type

Physical Book

Author

Julia Alvarez

Publisher

Yearling Books

Year

2010

Language

English

Pages

352

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

19.8x12.9x2.1 cm

Weight

0.23 kg.

ISBN

0375851232

ISBN13

9780375851230

Edition No.

Synopsis "Return to Sender "

An award-winning, moving, and timely story about the families of undocumented workers by renowned author Julia Alvarez. After Tyler's father is injured in a tractor accident, his family is forced to hire migrant Mexican workers to help save their Vermont farm from foreclosure. Tyler isn't sure what to make of these workers. Are they undocumented? And what about the three daughters, particularly Mari, the oldest, who is proud of her Mexican heritage but also increasingly connected to her American life. Her family lives in constant fear of being discovered by the authorities and sent back to the poverty they left behind in Mexico. Can Tyler and Mari find a way to be friends despite their differences? In a novel full of hope, but with no easy answers, Julia Alvarez weaves a beautiful and timely story that will stay with readers long after they finish it. Winner of the Pura Belpré Award Winner of the Américas AwardAn NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies "A must-read." --Kirkus Reviews "Communicates in compassionate and expressive prose the more difficult points of perhaps the most pressing social issue of our day." --San Antonio Express-News "This timely novel, torn right from the newspaper headlines, conveys a positive message of cooperation and understanding." --School Library Journal "The plot is purposive, with messages about the historical connections between migrant workers today and the Indians' displacement, the Underground Railroad, and earlier immigrants seeking refuge. . . . The questions raised about the meaning of patriotism will spark debate." --Booklist "A tender, well-constructed book." --Publishers Weekly

Julia Alvarez

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Julia Álvarez es una escritora dominicano-estadounidense cuya obra ha marcado de forma decisiva la literatura latinoamericana en EE. UU. Su trayectoria explora identidad, memoria, migración y la complejidad de crecer entre culturas. Con una prosa clara y emocionalmente precisa, Álvarez ha construido un puente entre la experiencia caribeña y la narrativa contemporánea en inglés. En 2013 recibió la National Medal of Arts, un reconocimiento mayor a su aporte literario.

Es autora de obras verificadas como “How the García Girls Lost Their Accents”, “In the Time of the Butterflies” y “Before We Were Free”, todas ampliamente difundidas y estudiadas por su hondura temática. Además de su narrativa, Álvarez ha participado activamente en iniciativas educativas y proyectos de fomento lector, consolidándose como una voz central en la literatura diaspórica. Su influencia sigue creciendo gracias a su capacidad para narrar, con autenticidad y sensibilidad, las tensiones y revelaciones que surgen al vivir entre mundos.

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