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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Plume
Publication date
September 6, 2005
Pages
286
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780452287075
ISBN-10
0452287073
Dimensions
1 by 5.50 by 8.25 in.
Weight
0.75 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$15.95
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Forced to flee their native Caribbean island after an attempted coup, the Garcias--Carlos, Laura, and their four daughters--must learn a new way of life in the Bronx, while trying to cling to the old ways that they loved.
Editions
Hardcover
from Algonquin Books (January 4, 1991)
9780945575573 | details & prices | 5.00 × 7.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $18.95
About: Forced to flee their native Caribbean island after an attempted coup, the Garcias--Carlos, Laura, and their four daughters--must learn a new way of life in the Bronx, while trying to cling to the old ways that they loved
About: Forced to flee their native Caribbean island after an attempted coup, the Garcias--Carlos, Laura, and their four daughters--must learn a new way of life in the Bronx, while trying to cling to the old ways that they loved
Paperback
Reprint edition from Algonquin Books (January 12, 2010)
9781565129757 | details & prices | 311 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $14.95
The price comparison is for this edition
from Plume (September 6, 2005)
9780452287075 | details & prices | 286 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $15.95
About: Forced to flee their native Caribbean island after an attempted coup, the Garcias--Carlos, Laura, and their four daughters--must learn a new way of life in the Bronx, while trying to cling to the old ways that they loved.
About: Forced to flee their native Caribbean island after an attempted coup, the Garcias--Carlos, Laura, and their four daughters--must learn a new way of life in the Bronx, while trying to cling to the old ways that they loved.
Reprint edition from Plume (June 1, 1992)
9780452268067 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $15.00
About: Eagerly embracing their new American culture in Miami, the four Garcia women iron their hair, smoke cigarettes, date American men, forget their Spanish, and lose their accents, all in their journey toward adulthood
About: Eagerly embracing their new American culture in Miami, the four Garcia women iron their hair, smoke cigarettes, date American men, forget their Spanish, and lose their accents, all in their journey toward adulthood
Reinforced
from Demco Media (December 1, 1992)
9780606252706 | details & prices | 4.50 × 7.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $23.50
About: Eagerly embracing their new American culture in Miami, the four Garcia women iron their hair, smoke cigarettes, date American men, forget their Spanish, and lose their accents, all in their journey toward adulthood
About: Eagerly embracing their new American culture in Miami, the four Garcia women iron their hair, smoke cigarettes, date American men, forget their Spanish, and lose their accents, all in their journey toward adulthood
Prebinding
Reprint edition from Turtleback Books (January 12, 2010)
9780606234702 | details & prices | 307 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.92 lbs | List price $26.90
Reprint edition from Paw Prints (June 26, 2008)
9781439507384 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.72 lbs | List price $24.00
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About: âSimply wonderful.
from Turtleback Books (October 1, 2005)
9781417753994 | details & prices | 286 pages | 5.25 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.98 lbs | List price $28.10
About: Forced to flee their native Caribbean island after an attempted coup, the Garcias--Carlos, Laura, and their four daughters--must learn a new way of life in the Bronx, while trying to cling to the old ways that they loved.
About: Forced to flee their native Caribbean island after an attempted coup, the Garcias--Carlos, Laura, and their four daughters--must learn a new way of life in the Bronx, while trying to cling to the old ways that they loved.
from Turtleback Books (October 1, 1999)
9780613032117 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $26.95
About: Eagerly embracing their new American culture in Miami, the four Garcia women iron their hair, smoke cigarettes, date American men, forget their Spanish, and lose their accents, all in their journey toward adulthood
About: Eagerly embracing their new American culture in Miami, the four Garcia women iron their hair, smoke cigarettes, date American men, forget their Spanish, and lose their accents, all in their journey toward adulthood
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