Resources

Books:

Books by Julia Alvarez:

Fiction:

A Cafecito Story
How the Garcia Girls Lost their Accents
In the Name of Salome
In the Time of the Butterflies
Saving the world
Yo!

Spanish Fiction:

Cuento del cafecito
En el tiempo de las mariposas

Young Adult Fiction:

Before we were free
Finding miracles

Spanish Young Adult:

Antes de ser libres

Juvenile:

A gift of gracias
How Tia Lola came to visit stay

Spanish Juvenile:

Regalo de gracias

Poetry:

Homecoming
The other side
The woman I kept to myself

Non-Fiction:

Something to declare

Articles:

If you would like to read more articles about Julia Alvarez and her books, ask at the circulation desk for the One Book binder.

Websites:

Julia Alvarez’ Homepage

Chicago Public Library’s One Book Fall 2004

Penguin Group Reading Guide

The Mirabal Sisters

Wikipedia (Mirabal Sisters)

The World Factbook (Dominican Republic article)

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (November 25th in honor of the Mirabal Sisters): UNIFEM Site, UN Site

El Bohio Dominican: A Visual Archive of the Dominican Republic

Forsyth County Public Library

Mirabal Museum