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| Tia Lola brings sunshine to Vermont after a sad divorce in Miguel's family. Homesick for New York, angry to have been robbed of his daddy, and feeling quite alone in a light-skinned, blue-eyed world, Miguel and his little sister Juanita learn some valuable lessons from their crazy aunt from the Dominican Republic. Trying to keep Tia Lola a secret from his new Vermont friends proves more difficult than Miguel thinks, and teaching her English is even harder. But, Tia Lola's special friendliness and charm gives her a language of her own, "a language of understanding." She brings healing into a family that is hurting, compassion into a family that feels alone, laughter into a family that is crying, and sharing into a family that seems to have lost touch with its own culture. Create-a-Brochure
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National Anthem Information about the Dominican Republic Book Connections In
My Family / En Mi Familia Join a picture tour of a Mexican family, their fun, their customs, their traditions, and their love! Tomas
and the Library Lady The true picture book story of a migrant child who found hope and a future in a library. Esperanza
Rising When disaster strikes a wealthy Mexican family, Esperanza leaves her world of plenty and must learn the ways of poverty and prejudice in a California migrant farm. Watch
Out for Clever Women Award-Winning Spanish/English Literature for Kids
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