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Julia Alvarez Site MapJulia Alvarez: official author websiteJulia Alvarez, author of How the García Girls Lost Their Accents and In the Time of the Butterflies, is a writer of novels, essays, books for young readers, and poetry. About Me: author Julia AlvarezWhen I am asked what made me into a writer, I point to the watershed experience of coming to this country. VITA: author Julia AlvarezA complete Vita for Julia Alvarez, latin american writer of novels, essays, books for young readers, poetry. PUBLICATIONS by author Julia AlvarezPUBLICATIONS: nonfiction books, novels, books for young readers, and poetry by Julia Alvarez. Articles about & Interviews with Julia AlvarezFind links to a selection of articles about & interviews with Julia Alvarez and listen to Julia reading her essay on voting for Weekend America. Books by Julia AlvarezBooks by Julia Alvarez are In the Time of the Butterflies, How the García Girls Lost Their Accents and more. Novels by Julia AlvarezNovels by Julia Alvarez are Saving the World, In the Name of Salomé, How the García Girls Lost Their Accents and more. Books of Poetry by Julia AlvarezBooks of poetry by Julia Alvarez are The Woman I Kept To Myself, Homecoming, and The Other Side/El Otro Lado. Nonfiction Books by Julia AlvarezNonfiction books by Julia Alvarez are Once Upon A Quinceañera and Something to Declare. Books for Young Readers of All Ages by Julia AlvarezBooks for young readers of all ages by Julia Alvarez are RETURN TO SENDER, The Best Gift of All, Finding Miracles, Before We Were Free and more. A Complete Bookshelf: all books by Julia AlvarezBooks by Julia Alvarez are Once Upon A Quinceañera, RETURN TO SENDER and more. RETURN TO SENDER: a novel by Julia AlvarezRETURN TO SENDER: see the book cover and summary for this novel for young readers by Julia Alvarez. Further Research Suggestions for RETURN TO SENDER: a novel by Julia AlvarezRETURN TO SENDER: links to further research suggestions for this novel for young readers by Julia Alvarez. Further Reading for RETURN TO SENDER: a novel by Julia AlvarezRETURN TO SENDER: links to news stories that are part of the inspiration for this novel for young readers by Julia Alvarez. The Best Gift of All: The Legend of La Vieja Belén/El mejor regalo del mundo: la leyenda de La Vieja Belén: a new bilingual book by Julia AlvarezThe Best Gift of All: The Legend of La Vieja Belén/El mejor regalo del mundo: la leyenda de La Vieja Belén: see the book cover and summary for this bilingual book by Julia Alvarez. Once Upon A Quinceañera: a novel by Julia AlvarezOnce Upon A Quinceañera: see the book cover and summary for this novel by Julia Alvarez. Saving the World: a novel by Julia AlvarezSaving the World: see the book cover and summary for this novel by Julia Alvarez. Book Group Guide for Saving the World: a novel by Julia AlvarezSaving the World: discuss the questions in the Book Group Guide for this novel by Julia Alvarez. Further Reading for Saving the World: a novel by Julia AlvarezSaving the World: suggestions from Julia Alvarez for further reading about the Balmis expedition. A Gift of Gracias: the Legend of Altagracia by Julia AlvarezA Gift of Gracias: the Legend of Altagracia -- see the book cover and summary for this book for young readers by Julia Alvarez. Finding Miracles: by Julia AlvarezFinding Miracles: see the book cover and summary for this book for young readers by Julia Alvarez. The Woman I Kept To Myself: book of poetry by Julia AlvarezThe Woman I Kept To Myself: see the book cover and summary for this book of poetry by Julia Alvarez. Before We Were Free: by Julia AlvarezBefore We Were Free: see the book cover and summary for this book for young readers by Julia Alvarez. A Cafecito Story: by Julia AlvarezA Cafecito Story: see the book cover and summary for this eco-parable by Julia Alvarez. Tía Lola Stories: by Julia AlvarezTía Lola! A kind of Mary Poppins with a Spanish accent. See book cover and summary for this book series for young readers by Julia Alvarez. The Secret Footprints: by Julia AlvarezThe Secret Footprints: see the book cover and summary for this children's book by Julia Alvarez. In the Name of Salomé: by Julia AlvarezIn the Name of Salomé: see the book cover and summary for this novel by Julia Alvarez. Something to Declare: by Julia AlvarezSomething to Declare: see the book cover and summary for this book of autobiographical essays by Julia Alvarez. ¡YO!: by Julia Alvarez¡YO!: see the book cover and summary for this novel by Julia Alvarez. Homecoming: New and Collected Poems by Julia AlvarezHomecoming: New and Collected Poems -- see the book cover and summary for this book of poetry by Julia Alvarez. The Other Side/El Otro Lado: by Julia AlvarezThe Other Side/El Otro Lado: see the book cover and summary for this book of poetry by Julia Alvarez. In The Time of the Butterflies: by Julia AlvarezIn The Time of the Butterflies: see the book cover and summary for this novel by Julia Alvarez. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents: by Julia AlvarezHow the García Girls Lost Their Accents: see the book cover and summary for this novel by Julia Alvarez. News about Julia AlvarezNews about Julia Alvarez: find out about the next book, the lastest book and other news from Julia Alvarez. Appearances & Readings by Julia AlvarezAppearances & Readings by Julia Alvarez: check for information about the latest book tour. Photos, pictures, images of author Julia AlvarezEnjoy photos, pictures and images of author Julia Alvarez: including woodcuts by Belkis Ramirez, photos by Dominican artists Isaias Orozco-Lang and Polibio Díaz. Author Julia Alvarez at Hispanic Heritage Awards, 2002Author Julia Alvarez receiving the Hispanic Heritage Award in Literature, 2002 (photo by David Hathcox). Cup of Coffee: woodcut by Belkis RamirezCup of Coffee: a woodcut by Belkis Ramirez from A Cafecito Story by Julia Alvarez. Inspiration: woodcut by Belkis RamirezInspiration: a woodcut by Belkis Ramirez from A Cafecito Story by Julia Alvarez. Sycamore Trees by Sara EichnerSycamore Trees by Sara Eichner, an image from Seven Trees, a book with poems by Julia Alvarez. Bellidania: photograph by Isaias Orozco-LangBellidania: photograph by Isaias Orozco-Lang from Glimpses of La Yaguita with introduction by Julia Alvarez. Ramona: photograph by Isaias Orozco-LangRamona: photograph by Isaias Orozco-Lang from Glimpses of La Yaguita with introduction by Julia Alvarez. Retrato de Familia: photograph by Polibio DíazRetrato de Familia: photograph by Polibio Díaz from his book Interiores. Doña Deseada y Sus Chucherías: photograph by Polibio DíazDoña Deseada y Sus Chucherías: photograph by Polibio Díaz from Interiores. Congo del Espíritu Santo: photograph by Polibio DíazCongo del Espíritu Santo: photograph by Polibio Díaz from Interiores. La ñapa is the little extra: an essay, speech or a poem by Julia AlvarezJust when you thought you'd gotten all that you would get, along comes your ñapa, like a baker's dozen, with one more kiss, one more pastelito, one more mango at the mercado. Más ñapas: Past offerings from Julia AlvarezEnjoy this collection of essays, speeches and poems by Julia Alvarez. La ñapa: March Renga, a series of linked haiku by Julia AlvarezThirty-one (plus two) haiku for March, a renga for anyone who needs a boost right about now, either because winter has gone on far too long in your neck of the woods or in the deep snowfields of your soul. La ñapa: A Chance to Turn the TideThe pictures and reports coming out of Haiti are so devastating that the response from around the world has been immediate and compassionate. Countries and individuals, organizations and churches are coming forth with an outpouring of help, a desire to grant relief to so much suffering. La ñapa: Naming the Animals No Longer With UsAs part of the International Day of Climate Action, we gathered for a potluck with 350 dishes. We listened to a line up of kids from 3rd grade to 9th read a roll call of 350 extinct animals. La ñapa: CROP Walk: October 4, 2009CROP stands for Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty. CROP walkers raise money for those in need around the world and in our own backyard. La ñapa: RETURN TO SENDER: excerpt and soundtrackWhile writing Return To Sender, my latest novel, the recurring song in my head was a beautiful, old one I used to hear as a child, "La Golondrina." La ñapa: January 20, 2009 by Julia AlvarezJanuary 20, 1961: I was ten years old, and I recall being mesmerized by the whole ceremony, particularly when a cranky old man got up and recited a poem after complaining about the light being in his eyes. La ñapa: Election Day by Julia AlvarezWhen I hear people say they're not going to vote, that it won't make a difference, I think, give it to me! I'll recycle it! I know a bunch of people who can use it. La ñapa: Toward Hope and History Rhyming by Julia AlvarezHope for a great sea change. In fact, do more than hope. . . . Be part of that longed-for tidal wave! La ñapa: Julia Tavares Alvarez at United Nations by Julia AlvarezExcerpt from the speech I gave on October 4th, 2007, at the United Nations, during a session honoring my mother, Julia T. Alvarez, and her long years of service as an alternate representative to the Dominican Mission to the United Nations. La ñapa: Time is How You Spend Your Love by Julia AlvarezThis section of Once Upon A Quinceañera: Coming of Age in the USA I write about my summer job at my father's office in Brooklyn my fifteenth year. La ñapa: Saving the Writer by Julia AlvarezEvery time I write a book, I feel I am getting a college education on stuff I need to learn in order to write from a totally diffrent point of view or period of time. La ñapa: Reading the Coffee Cup by Julia AlvarezI could see that old woman so clearly, her lined face, her wise eyes, old Chucha who had been dead for a decade, who had read my coffee cup and predicted a future I couldn't remember. La ñapa: a passage from Finding Miracles by Julia AlvarezWas she remembering my name or was she saying it was a miracle that we had found each other? Either way, it seemed the same to me right then. La ñapa: February, a poem by Julia AlvarezAs I write, it is 10 below here in Vermont. Ay sí, we are in the deep of winter! So, here's my web-ñapa for this weather, a poem about February. La ñapa: Why I Am in Love with Librarians, a poem by Julia AlvarezA poem in praise of librarians, by Julia Alvarez -- Librarians are the greatest. In my next life, I want to come back and be one of them! La ñapa: By Accident, a poem by Julia AlvarezThe poem that gives The Woman I Kept To Myself its title, involving a reminiscence about how I used to recite poems at night after lights out in the bedroom I shared with my sisters. La ñapa: The White House has disinvited the poets, a poem by Julia AlvarezI wrote this poem when I heard the news that Mrs. Bush had cancelled a tea for poets at her house after she heard that some of the poets were planning a protest against a possible war in Iraq. Contact author Julia AlvarezTo contact author Julia Alvarez, go through Susan Bergholz Literary Services: complete contact information. 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