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Book 43: How Tia Lola Came to Stay by Julia Alvarez
Title: How Tia Lola Came to Visit Stay
Author: Julia Alvarez
Number of Pages: 147 pages
Book Number/Goal: 43/40 for 2010
My Rating: 3/5
Jacket Summary: When Miguel's Tia Lola comes from the Dominican Republic to Vermont to help out his Mami, Miguel is worried that his unusual aunt will make it even more difficult to make new friends. It's been hard enough moving from New York City and Leaving Papi behind. Sometimes he wishes Tia Lola would go back to the island. But then he wouldn't have the treats she's putting in his lunch box, which he's sure helped him make the baseball team. And she really needs his help to learn English so she doesn't use all the words she knows at once: "One-way -caution-you're-welcome-thanks-for-asking." So Miguel changes his wish to a new one, and he finally even figures out a clever way to make it come true.
Review: This is a kids' book and while it's cute and I enjoyed it well enough, it's not really one of those kids' books that's terribly enjoyable for an adult. At least not to me.
Author: Julia Alvarez
Number of Pages: 147 pages
Book Number/Goal: 43/40 for 2010
My Rating: 3/5
Jacket Summary: When Miguel's Tia Lola comes from the Dominican Republic to Vermont to help out his Mami, Miguel is worried that his unusual aunt will make it even more difficult to make new friends. It's been hard enough moving from New York City and Leaving Papi behind. Sometimes he wishes Tia Lola would go back to the island. But then he wouldn't have the treats she's putting in his lunch box, which he's sure helped him make the baseball team. And she really needs his help to learn English so she doesn't use all the words she knows at once: "One-way -caution-you're-welcome-thanks-for-asking." So Miguel changes his wish to a new one, and he finally even figures out a clever way to make it come true.
Review: This is a kids' book and while it's cute and I enjoyed it well enough, it's not really one of those kids' books that's terribly enjoyable for an adult. At least not to me.