Julia Alvarez

Julia Alvarez

Julia Alvarez was born in 1950, Julia Alvarez has written at least 34 books. Their most popular book is In the Time of the Butterflies with 82 saves with an average rating of 3.83⭐.

They are best known for writing in the genres one, asdfsa, and Asdfsa.

mone, asdfsa, and Asdfsa are their most common moods.

Author Bio

Julia Alvarez left the Dominican Republic for the United States in 1960 at the age of ten. She is the author of six novels, three books of nonfiction, three collections of poetry, and eleven books for children and young adults. She has taught and mentored writers in schools and communities across America and, until her retirement in 2016, was a writer-in-residence at Middlebury College. Her work has garnered wide recognition, including a Latina Leader Award in Literature from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, the Hispanic Heritage Award in Literature, the Woman of the Year by Latina magazine, and inclusion in the New York Public Library’s program “The Hand of the Poet: Original Manuscripts by 100 Masters, from John Donne to Julia Alvarez.”

http://www.juliaalvarez.com/

In the Time of the Butterflies

1994 • 82 Readers • 352 pages 3.8

How the García Girls Lost Their Accents

1991 • 58 Readers • 304 pages 3.3

The Cemetery of Untold Stories

2024 • 57 Readers • 243 pages 4

Afterlife

Afterlife
ByJulia Alvarez

34 Readers 3.6

Our Shadows Have Claws: 15 Latin American Monster Stories

Our Shadows Have Claws: 15 Latin American Monster Stories
ByDavid Bowles,Chantel Acevedo,+13 more

2022 • 23 Readers • 369 pages 3.3

In the Name of Salome

In the Name of Salome
ByJulia Alvarez

2000 • 11 Readers • 320 pages 3.6

Before We Were Free

Before We Were Free
ByJulia Alvarez

2007 • 10 Readers • 192 pages 3.8

Yo!

Yo!
ByJulia Alvarez

1997 • 8 Readers • 250 pages 3

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Women Writers Explore Their Favorite Fairy Tales

1998 • 7 Readers • 402 pages

Finding Miracles

Finding Miracles
ByJulia Alvarez

2004 • 4 Readers • 272 pages 3.3

Saving the World

Saving the World
ByJulia Alvarez

2005 • 4 Readers • 368 pages 3

Tales of Two Americas: Stories of Inequality in a Divided Nation

Tales of Two Americas: Stories of Inequality in a Divided Nation
ByJohn Freeman(Editor),Danez Smith(Contributor)

2017 • 4 Readers • 350 pages 5

Return to Sender

Return to Sender
ByJulia Alvarez,Ozzie Rodriguez,+1 more

2009 • 3 Readers 3.5

Something to Declare: Essays

1998 • 3 Readers • 300 pages

Once Upon a Quinceanera: Coming of Age in the USA

2007 • 3 Readers • 294 pages 3

The Artists' and Writers' Cookbook: A Collection of Stories with Recipes

The Artists' and Writers' Cookbook: A Collection of Stories with Recipes
ByNatalie Eve Garrett(Editor),Amy Jean Porter(Illustrator)

2016 • 2 Readers • 176 pages

Sor Juana Inés de La Cruz: Selected Works

Sor Juana Inés de La Cruz: Selected Works
BySor Juana Inés de la Cruz

2 Readers

Resistencia: Poems of Protest and Revolution

Resistencia: Poems of Protest and Revolution
ByGabriela Mistral,César Vallejo,+58 more

2020 • 2 Readers • 260 pages

How Tia Lola Came to (Visit) Stay

2001 • 2 Readers • 147 pages 4

A Wedding in Haiti

A Wedding in Haiti
ByJulia Alvarez

1 Reader

Already a Butterfly: A Meditation Story

2020 • 1 Reader • 40 pages 3

Freeman's: Potere

Freeman's: Potere
ByElif Shafak,Leïla Sliman,+31 more

2018 • 1 Reader • 216 pages

The Art of the Story: An International Anthology of Contemporary Short Stories

1999 • 1 Reader • 667 pages 3

A Cafecito Story

A Cafecito Story
ByJulia Alvarez

2001 • 1 Reader • 58 pages 3

The Woman I Kept to Myself

2011 • 1 Reader • 176 pages

Homecoming: New and Collected Poems

1984 • 1 Reader • 120 pages

A Gift of Gracias: The Legend of Altagracia

1 Reader 5

The Secret Footprints

The Secret Footprints
ByJulia Alvarez

1 Reader

How Tia Lola Saved the Summer

2011

Something to Declare

Something to Declare
ByJulia Alvarez

1998 • 300 pages

How Tia Lola Learned to Teach

2010 • 134 pages

Where Do They Go?

Where Do They Go?
ByJulia Alvarez,Rhina P. Espaillat(Translator)

2018 • 24 pages