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Ana María Reyes Does NOT Live in a Castle

Hilda Eunice Burgos

Eleven-year-old Dominican American Ana María Reyes lives with her parents and three sisters in a cramped Washington Heights apartment, while another baby is on the way. She hopes a scholarship to a private girls’ school will recognize her academic work and piano playing. A family trip to the Dominican Republic brings her into contact with sharp differences in wealth and with her aunt’s treatment of a girl who works in the household.

This book appears on 3 reading lists across 1 edition from 3 organizations.

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Themes
Cultural Heritage · Economics And Money · Family · Siblings
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Tu Books
Published
October 2, 2018
Pages
304
ISBN-13
9781620143629
Language
English
Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin–MadisonCCBC Choices
  • 2019Fiction for Children
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