Julia Alvarez

By Jill C. Wheeler

This biography introduces readers to Julia Alvarez, the Pura Belpr Award winning author who wrote How T a Lola Came to Visit Stay, Return to Sender, Before We Were Free, The Secret Footprints, and A Gift of Gracias, as well as other books for children and adults. Readers will learn about Alvarez's life in the Dominican Republic and the United States, her work as a writing teacher, and her sustainable coffee farm. Easy-to-read text and full-color photos highlight Alvarez's childhood, family, education, and life as a poet, adult and young adult fiction writer, essayist, and picture book author. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1617830453
• ISBN13: 9781617830457
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Checkerboard Library
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.8" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6