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1	The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao more books like this by Junot Diaz Rendering with warmth the endless human capacity to persevere, this is the long-awaited--and thrillingly satisfying--first novel from the unmistakable voice behind the short story collection "Drown." see all copies from $12.50! new only from $12.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents more books like this by Julia Alvarez It's a long way from Santo Domingo to the Bronx, but if anyone can go the distance, it's the Garcia girls. Four lively Latinas plunge from a pampered life of privilege on an island compound into the big-city chaos of New York, where they embrace all that America has to offer. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Drown more books like this by Junot Díaz Eleven stories based on Dìaz's youth in the Dominican Republic and New Jersey. see all copies from $5.24! new only from $6.86! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Yo! more books like this by Julia Alvarez Legendary writer Yolanda García has been married three times, and has entangled countless people in the web of her magnetic personality. This is her story, told from the points of view of some of them, and it adds up to a portrait of a remarkable and charismatic woman. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.44! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	How Tia Lola Came to Stay more books like this by J Alvarez After their parents divorce, Miguel (almost 10) and his younger sister, Juanita, move with their mother from New York City to Vermont. Life changes even more for Miguel when his Tía (Aunt) Lola arrives from the Dominican Republic. At first, Tía Lola says she is only coming for a brief visit, but as she gets involved in his life, Miguel begins to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.34! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Soledad more books like this by Angie Cruz Soledad, a scholarship student at Cooper Union, returns to her old inner city neighborhood on 164th Street to care for her mother, who is ill. Told from the varying points of view of the women in Soledad's extended family, Angie Cruz's novel explores the dilemma of a young woman living between two worlds, both of which make demands upon her. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.60! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Song of the Water Saints more books like this by Nelly Rosario This multigenerational novel begins in the Dominican Republic with the rebellious Graciela, and ends with her great-granddaughter, who has immigrated to the U.S. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.16! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Something to Declare more books like this by Julia Alvarez This first nonfiction work by this acclaimed novelist includes 24 personal essays on her writing life as well as her experience emigrating from the Dominican Republic. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Wild Cowboys: Urban Marauders & the Forces of Order more books like this by Robert Jackall A bloody urban saga of how New York City street cops, detectives, and prosecutors pieced together a puzzle of narcotics trafficking, money laundering, and murders for hire, all centered around a vicious gang of Dominican youths known as the Wild Cowboys. Robert Jackall chronicles the details and the plea bargaining that culminated in prison terms ... see all copies from $11.92! new only from $17.50! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Hit a Grand Slam more books like this by Alex Rodriguez, Doug Keith (Illustrator), Greg Brown Seattle Mariner Alex Rodriguez is one of the most popular players in major league baseball. Now, in his first book for children, Rodriguez tells his story--from his childhood in a single-parent household to his triumphant rookie season in 1996--and his secrets to success. Color illustrations and photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $30.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Let It Rain Coffee more books like this by Angie Cruz Santo and Esperanza left their native Dominican Republic to try to find a better life in New York City. But things aren't going well as they work at low-level jobs and try desperately to make ends meet, living in a tiny apartment with their two children. When Santo's father, Don Chan, joins them after his wife dies, things become a little worse, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.04! \| first editions
12 view cover	Muddy Cup: A Dominican Family Comes of Age in a New America more books like this by Barbara Fischkin This textured tale of the modern immigrant begins with Javier Almonte, who was born in a palm hut and, as a schoolboy, pledged his allegiance to the dictator Rafael Trujillo - the man who was courted by a fickle government in Washington, D.C., and then overthrown with its help. It ends with Javier's son Mauricio, an American graduate student whose ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	En el Nombre de Salome more books like this by Julia Alvarez From the author of "How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents" and "In the Time of Butterflies" comes an epic and intimate novel about two generations of Dominican women and their personal impact on history. see all copies from $2.35! new only from $5.00! \| SVS
14 view cover	de Como las Muchachas Garcia Perdieron el Acento more books like this by Julia Alvarez, Mercedes Guhl (Translator) This national bestseller "beautifully captures the threshold experience of the new immigrant, where the past is not yet a memory" ("The New York Times Book Review"). see all copies from $7.74! new only from $7.74! \| SVS
15 view cover	A Visa for a Dream: Dominicans in the United States (Part of the New Immigrants Series) more books like this by Professor Nancy Foner (Editor), Patricia R Pessar see all copies from $3.66! new only from $26.81! \| SVS
16	My Two Worlds CL more books like this by Ginger Gordon, Ms. Martha Cooper (Photographer) The full-color photos and the text invite us to witness the story of a seven-year-old New Yorker, Kirsy Rodiriguez, as she travels with her big sister to the Dominican Republic for Christmas. see all copies from $2.95!
17 view cover	The Dominican Americans more books like this by Christopher Dwyer Discusses the history, culture, and religion of the Dominican Americans, their place in American society, and the problems they face as an ethnic group in North America. see all copies from $2.00! first editions
18 view cover	My Daughter's Eyes and Other Stories more books like this by Annecy Baez, Annecy Bez My Daughter's Eyes and Other Stories, winner of the 2007 Mrmol Prize, is a collection of fourteen interrelated stories about young Dominican women living in the Bronx as they deal with the choices they make in their everyday life. These stories span three decades, beginning in the 1970s, and their topics range from mother-daughter struggles, ... see all copies from $8.15! new only from $10.41! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Dominican Americans more books like this by Silvio Torres-Saillant, Professor Ramona Hernandez, PH.D. The first of its kind, this book presents an introductory profile of Dominicans as an ethnic minority in the United States. see all copies from $29.60! new only from $77.52!
20 view cover	El Canto del Agua: Una Novela more books like this by Nelly Rosario Esta novela vibrante y provocativa explora los sueños y las luchas de tres generaciones de mujeres dominicanas. Graciela, nacida en las cercanías de Santo Domingo al final del siglo diecinueve, es una aventurera testaruda que se cria durante la ocupación de los Estados Unidos. Demasiada pobre para viajar mas allá de su ... see all copies from $4.14! new only from $6.54! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Alex Rodriguez more books like this by Jeffrey Zuehlke see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.54! \| SVS
22 view cover	Dominicans in New York City: Power from the Margins more books like this by Milagros Ricourt This study explores the diverse struggles of incorporation pursued by immigrants from the Dominican Republic to New York City. This work chronicles the lives of Dominicans in New York City and their difficulties to incorporate themselves into American politics. see all copies from $87.27! new only from $87.27! \| SVS
23	Over Here It's Different: Carolina's Story more books like this by Mildred Leinweber Dawson A photo-essay about 11-year-old Carolina Liranzo who immigrated with her family from the Dominican Republic to the United States when she was seven. Now living in New York City, Carolina shares her feelings about missing the family, friends, and places she left behind as well as her thoughts about living in a new country. Illustrated with b&w ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $34.92! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Alex Rodriguez: Gunning/Great more books like this by Mark Stewart An illustrated biography of the Seattle Mariners shortstop who is a star player both at the plate and in the infield. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $39.20!
25 view cover	Julia Alvarez: Writing a New Place on the Map more books like this by Kelli Lyon Johnson This book provides the first book-length examination of the writings of Julia Alvarez, the author of "How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents" and nearly a dozen other books of fiction and non-fiction and one of todays most widely read Latina writers. Kelli Lyon Johnson perceptively illuminates the themes, ideals, and passions that unite these ... see all copies from $18.00! new only from $18.00! \| first editions \| SVS

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