How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent - Julia Alvarez

A super 90's hit, the novel traces the Garcia girls back to their home in the Dominican Republic. I remember when it first came out as something of an achievement in itself; A hispanic female writer reaching the upper reaches of the bestseller lists? What on earth?! I knew it was weird then, for society to be amazed at accomplishments by people who are not white, and I understand it even better now. So we like to go back and Re-Celebrate great writing. Here's one, like new with a cool cover.