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Once Upon A Quinceanera

Aug 18, 2008
Julia Alvarez, author, Once Upon a Quinceanera: Coming of Age in the USA
... on rite of passage for 15 year old Latinas and the challenges they face in our culture. 		Author Julia Alvarez

Author Julia Alvarez

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  • An Hispanic Celebration of Budding Womanhood
  • How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents (Essential Edition): (Plume Essential Edition)
  • How to Plan a Quinceanera
  • Julia Alvarez
  • NY Folklore: Quinceanera, A Celebration of Latina Womanhood
  • Once Upon a Quinceanera: Coming of Age in the USA
  • Quinceanera Boutique: Traditions
  • "De Nina a Mujer" by Julio Iglesias ("De Nina a Mujer")
  • "Las Mananitas" by Vicente Fernandez ("Lo Mejor De Las Baraja Con El Rey")

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