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Islandborn by Junot Díaz, Leo Espinosa · Booklabria

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Islandborn

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Islandborn

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First published: 2018
Editions: 8 in 2 languages

Synopsis

"Lola was just a baby when her family left the Island, so when she has to draw it for a school assignment, she asks her family, friends, and neighbors about their memories of her homeland...and in the process, comes up with a new way of understanding her own heritage"--

Subjects: History
Children's fiction
Schools
Family
Picture books
Spanish language materials
Set in: Africa
Dominican Republic
África
Time: 1930-1961

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8 in 2 languages

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