Díaz, Junot
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Español 2008
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Summary: Dominican American, Oscar has never had it easy. A romantic who dreamt of becoming the Domican J.R.R. Tolkien, wanted more than anything else to find true love. But, he may never get the chance thanks to the ancient curse put on his family dooming them for generations to torture, prison, tragic accidents and star-crossed love relationships.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2007
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Summary: Things have never been easy for Oscar, a sweet but disastrously overweight, lovesick Dominican ghetto nerd. From his home in New Jersey, where he lives with his old-world mother and rebellious sister, Oscar dreams of becoming the Dominican J.R.R. Tolkien and, most of all, of finding love. But he may never get what he wants, thanks to the Fuké--the curse that has haunted the Oscar's family for...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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Summary: "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"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2018