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A Gift of Gracias: The Legend of Altagracia

by Julia Alvarez · 2005

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After their olive crop fails, Maria fears that her family will have to abandon their farm on the new island colony. Then, one night she dreams of a mysterious beautiful lady shrouded by trees with branches hung with hundreds of little suns. They are oranges like the ones Maria's parents once ate in their homeland, Valencia, Spain. That very day Maria and her family plant the seeds that soon yield a magnificent orange grove and save the farm. But who was the mysterious lady who appeared in her dream and will Maria ever find her again?

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diversitydiversityMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2000s2000sMore like thisLess of thisDominican RepublicDominican RepublicMore like thisLess of thisSpainSpainMore like thisLess of this
Audience
picture bookschildrens
Length
short · 40 pages

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