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Once Upon a Quinceañera: Coming of Age in the USA

by Julia Alvarez

Plume: NAL. 2008. 288p. ISBN 9780452288300. pap. $16; ebk. ISBN 9781101213407.

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Available in English and Spanish versions, this reprint of the 2007 original, which is out of print, follows the experiences of several quinceañeras (the name for the celebrant as well as the celebration) as a lens through which to examine the experience of immigration, Latina culture, and coming of age. The author also reflects on her own experience as a Latina immigrant and as such this book remains one of the most enjoyable anthropological works on the topic, despite its age. (LJ 7/07)

Reviewed by Audrey Barbakoff , Apr 01, 2014

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