num_pages: 160
description: A delightfully entertaining story of family and culture from acclaimed author Julia Alvarez.Moving to Vermont after his parents split, Miguel has plenty to worry about! Tía Lola, his quirky, carismática , and maybe magical aunt makes his life even more unpredictable when she arrives from the Dominican Republic to help out his Mami. Like her stories for adults, Julia Alvarez’s first middle-grade book sparkles with magic as it illuminates a child’s experiences living in two cultures.
language: English
title: How Tia Lola Came to (Visit) Stay
titlecomplete: How Tia Lola Came to (Visit) Stay (The Tia Lola Stories)
genres: Chapter Books, Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Childrens, Cultural, Juvenile, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Family, Spanish Literature
ratings_count: 1853
places: Vermont, Pennsylvania
series: Tia Lola Stories
publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers