Julia Alvarez, a Hispanic American writer, wrote the short tale "A Daughter of Invention." Her family relocated from the Dominican Republic to the United States. That is what the mother intended to say: she wanted her daughter to adapt the new way of life in America. But what actually happened was that the young girl invented something that changed the world forever. In addition to being a writer, Julia Alvarez is also an academic who has taught at various universities including Columbia and Stanford. She has published several books about Latin American literature. One of these is a novel titled "Daughter of Invention". The story focuses on María de la Cruz. At the age of 11, she is given a robot by her father who wants her to grow up learning how to manage it. However, when Maria grows up she decides to move to Puerto Rico where she can develop her invention further. There, she meets other inventors who help her improve her device until one day it succeeds in talking! This makes Maria decide to go back home so she can promote her idea with the government. However, before she leaves, she tells her parents that she will send them news about her project monthly. Three years later, the first bulletin is sent from Maria's device. It says that she has succeeded in developing a machine that can talk! This makes her parents proud of their young daughter who has become an inventor like them.