Julia Alvarez

Julia Alvarez

Julia Alvarez was born in 1950, Julia Alvarez has written at least 40 books. Their most popular book is In the Time of the Butterflies with 130 saves with an average rating of 3.9⭐.

Author Bio

Julia Alvarez left the Dominican Republic for the United States in 1960 at the age of ten. She is the author of six novels, three books of nonfiction, three collections of poetry, and eleven books for children and young adults. She has taught and mentored writers in schools and communities across America and, until her retirement in 2016, was a writer-in-residence at Middlebury College. Her work has garnered wide recognition, including a Latina Leader Award in Literature from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, the Hispanic Heritage Award in Literature, the Woman of the Year by Latina magazine, and inclusion in the New York Public Library’s program “The Hand of the Poet: Original Manuscripts by 100 Masters, from John Donne to Julia Alvarez.”

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In the Time of the Butterflies

1994 • 130 Readers • 352 pages 3.9

The Cemetery of Untold Stories

2024 • 101 Readers • 243 pages 4.1

How the García Girls Lost Their Accents

1991 • 77 Readers • 304 pages 3.3

Afterlife

Afterlife
ByJulia Alvarez

53 Readers 3.5

Our Shadows Have Claws: 15 Latin American Monster Stories

Our Shadows Have Claws: 15 Latin American Monster Stories
ByChantel Acevedo,Courtney Alameda,+13 more

2022 • 41 Readers • 369 pages 3.3

Before We Were Free

Before We Were Free
ByJulia Alvarez

2007 • 18 Readers • 192 pages 4.1

Yo!

Yo!
ByJulia Alvarez

1997 • 14 Readers • 250 pages 3.8

In the Name of Salome

In the Name of Salome
ByJulia Alvarez

2000 • 11 Readers • 320 pages 3.5

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Women Writers Explore Their Favorite Fairy Tales

1998 • 11 Readers • 402 pages

Saving the World

Saving the World
ByJulia Alvarez

2005 • 5 Readers • 368 pages 3

Finding Miracles

Finding Miracles
ByJulia Alvarez

2004 • 5 Readers • 272 pages 3.2

Sor Juana Inés de La Cruz: Selected Works

Sor Juana Inés de La Cruz: Selected Works
BySor Juana Inés de la Cruz

2015 • 5 Readers • 216 pages 1

Tales of Two Americas: Stories of Inequality in a Divided Nation

Tales of Two Americas: Stories of Inequality in a Divided Nation
ByJohn Freeman(Editor),Danez Smith(Contributor)

2017 • 5 Readers • 350 pages 5

The Secret Footprints

The Secret Footprints
ByJulia Alvarez

2000 • 3 Readers • 40 pages 5

Once Upon a Quinceanera: Coming of Age in the USA

2007 • 3 Readers • 294 pages 3

Return to Sender

Return to Sender
ByJulia Alvarez,Ozzie Rodriguez,+1 more

2009 • 3 Readers 3.5

Something to Declare: Essays

1998 • 3 Readers • 300 pages

Resistencia: Poems of Protest and Revolution

Resistencia: Poems of Protest and Revolution
ByGabriela Mistral,César Vallejo,+58 more

2020 • 2 Readers • 260 pages

The Artists' and Writers' Cookbook: A Collection of Stories with Recipes

The Artists' and Writers' Cookbook: A Collection of Stories with Recipes
ByNatalie Eve Garrett(Editor),Amy Jean Porter(Illustrator)

2016 • 2 Readers • 176 pages

How Tia Lola Came to (Visit) Stay

#1 of 4 in Tia Lola Stories

2001 • 2 Readers • 147 pages 4

A Wedding in Haiti

A Wedding in Haiti
ByJulia Alvarez

1 Reader

A Gift of Gracias: The Legend of Altagracia

1 Reader 5

Freeman's: Potere

#5 of 7 in Freeman's

Freeman's: Potere
ByElif Shafak,Leïla Sliman,+31 more

2018 • 1 Reader • 216 pages

The Art of the Story: An International Anthology of Contemporary Short Stories

1999 • 1 Reader • 667 pages 3

A Cafecito Story

A Cafecito Story
ByJulia Alvarez

2001 • 1 Reader • 58 pages 3

Been There, Done That: Writing Stories from Real Life

#1 of 1 in Been There, Done That

Been There, Done That: Writing Stories from Real Life
ByMike Winchell,Julia Alvarez,+19 more

2015 • 1 Reader • 288 pages

A Cafecito Story: El Cuento del Cafecito

2001 • 1 Reader • 68 pages 4

Cemetery of Untold Stories \ Cementerio de las historias no contadas Sp. ed

2024 • 1 Reader • 302 pages

The Best American Poetry 2020

The Best American Poetry 2020
ByJulia Alvarez,Brandon Amico,+2 more

2020 • 1 Reader • 304 pages

In the Time of Butterflies

1991 • 1 Reader • 224 pages 4

The Woman I Kept to Myself

2011 • 1 Reader • 176 pages

Homecoming: New and Collected Poems

1984 • 1 Reader • 120 pages

What Saves Us: Poems of Empathy and Outrage in the Age of Trump

What Saves Us: Poems of Empathy and Outrage in the Age of Trump
ByMartín Espada(editor),Julia Alvarez(Contributor)

2019 • 1 Reader • 288 pages

Already a Butterfly: A Meditation Story

2020 • 1 Reader • 40 pages 3

Something to Declare

Something to Declare
ByJulia Alvarez

1998 • 300 pages

How Tia Lola Ended Up Starting Over

#4 of 4 in Tia Lola Stories

2011

How Tia Lola Learned to Teach

#2 of 4 in Tia Lola Stories

2010 • 134 pages

How Tia Lola Saved the Summer

#3 of 4 in Tia Lola Stories

2011

Where Do They Go?

Where Do They Go?
ByJulia Alvarez,Rhina P. Espaillat(Translator)

2016 • 24 pages

En el tiempo de las mariposas

En el tiempo de las mariposas
ByJulia Alvarez,Rolando Costa Picazo(Translator)

1994 • 359 pages