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Return to Sender | Julia Alvarez
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After Tyler's father is injured in a tractor accident, his family is forced to hire migrant Mexican workers to help save their Vermont farm from foreclosure. Tyler isnt sure what to make of these workers. Are they undocumented? And what about the three daughters, particularly Mari, the oldest, who is proud of her Mexican heritage but also increasingly connected her American life. Her family lives in constant fear of being discovered by the authorities and sent back to the poverty they left behind in Mexico. Can Tyler and Mari find a way to be friends despite their differences? In a novel full of hope, but no easy answers, Julia Alvarez weaves a beautiful and timely story that will stay with readers long after they finish it. From the Hardcover edition.
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#MGMarch #MiddleGradeMarch @megnews
Two powerful novels about immigration, both highly recommended.

4⭐ Return to Sender 2006 Vermont
When the family farm is on the verge of collapse they decide to hire undocumented workers from Mexico.

4.5⭐ Esperanza Rising 1930s Mexico/California
Tragedy strikes a wealthy family in Mexico. They are forced to flee with their servants to California. Now they are poor migrant workers during the Dust Bowl.

kspenmoll Loved E Rising!!! 3y
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BarkingMadRead
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BarkingMadRead
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#booked2019 #summer done! Finished it up with my diverse middle grade book! @BarbaraTheBibliophage @Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft

MelissaSue81 Great job! I only need one more for summer, which is book gifted to me, but I honestly don't have any books that i've been gifted.. I guess I have some that have been handed down.. 😕 5y
AmyG 🎉🎉🎉 5y
BarkingMadRead @MelissaSue81 I feel like that counts! I read a swap book for that one! 5y
Cinfhen @MelissaSue81 a library book would work too!!! Great job @BarkingMadRun ‼️👍🏻📚 5y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Great job!!! 🎉♥️📚👊🏻 5y
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BarkingMadRead
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Omg my Panera delivers to your table now! #livingthedream #itsthelittlethings #selfcare #wellnesswednesday

mcipher That‘s so awesome!!! 5y
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BarkingMadRead
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Waiting for my hair to dry, so obviously I should read. Enjoying this so far, not my usual read.

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robinb
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Courtney, would you mind dropping me an email at robinb.litsy@gmail.com? I have a question for you. Thanks! 😊

@shadowspeak17

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jessreadsbooks88
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Currently working on reading some books centered around social justice issues so I have some good recs to give my students when school starts back up in a few weeks!

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Suet624
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Vermont is blessed to have Julia Alvarez as a long-time resident of the state. She read a story today about undocumented workers in Vermont that she‘s written for an anthology of Vermont writers. She also spent a good deal of time answering questions with great insight and passion. During the reading I looked around and found I was not the only one with tears in their eyes. A writer with a great big heart. #vermont

saresmoore Well, isn‘t she beautiful? What a neat experience! 6y
charl08 Sounds wonderful. Love her writing. 6y
Leftcoastzen Wow , A great experience I‘m sure. 6y
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minkyb Love her! 6y
Kaye In the Time of the Butterflies 🦋 (edited) 6y
Suet624 @saresmoore @charl08 @Leftcoastzen @minkyb @Kaye I love her writing too. A Women‘s March and Julia on the same day! Pretty good day. 6y
batsy 💜💜 6y
Reggie Omg!!!!!!! I love love love Julia Alvarez. Have you ever read In the Name of Salome? Top 10 book of mine. Her others are great but I love her. 6y
Suet624 @Reggie I haven‘t read In the Name of Salome but I shall, now that you speak so highly of it. (edited) 6y
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crhealey
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Not a lot of time for personal reading this month, but my students are reading my favorite author so it's not all bad! #teacherlife #defenddaca #diversereading

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crhealey
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How I justify totally unnecessary and indulgent book purchases:

"Well one is a kid's book and one is on sale, so it really isn't that much!"

What I should be doing is returning these to the store and tackling my already out of control TBR

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Yeah_I_Read
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Putting this bad boy in the mail today! @vonnie862 you're my match 😊keep your eyes peeled 🤗

vonnie862 Whuuuuat?! 7y
Yeah_I_Read @vonnie862 I can't tell if that response is good or bad lol 7y
vonnie862 😂😂 7y
vonnie862 It's a happy one! 7y
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I was browsing the #litsypenpals thread, and someone mentioned Paper Source as a source for stationery and whatnot. So, I fall down the Paper Source rabbit hole and get lost in looking at return address stamps. I usually use address labels, but I love the design for this stamp! May have to consider getting it. 🤗

JoeStalksBeck Love that! 7y
GirlMeetsBook Omg I've never thought of this. I only ever hand write my return labels 7y
minkyb That is a large and dangerous rabbit hole. Have fun! 7y
readinginthedark I'm afraid to look at the thread now; I see my money draining away... 7y
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BookInMyHands
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I'm sitting in a city council meeting where my city may or may not adopt an "Inclusive City" statement. In Northwest Oregon, farm and wine country, immigrants are a very important part of our economy. More than that, their diversity is something that our community needs. We are all better for it.

Last year I read this story of an immigrant child whose mother is deported. It was heartbreaking, beautiful, and important.

#notawhiteprotagonist

BookInMyHands It passed 6-0! After 13 testimonies in favor, hundreds of signatures and dozens of emails. We may be in Oregon, but I live in rural Trump country so this is really important for us. 7y
ValerieAndBooks That's good news! 7y
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Yossarian
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Why can I not delete this e-mail? It keeps coming back.

Am I in a science fiction time travel story where the hero is frantically trying to warn me of something from a New Years Eve party in late 1969, but her repeated failures change the timeline making the e-mail empty?

Or is it an iPhone glitch?

EllanaRose Could be 2069 and you don't have the technology to read it 7y
acorter Hahaha, if only! I would reset the phone. It appears that may be a time traveling hacker...forgive me; I work in IT and couldn't help looking into this. ☺ https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5076236?tstart=0 7y
Suzze @EllanaRose 😁😁😁😁😁 7y
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Yossarian @EllanaRose Good point! 7y
TheNextBook What in the world? 7y
Yossarian @acorter @TheNextBook Check my latest update. It gets worse. 7y
andreadmw It's someone from the future getting stuck in the past reaching out to you for help! 😄 7y
Jessicav I used to get this all the time! Haven't in a while, not sure what happened. 7y
Nebklvr They are belatedly attempting to warn us of impending disaster 7y
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