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Lola, a little girl living far from the Dominican Republic, is asked to create a drawing for a school assignment. At just a baby when her family emigrated, she has no personal memory of the island. To fill that gap, she turns to her parents, friends, and neighbors, gathering their recollections and experiences. Through this collective storytelling, Lola discovers new insights into her heritage and creates a vivid, personal portrait of the island she never saw.
First publish date: 2018
Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books
Authors: Junot Díaz
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