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Las Huellas Secretas

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4 out of 5
Based on 164 Ratings and 36 Reviews

Book Description
Alvarez draws from Dominican folklore in her tale of the "ciguapas," a mythological race that lives under the sea and comes to land only at night, after we humans go to sleep. The heroine of the story, Guapa, succumbs to her curiosity about human beings, comes ashore in the daytime, and is discovered by a picnicing family. What she eventually learns is that preconceived notions about those differe... More
Book Information
PublisherDragonfly Books
BindingLibrary Binding (4 editions)
Reading LevelAll Ages
# of Pages40
ISBN-100385908571
ISBN-13978-0385908573
Publication Date09/10/2002
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About Julia Alvarez (Author) : Julia Alvarez is a published author, editor, and a narrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Julia Alvarez include Before We Were Free (Unabridged), Finding ... more
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