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Julia Alvarez is the author of The Cemetery of Untold Stories novel.

And by the way, this is a Zibby's book club pick by the way, this is Zibby's Book Club pick.

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Okay, Julia Alvarez left the Dominican Republic for the United States in 1960 at the age of 10. She is the author of six novels, three books of nonfiction,

three collections of poetry, and 11 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 Dunn to Julia Alvarez.

In The Time of the Butterflies, with over one million copies in print, was selected

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