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In this memoir, Isabel Allende reconstructs the painful reality of her own life in the wake of tragic loss--the death of her daughter, Paula. Recalling the past thirteen years from the daily letters the author and her mother, who lives in Chile, wrote to each other, Allende ... recounts the stories of the wildly eccentric, strong-minded, and eclectic tribe she gathers around her that becomes a new kind of family. Throughout, Allende shares her thoughts...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 32
Lexile measure
1280L
Language
English
Description
"The unforgettable first novel that established Isabel Allende as one of the world's most gifted and imaginative storytellers. The House of the Spirits brings to life the triumphs and tragedies of three generations of the Trueba family. The patriarch Esteban is a volatile, proud man whose voracious pursuit of political power is tempered only by his love for his delicate wife, Clara, a woman with a mystical connection to the spirit world. When their...
3) Paula
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 26
Language
English
Description
The autobiography of Isabel Allende written for her daughter, Paula, who has slipped into a coma.
Author
Language
English
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Chilean author Isabel Allende tells her life story, describing the impact of the military coup of 1973, the violent death of her uncle, her move to the U.S., and the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, as well as the influence of memory and nostalgia on her novels.
5) My name is Gabriela: the life of Gabriela Mistral = Me llamo Gabriela : la vida de Gabriela Mistral
Author
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents a short biography of the life of early twentieth-century Chilean children's author and poet, Gabriela Mistral, and describes her childhood and education as a teacher and her works that led to receiving the Nobel Prize for literature in 1945. Presented in English and Spanish.
6) Paula
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Español
Description
Cuando la hija de Isabel Allend, Paula, cayó en coma gravemente enferma, la autora comenzó a escribir la historia de su familia para su hija inconsciente. En el desarrollo de la historia aparecen ante nostros ancestros extraordinarios, oímos recuerdos maravillosos y amargos de la infancia, anécdotas increibles de los años jóvenes, los secretos más íntimos se oyen en murmullos.
When Isabel Allende's daughter, Paula, became gravely ill and...
Author
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
Español
Description
En las pg̀inas de este libro, Isabel Allende narra con franqueza la historia reciente de su vida y la de su peculiar familia en California, en una casa abierta, llena de gente y de personajes literarios, y protegida por un espr̕itu: hijas perdidas, nietos y libros que nacen, x̌itos y dolores, un viaje al mundo de las adicciones y otros a lugares remotos del mundo en busca de inspiracin̤, junto a divorcios, encuentros, amores, separaciones, crisis...
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