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Alvarez, Julia.
A GIFT OF GRACIAS : THE LEGEND OF ALTAGRACIA
New York : Knopf, 2005.
IL K-3, RL 1.3
ISBN 0375924256
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A little girl living long ago in the Dominican Republic prays for her father to find a way to save their farm.  Times are tough and her father has been having a hard time making ends meet.  One night, the little girl has a dream about a beautiful lady who shows her a way to save the family farm.  This is the legend of Altagracia.
SUBJECTS:     Oranges -- Fiction.
                        Saints -- Fiction.
                        Dominican Republic -- Fiction.

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