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How Tia Lola Came to Stay By Julia Alvarez

In which book…
 * 1) …did a relative come to visit from theDominican Republic? P. 1
 * 2) …did the MCs move toVermontafter their parents got divorced? P. 2
 * 3) …did a character say their new house looked like a dump Dracula wouldn’t live in? p. 3
 * 4) … did the characters eat SpaghettiOs, red beans, and Pringles for dinner? P. 5
 * 5) … were the characters told not to ask why another character never married because it was a sensitive issue? P. 6
 * 6) … did a MC wear her hair in a bun with a pink hibiscus flower in it? P. 12
 * 7) … did a big black beauty mark disappear after giving a hug? P. 13
 * 8) … did a MC sprinkle good luck water around her room? P. 15
 * 9) …did a MC use smoking embers to cast bad spirits out of the house? P. 20
 * 10) … did a MC let his friends think his relative was a ghost because he was embarrassed by her? P. 20
 * 11) … did a character spell out Bienvenida in the snow? P. 25
 * 12) … did a MC practice baseball with his friends so that he could try out for the team in the spring? P. 27
 * 13) … did a MC keep his relative a secret because she was very unusual? P. 28
 * 14) … did a restaurant owner give a discount on food in exchange for Spanish lessons? P. 31
 * 15) … did a MC teach others how to cook delicious food, how to dance, and some Spanish vocabulary? P. 32
 * 16) … did a MC count down the days until his birthday? P. 35
 * 17) … did a MC’s family and friends act like they were keeping secrets in the days leading up to his birthday? P. 37
 * 18) … is the MC upset because his friends make excuses not to hang out with him on his birthday? P. 39
 * 19) … is the MC excited and surprised to see his dad picking him up from school? P. 40
 * 20) …did a MC receive a birthday cake shaped like a baseball? P. 41
 * 21) … did the MC go out to meet the neighbors once spring had arrived? P. 44
 * 22) … did a MC go into a restaurant’s kitchen to make huevos rancheros for a grumpy old man? P. 46
 * 23) … did an old man wear his World War II uniform and march up and down the street? P. 47
 * 24) … did the MC think another character had magic because she made friends so easily? P. 49
 * 25) …did the MC think his relative’s magic brought him good luck? P. 52
 * 26) … did the MC’s entire family come to watch him try out for the baseball team? P. 56
 * 27) … is the MC told he needs to be more careful of his sister after he pushed her down? P. 59
 * 28) …did a character work in the garden while wearing high heels? P. 66
 * 29) … did the characters plant a garden in the shape of an island? P. 67
 * 30) … did a character hang maracas on broomsticks to keep raccoons out of the garden? P. 68
 * 31) …did a brother and a sister have to stop fighting and get along so that they can visit their father? P. 71
 * 32) …did two characters use flash cards to teach their relative phrases in English? 72
 * 33) …did a character get lost in a train station and was found at theEmpireStateBuilding? P. 77
 * 34) …did siblings argue over whether to go to a ballgame or to the zoo? P. 81
 * 35) …did the MC’s father create a painting? P. 84
 * 36) … did the MC’s house get painted purple? P. 94
 * 37) … are the characters told they will have to move out of their house unless they paint it white again? P. 100
 * 38) …did the MC help plan a surprise birthday party for his mother? P.109
 * 39) … did a character wish for a rainy day on her birthday? P. 112
 * 40) …does a family take a trip to the island the parents were born on? P. 130
 * 41) …did the main characters celebrate Christmas on an island? P. 140
 * 42) …did the MC ask for his aunt to come back and live with him as his Christmas wish? P. 144