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The Barbarian Nurseries

by Héctor Tobar

2011 · literary fiction · children

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Set in 2 places · 1 primary
Sense of Place
5/5
Description · Open Library (CC0)

After the husband and wife that she works for disappear, live-in maid Araceli takes their two boys on a journey through sprawling Los Angeles to locate their grandfather.

Set in

  • ★
    Los Angeles · United States
    multicultural LA narrative
    ★ primary
  • Orange County · United States
    suburban Torres-Thompson home

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