Bitter Grounds

Bitter Grounds - Paperback

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Bitter Grounds

Bitter Grounds - Paperback

by Sandra Benitez
$30.99
Sale price  $30.99 Regular price 

Book Overview

by Sandra Benitez (Author)

Winner of the 1998 American Book Award

Spanning the years between 1932 and 1977, this beautifully told epic is set in the heart of El Salvador, where coffee plantations are the center of life for rich and poor alike. Following three generations of the Prieto Clan and the wealthy family they work for, this is the story of mothers and daughters who live, love, and die for their passions.

Author Biography

Sandra Benitez's first novel was A Place Where the Sea Remembers. She grew up in El Salvador, attended high school and college in Missouri, and now divides her time between Edina, Minnesota, where she teaches creative writing, and Mexico.

Number of Pages: 464
Dimensions: 1.3 x 9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: August 15, 1998
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Bitter Grounds
Interest Level: Upper Grades, 9-12
Reading Level: 5.4
Point Value: 22
ISBN9780312195410
Author Sandra Benitez
PublisherPicador USA
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedAugust 1998
LanguageENG- English
Pages464
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceTeens & young adults
Print SizeStandard Print

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